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ny summer road trip.

Posted on July 3, 2025August 18, 2025by sarah

well. before i get to that batavia post, i need a spot to put all of the photos of the in between moments of our adirondack week. the travels, the airbnb, the pit stops, etc. i’ll make it quick. first of all. here we are, all loaded up and officially hitting the road. (we were […]

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my first ADK high peak. (phelps).

Posted on July 2, 2025August 17, 2025by sarah

for our final day in the adirondacks, i was able to meet up with my old pal from batavia, andrea. when we were in the area a few years ago, she and i went on a pretty great hike to noonmark and round mountain. this time, she wasn’t sure if she could work me into […]

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owls head lookout

Posted on July 1, 2025August 17, 2025by sarah

for our final family adventure in the adirondacks, we opted for a 5.2 mile hike to owl’s head lookout. it was pretty wooded and buggy and a mostly steady incline the entire way until a final steep scramble to get us to the top. it clocked in around 1200′ elevation gain total. obligatory foot bridge […]

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saranac lake kayak adventures

Posted on June 30, 2025August 16, 2025by sarah

since i’m not a complete psycho, we didn’t hike every single day we were in the adirondacks. one day, we kayaked. haha. we had to book a little in advance and thankfully, the weather cooperated (was absolutely perfect) on the day we chose. we packed our lunches, loaded into a fleet of kayaks, and began […]

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middle kid ADK epic hike.

Posted on June 29, 2025August 12, 2025by sarah

it’s becoming a bit of a tradition on our family trips, that not only do we schedule a day for me to go on an epic adventure without the fam, but we also plan an extra long extra cool excursion for me and the annababy. for this vacations extra long extra cool adventure, we chose […]

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balanced rocks. adk version.

Posted on June 28, 2025August 10, 2025by sarah

upon getting settled into our little airbnb in the adirondacks, we planned out our week of adventures. first up, a quick little hike up to some balanced rocks. there’s a lot of “balanced rocks” hikes in this country and i feel like we have been on four or five at this point. this one happened […]

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the lemon squeeze (not squeezeR).

Posted on June 27, 2025August 7, 2025by sarah

for this years family vacation, we kept things simple. a week in the adirondacks, followed by a week in western new york. and since we were going to the adirondacks first, our route would take us through the catskills, right past a hike i long ago placed on my bucket list. in 2016, when we […]

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thanksgiving in batavia.

Posted on November 30, 2024February 17, 2025by sarah

since we didn’t make it to ny all summer, we decided to head up for thanksgiving this year. when we homeschooled and then in covid and then when the schools gave a whole week for thanksgiving, it was a lot easier. but with kids in activities and work and my school, it was a little […]

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hurricane mountain
ADK adventure #5

Posted on July 14, 2023August 5, 2023by sarah

when we woke up to fantastic weather on our last day in the mountains of the adirondacks, i knew we had no other choice but to attempt the hike that we had originally planned for the first day. my pal, andrea, who i had hiked with a few days earlier, told me about hurricane mountain, […]

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the wild center.
ADK adventure #4.

Posted on July 13, 2023August 5, 2023by sarah

after a couple of absolutely beautiful days, the scattered rains started back up again, so on our fourth day in the adirondacks, we opted for an indoor-ish activity. but first. before any folks in either of our respective families were even awake, this road life mom friend and i snuck out for a coffee, and […]

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