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2022-04 Alaska Trip

April 6–14, 2022 For a number of years I’ve been hoping to get back to Alaska. A few obstacles have prevented me, lack of partners, lack of motivation, pandemic, etc. Finally, this year all the pieces fell into place for a return trip. It was for a shorter trip this time around, effectively a “smash […]

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Recent Climbing and Hiking

I haven’t had too much time to post recently, though that doesn’t mean I’ve been all work and no play.  In the weeks since I posted last I’ve done some hiking and lots of climbing.  Usually it has been Friday night after work trips to the Gunks to camp.  Saturday we start the day early […]

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AT – Sheffield, MA to South Egremont, MA

After missing a fall 2009 backpacking trip I was itching to organize another for the spring.  The trip I took a couple weekends ago with Chrystal, Ben, and Eric was great and I really wanted to get out again.  After scouring my AT book and maps I was able to find a good section of […]

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Early April Backpacking

I wanted to take Chrystal out for her first backpacking trip.  I had thought about doing something really simple like just a couple miles, but she said she wanted to do something a little more challenging.  I found a great hike in my AMC’s Best Backpacking in New England book.  The book had a great […]

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Ice Racing Feb 7, 2010

Chrystal and me headed up to Newfound Lake on Feb. 7, 2010 for another Boston BMW Club ice race.  We had lots of fun last year so we thought we’d give it a go again.  Our thought was that because of the snow, and more importantly, the lack of rain that we’d get a nice snowy lack […]