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Month: July 2020

Hitting the bar at golden hour

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Occasionally Author

Summer weather and state guidelines for safe reopening under Covid have brought my trapeze practice back to full height outdoors. There are still a few limitations— even with masks there’s no good way to give a safe spot still keeping social distance, but it brings me joy to stretch out under the open sky.

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Up is (almost) always the right answer

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Occasionally Author

Any good alpinist will tell you to expect the the air temperature to drop by about 3 degrees Fahrenheit for every 1,000 feet elevation gained, so what would make more sense on a hot July weekend than heading uphill?

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Now for something completely different

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Occasionally Author

For some time I’ve been meaning to commit to video the definitive version of the parlor trapeze routine I developed with my teacher during quarantine. Here it is. You may need to turn the volume up all the way to hear the music well. Yes, I’m a monster for taking video in portrait orientation.

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Backpacking in the Pemi wilderness

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Occasionally Author

The federal holiday for US Independence Day was this Friday, and since long weekends in the summer are a precious commodity, we took to the trails for a few days of backpacking in Pemigewasset Wilderness.

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