In 2012, after Erik convinced me we should quit our jobs and spend the summer adventuring, and after doing just that on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, we shifted directions and headed west. Well, technically we first drove back “home” from Fort Kent, Maine, to Minnesota, where we shared time with both of our families.Continue reading “5 weeks out west: Teddy Roosevelt, Yellowstone, Tetons, Zion, and backpacking the John Muir Trail”
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Backpacking the Adirondacks + Day Hiking Mount Mansfield
Soon after moving to upstate New York, my husband and I learned about the 46ers – the 46 peaks above 4,000 feet in the Adirondacks. Technically, it’s the 46 peaks initially deemed to be above 4,000 feet. Subsequently three have been to be found just under 4,000 feet (but these still count) and one additionalContinue reading “Backpacking the Adirondacks + Day Hiking Mount Mansfield”
The First One: Day Hiking New York’s Mount Marcy
When I was eight, my cousins moved from Minnesota to Colorado. They talked up the mountains and when I saw pictures of them, I wanted to be there, on top of one, to feel the wind whipping in my face, to look down on the world. I began looking at maps, specifically the Kids RandContinue reading “The First One: Day Hiking New York’s Mount Marcy”
Elspeth Ronnander 