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Appalachian Trail, NY: Harriman State Park
Our first two day group backpacking trip was in the Eastern Pinnacles on the Appalachian Trail in New York. I met Erik at a Voices from the land workshop and I discovered the we are both nature lover and avid hikers. We kept in touch, reconnected during bird quest, and he invited us to go […]
Skyline Trail – Hickory Run State Park
Chris was craving a hike, since he didn’t get to partake in my hiking adventures the day before. We jumped on what we thought was the skyline trail. We hiked for a while before discovering that the trail came to a dead end, running into railroad tracks. We doubled back and found our way to the correct […]
Solo Hiking
Hawk Falls I set out to Hawk Falls, while the rest of the group played paintball. I ventured into the woods a little apprehensive because this was my first solo hike. I wandered around the meandering trail lined with rhododendrons and discovered a beautiful naturally made 25 foot waterfall at the end of the trail. […]
Tibbet Knob, George Washington National Forest
After spending the previous day exploring Harpers Ferry and the surrounding area’s Civil War past, we checked into a B&B in Winchester, VA. In a change of pace, we wanted to explore the small towns of Shenandoah Valley and hike in this portion of the Appalachian Mountain. 30 minutes down Route 11 we made to Strasburg. Route 11 in Strasburg turns right into the downtown. We stopped […]
Maryland Heights Trail & Harpers Ferry
For my birthday we decided to go south in the search of warmer weather, and to explore different mountain ranges since we always travel north. We start at Maryland Heights, which offers beautiful views of Harpers Ferry and the Potomac River. During the Civil War, this trail offered refuge to the Union soldiers. As we […]
Apple Pie Hill Fire Tower, NJ
We took advantage of the beautiful day towards the end of a harsh winter and hiked the sandy BATONA Trail through the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. It was an easy and relaxing walk, even though the trail wasn’t marked clearly. When we reached the top of Apple Pie Hill, and we found the resting […]
Farm-tastic Birthday & Tall Timbers Trail, PA
For Chris’s 28th birthday, I decided to take him to a farm and put him to work at Mountain Dale Farm in McClure Pennsylvania. We arrived in the evening and after getting stuck in the snow, we turned in early so we could get up with the sunrise to help out on the farm. After […]
Peters Mountain – Duncannon, PA
Our first group hike with my sister during Thanksgiving break was on the Appalachian Trail in Duncannon, PA. It was an easy hike despite veering off the trail and climbing some boulders. Venturing back on the trail with the help of a seasoned AT hiker, we made it to the top of the ridge, which overlooks […]
Promised Land State Park, PA
Chasing leaves… We came to Promised Land State Park on a tip from a prior camping trip and caught the last of the leaves changing different shades of yellow, red, and orange. The trail snaked around Conservation Island, offering beautiful views of the lake while reflecting the changing beech, maple, hemlock, and oak trees off the surface. […]
Watkins Glen, NY
We decided to take a trip to the Finger Lakes, New Yorks famed wine country. The drive up was long and melodic as we drove through hundreds of miles of rolling hills, farm land, and vast countryside. It was a drizzly day as strong storms had moved through New York; a glimpse into the 2012 Hurricane season. […]