In preparation for the trailer we needed to get a 7-pin connector installed along with a 2" ball which sits 19" above the ground. Yesterday I got this done. I had talked with several places that do this sort of work . . .

I received some photos today from Vistabule...our parts have all arrived from the CNC shop to the factory, it looks like construction has begun on our trailer. Yea! I received these pictures without explanation, so I will make it up from here. . .ha...we will see what I get right. . .

Over the past few Sundays we have done some very short hikes due cold, wind and other circumstances that have just been interfering with our time in the woods. . . I know, I know, whine whine whine. . . However, the time we. . .

Well we made the decision. If you have been following along with the blog for a while you may recall that last summer we went camping, only to discover that the tent life. . .

What a lot of you may not know is that every Sunday (or just about every Sunday) Carol and I go for a hike somewhere nearby. We try to make it somewhere new each time but

It is that time of your that you remember your friends and family who have had such an impact on your life. Thanks you all for being there for us this year and years gone by. I know life would be very different without your all in our lives.

Sunday morning we awoke to a fresh carpet of snow, our first for this winter season. Overnight we had about 4 or 5 inches of snow and it was wet and heavy. The snow started

Last Sunday Carol and I headed out for our Sunday hike with the destination of the Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts. The drive is only about an hour and a half and even though

On Thursday morning Carol and I got up well before breakfast. We packed the car and with coffee in hand we backed out of the driveway promptly at five AM. Our destination is ...

We had a wet and rainy Sunday this last weekend. Carol and I always hike on Sundays and this past weekend our Sunday started as a

Over the past few days I have been playing around with my camera once again and rediscovering the joy of landscape photography. I love getting out early and shooting in some seemingly remote location. and Rhode Island doesn't disappoint. We have such a great . . .

Our Sunday morning walks continue and this Sunday we decided to stay close to home, the Patriots are playing so we just can't go that far, especially when it is a 1:00 game. So today

Well, it's almost October and here I sit facing a blank page trying to explain away the past couple of months. No, we did not fall over the edge of the world. . .

This post starts off in Rockford. Illinois, a few days back since I am writing this on the morning of the 21 somewhere in Pennsylvania. This should be our last day on the road for a while, and although I will continue t. . .

One of the things we have been considering since we left Portland, is a teardrop trailer. These cute little trailers are towable by our Subaru and provide a lot . . .

Not too much to report today, it was a travel day with a good stop in St Cloud, Minnesota for some shopping and an oil change. Then we went off to . . .

With an early (for us) start today we headed east once again on Route 94 with a Fargo, North Dakota in our sights. Our first stop along the route was Theodore Roosevelt National Park, near Medora, ND, the site . . .

Today was a day filled with history and a bit of hiking as well. After a good breakfast in Billings we headed just south of town to the Pictograph Caves State Park. Alahpalaaxawaalaatuua - that’s what the . . .

One of he reasons that we decided to come up to Great Falls, Montana is that I have always been a big fan of the Lewis and Clark expedition and this is prime . . .