Monthly Archives: August 2015

Paddling Lake Attitash

After four days of rain showers with some thunderstorms, we finally are getting a day or two of muggy but cloudy weather. Yesterday morning, I asked our grandson Mac if he wanted to paddle for a bit and when Mary … Continue reading

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Our Hornbeck Boats – What’s Not To Like?

I was on the shoreline at Falcon Lake State Park in Texas, hoisting my kayak up on to the truck, when a gust of wind caused the boat to twist and head toward the ground, with me fighting it to … Continue reading

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2016 Trip Planning

I was watching the clock on my computer, waiting to try to reserve a site for our February visit to San Diego, as the February sites opened up at 8:00 AM August 1st (11:00 EDT). I knew that the South … Continue reading

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Geocaching Revisited – or – My Vizsla is in Spain

As I have noted in previous posts, I am an “on again, off again” geocacher who goes months between activities, then gets a spurt of activity for a bit, and then goes on to other things. I have about six … Continue reading

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A Mid-summer’s Trip

Our excursion with the Airstream to the Catskills to see some dear friends didn’t start well. Not only did I drain the truck battery by leaving the ignition on all day (a last-minute run to put up windows before a … Continue reading

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Ah Vanity, Thy Name is: Goshawk

For several years I have been taking photographs of birder license plates, starting with a couple here in Vermont. I have written about birder plates in a number of blog posts and they have a spot of their own on the … Continue reading

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