THE ALPS: Stage 2 of the European Trip
Chamonix, also known as Chamonix-Mont Blanc, is the French city that hosted the first-ever Winter Olympics, and is known for Europe’s tallest […]
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Memorial Day Gathering on the Delaware River
(The artistic photo, above, was taken by Nicole Tessier) It has become a Memorial Day tradition for us to venture into the […]
Lucy Marie Garrison Graduates From High School
Our niece is going to Mt. Holyoke College in the Fall Lucy is joined here by her maternal grandparents, her parents and […]
Visiting Neah Bay, on the Northwestern Tip of “The Lower 48”
We flew to Seattle April 2 to visit with Wyatt and Sara’s family on nearby Vashon Island. The following day we drove […]
Hawai’i: Active Volcanoes, Manta Rays, Rain Forests… and a Wedding
Everything about Hawai’i was surprising. When we were invited to a wedding there, we did not expect to experience active volcanoes, snorkel […]
Diving Trip to Roatán (Honduras)
This year’s Christmas present to ourselves was a week-long pre-holiday scuba diving trip to Roatan, one of Honduras’ Bay Islands. Roatán is […]
Sam Shines at Cooperstown
In early August, our grandson Sam participated with his travel baseball team (Cortland Nationals) in an exciting week-long tournament near Cooperstown NY, […]
Jude Goes to Yankee Stadium
For Jude’s birthday (he was 8 on July 5), Gary secured tickets for a Yankee home game for Jude, Austin and himself. […]
Austin & Nicole’s Family – 2023 Update
Nicole and Austin live in Croton-on-Hudson in New York’s northern Westchester County. They share their home with two sons, Sam (13) and […]
Wyatt & Sara’s Family – 2023 Update
Wyatt and Sara live on Vashon Island, a short ferry ride on Puget Sound from West Seattle. They have two sons, Emmett […]
Trail Maintenance Projects
When we haven’t been traveling we have tried to keep up with our commitments to the Connecticut Forest and Parks Association (CFPA) […]