Central Massachusetts to Northeast Ohio (via Pennsylvania, pictured below) Distance: 621 miles of 3,156 total miles (19.6%) Driving Time: 12 hours (should have been closer to 9.5) Temperature Range: -1°F … Continue reading Corner-to-Corner Road Trip: Day 1
I was quite sick this week, and we had to work hard to eke out a hike before the vernal equinox in a few days (it’s the twelfth week since the winter solstice). Luckily, I … Continue reading Weekly Walk 24
Eleven weeks after the winter solstice, and we’re definitely getting closer to spring. It was 46°F when we left the house and it warmed by ten degrees during our walk. We were … Continue reading Weekly Walk 23
Ten weeks after the winter solstice, and I’m reminded of the holding pattern feeling of late autumn. Winter seems about done, but spring hasn’t yet taken hold.
Nine weeks after the winter solstice and about nine hours before some big old thunderstorms, we had a chilly, rainy hike.
Two days after our frigid hike on Valentine’s Day, the temperatures rose ridiculously, so we took a bonus hike, just to be out in everything to experience the difference. For this … Continue reading Weekly Walk 20.5
This week—eight weeks after the winter solstice—we took a bonus hike to experience both the near-record low temperatures followed by near-record highs two days later. First, the cold hike, which took … Continue reading Weekly Walk 20
Remember how I said it felt like spring last week? It’s now seven weeks after the winter solstice, and we’ve had two winter storms since our hike last week.
It’s six weeks after the winter solstice, and darned if it doesn’t feel like spring.
Five weeks after the winter solstice, with the rest of the east coast of the United States reeling from record (or near-record) snowfalls, we got a pleasant 3-ish inches.
Four weeks after the winter solstice, our walk was cold (22°F when we left the house) and snowy. A couple of inches of tiny, sparkling snowflakes had fallen the night … Continue reading Weekly Walk 16
The thermometer was right at freezing when we left the house for our fifteenth weekly walk, three weeks after the winter solstice. We had torrential rains over the weekend, which … Continue reading Weekly Walk 15
Imperfect Happiness 