It doesn’t take an epic hike to visit outdoor splendors. On recent cold, clear days I’ve taken some shorter walks to replenish my vitamin D, get some fresh air, and admire the woods and waters.
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Tag: hiking
Ghosts of Decembers past
For the past several years it’s been my habit and my pleasure to take advantage of the long holiday shutdown to travel. This year the Covid-19 pandemic is still raging, and travel is unwise.
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Opting outside
The Covid-19 pandemic has upended a lot of cherished traditions in 2020, but I’m happy to report that this year I was able to keep my longstanding tradition of not participating in Black Friday shopping. Taking a page from REI, I spent the day after Thanksgiving on a hike up and back down Sabbaday Brook trail.
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Shoulder Season
The leaves have fallen, the days are short, and frost on the ridge lines is keeping casual hikers at home. I’ll refrain from the quip about cold shoulders, because temperatures have been wild this year.
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Social Distance
Since last Monday, my employer has strongly recommended that all employees who have the ability to work from home do so. I’ve chosen to interpret work from home as rusticate in a cabin just outside the White Mountain National Forest. After a work week glued to laptop video conferences, two days of bluebird skies and winter hiking were an exceptional relief, and also perfectly aligned with social distancing guidelines.
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2019 Recap
February is the ideal time to hit the highlights of the previous year. Why? Everybody else publishes their top 10 lists and year in review listicles in December, and it’s so hard to compete with that kind of crowd. Also, I didn’t start blogging until February.
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