A few notes:
1) I had a conversation with my landlady yesterday about how we might not have any more conflict about the garden. We agreed that I can plant anywhere that I want to, so long as a) I put a border around my garden, and b) I do not use the fence as [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Outdoors'
Spring Gardening 2010
March 17th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: garden · locavoracious · process oriented · things that are shiny
Why do motorists honk at cyclists?
July 13th, 2009 1 Comment
I had a lot of time to think about this during the ten mile stretch of my Friday Commute that took place on city roads and secondary highways.
A lot of time to think, because I just kept getting honked at.
I’m an experienced road cyclist. I ride on the right, as close to the fog [...]
Tags: cycling · looking for america · things that are not shiny · trafficrant
Biking from Lowell to Somerville
July 11th, 2009 No Comments
Yesterday’s adventure: I strapped my bike to my car in the morning, and after work changed into cycling clothes and rode home. I have been wanting to do this for months, and finally got the perfect opportunity.
Tags: cycling · looking for america · rail trails · things that are shiny
The Annual Sunscreen Reminder
May 8th, 2009 1 Comment
This is your annual reminder to read the label and do the research on your sunscreen.
If you think that anything off the shelf with the letters SPF on the front will protect you from sunburn and skin cancer, you may be dangerously wrong.
If you think that the FDA or any other government agency is doing [...]
Tags: fact check · sunscreen · Things that are not okay
Protected: Trip Announcement: Acadia 4th of July
April 19th, 2009 Enter your password to view comments
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Tags: acadia · Trip Announcements
Overheard at the Crag
October 20th, 2008 No Comments
On a particularly sharp climb at Peter’s Kill
Climber:”What’s this red stuff coming out of my knuckles?”
Belayer: “That’s personal weakness! You’re forcing it out by climbing!”
Climbing the Trap Dike
October 14th, 2008 No Comments
The “Trap Dike” is a lovely little route up Mount Colden, in the Adirondacks, that ranges in quality from dry, blocky scramble to raging waterfall. This is the story of how four intrepid adventurers from the Free Outing Club of Cornell/Ithaca ascended the dike in “slightly runny” conditions.
All photos are courtesy of my coadventurer Elaine [...]
Tags: backpacking · bit the dust · climbing · FOC · strange places and foreign planets · vacation
Wyoming Part 2: Arrival at Grand Teton
October 9th, 2008 1 Comment
August 6, 2008
Around 7 AM
Gros Ventre Camp
August 5: Morning at Brooks Lake is gorgeous! We filled up our H20 at the lake, and I shot the panorama shown in the previous post. After some trouble with the stove, we had Quinoa cereal that Adrienne made for breakfast. The last time I had quinoa for breakfast [...]
Tags: backpacking · hiking · looking for america · vacation
Garden: Not a Total Loss
September 29th, 2008 No Comments
Some of you, my dear readers, may have wondered what ever happened to my garden. The short answer is I stopped paying it much attention after the first week of July, when I started caring about the bar.
I had assumed it was a total loss. When I moved to Massachusetts I showed the plot to [...]
Tags: garden · locavoracious · The Shiny in the Dark
Wyoming 2008: The Long-Awaited Travelogue
September 3rd, 2008 1 Comment
August 6, 2008
Around 7 AM
Gross Ventre Campground, Grand Teton N.P.
This is my first real chance to write so far on the trip. A recap so far:
August 3: Our 5 AM departure became a 9 AM departure. We were planning to drive 13 hours today and camp at Badlands National Park, SD, where buffalo roam freely [...]
Tags: looking for america · Things that are not okay · vacation