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Category Archives: Family and Kids
Round up: Five great family hikes in Maine
The temperature has risen to a magical 60 degrees, the daffodils are blooming, and the forsythia are primed for an explosion of yellow. The tulips won’t be far behind, and I’m ready to think about hiking adventures to come this … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Kids, Hiking, Maine places, Mountains
Tagged Acadia family hikes, Acadia National Park, Aziscohos Mountain, best family hikes in Maine, Blueberry Mountain, Dorr Mountain, Evans Notch, family hikes in Maine, family hikes Maine, Mount Agamenticus, Third Hill, Third Hill hike, Tumbledown Mountain, White Mountains
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Lost in Lost (and a little bit late to the party)
Sometimes I wake up at 3 a.m. and I can’t stop thinking about them. Is Claire dead? Who will take care of her baby? And what about Jack? I am sick at the thought that he has become an alcoholic … Continue reading
Jill Kinmont, my forgotten hero
I remember the swishing sound of skis as she pulled up in front of the camera. Blond hair, blue eye, a big smile. “My name is Jill Kinmont, and I ski!” she announced, providing both an introduction and an implicit … Continue reading
March Madness: Torture by Thin Mint
Girl Scouts are scarce back here in the woods, but last week I scored a case of Thin Mints after following a trail of crumbs on social media. I met up with Heather in a parking lot behind the local … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Kids, Humor (?), Uncategorized
Tagged childhood memories, family, Girl Scout cookies, Glow Body Work, Thin Mint, traditions
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When the cold fails, try the warmth
Five things to do instead of skiing during New Mexico’s worst drought ever I am probably the only person in the United States who was disappointed by snowfall totals this winter. Specifically in New Mexico, where we made plans for … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Kids, Hiking, Mountains, Travels
Tagged New Mexico, road trips, skiing, southwest travel
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The boys howl, and I crack the whip
As the toxic smell of spray paint drifts up from the basement and splotches of red paint dry on my hardwood floor, I ask myself, how is it possible that men still rule the world? For the past seven years, … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Kids, Uncategorized
Tagged boys, competition, creativity, family, odyssey of the mind, OM, reader, wplongform
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Drinking coffee and looking for aliens in Roswell, New Mexico
In Roswell, in need of coffee and a bathroom, we stopped at McDonald’s. I ordered a cup of Newman’s Own and opened out my wallet. “Fifty-three cents please,” the cashier said. Fifty-three cents? Where in the United States does anyone … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Kids, Travels, Uncategorized
Tagged New Mexico, road trips, southwest travel
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Cat vs. Camel: An epic battle on Mount Washington provides an opportunity to write about Marty
Marty, the Mount Washington summit cat, has been an elusive animal this week, slipping in and out of the Observatory staff quarters only to eat and use the litter box. Apparently he has a friend who stays in the State … Continue reading
Time travelling, sea to summit, in the woods of York, Maine
One of my favorite “backyard” walks is the “sea-to-summit” hike from Highland Farm in York to the summit of Mount Agamenticus. The walk doesn’t actually start at the beach, but at the York Land Trust Highland Farm property, located on … Continue reading
