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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7-Day Canoe Trip in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway
The Allagash. Just the name evokes exotic mystery and adventure, shaded with primitive overtones. Like an enticing movie title…. The Allagash Wilderness […]
Diary of Our Allagash Adventure
Day 1: Introduction Ten strangers and two guides embark on a seven-day canoe trip on the 98-mile chain of rivers and lakes […]
A 50-Year Wait: Prelude to the Allagash
As if in a dream, I paddled out on a still lake in northern Maine and slowly approached a moose that was […]
Canoeing in the Adirondacks with Grandkids
First there was a promised trip to a Montana guest ranch. Then there was hope for a trip to Arizona. Promises were […]
Ithaca Summer Reunion Returns
It was a long wait, but well worth it. After 10 years of uninterrupted summer reunions, last year’s gathering joined the list […]
Summer Maintenance on the Mattatuck Trail
Last summer, Hurricane Isaias blew down or broke many trees along the trails that we manage (see August Storm Damage – Tropical […]
New Brochure for Topsmead’s Ecology Trail
Many years ago, when Jani was a DEEP employee at Topsmead State Forest, she and Gary resurrected a pamphlet for a nature […]
Bantam River Park Gets a New Banner
Bantam’s Cinema IV has been a cultural destination for many of us for decades. It is the oldest continuously operated Connecticut movie […]
Bike Camping At False Cape State Park, VA
(This is a first-person account of the recent trip we took to the False Cape State Park in Virginia, where we spent […]
April 2021 visit to Vashon Island
Emmett turns 7 and grandsons hunt bullfrogs Since their grandson, Emmett, was born seven years ago, Jani and Gary have tried to […]