by Kim | Oct 14, 2021 | Adventure Resources, Day Trip, Hike
Seth and I have been hiking for more than 25 years. In fact, we first met when we were both working at a mountaineering shop in Manchester. By then he had hiked the NH four thousand footers a few times, and several in winter. I didn’t hike “the...
by Kim | Aug 19, 2021 | Day Trip, Hike, New England
Looking for a nature walk? I highly recommend Horse Hill Nature Preserve in Merrimack, NH. The 500+ acre property has nicely maintained trails, streams, ponds and swamps. Sam and I went with four of our five kids and Sam’s dog, Maisel. The mosquitos kept us...
by Kim | Aug 16, 2021 | Day Trip, New England
My mom loves houseplants. She had them all around the house where I grew up. It was a log cabin with beams overhead in the living room which had spider plants, pothos, and other vine plants hanging down. It was awesome. I love plants too, and I want to be a plant lady...
by Kim | Jul 11, 2021 | Bucket List Adventure, Driving Cross Country, The Rocky Mountains
The Hoover Dam is huge and the bridge is a little intimidating to drive over. The dam is 726.4 feet from the foundation rock to the roadway on the crest of the dam. It is 16 feet taller than the second tallest dam, Glen Canyon Dam which we visited a few days prior. I...
by Kim | Jul 11, 2021 | Driving Cross Country, Southwest
There were a few gems I found while researching our cross country trip, the Wilderness Adventures rafting trip on the Colorado River was one of them. The trip started at the company’s office in Page, Arizona, about a three hour drive from our hotel in Sedona. The raft...