The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play … ? Nonsense. When Glenn and I are together, we get to play –
Category: Travel Entries
Day 9: Playing at the Limit
Bonus: Read Rachel’s related post on today’s adventures. Anticipation From the moment we booked our stay at Killington, months ago, I’ve been anticipating riding its
Day 9: Conquering a Mountain of Fear
Bonus: For another perspective, see Glenn’s post. Dear Rachel, Remember that time you summited all 12,500 feet of Mt. Mahler, only to tear your MCL
Day 8: The Meaning of Everything
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Day 7: They Rested
Exactly one week ago, Glenn and I were busy as bees, preparing to leave for this extended trip at first light the next morning. Since
Day 6: Peaking at Nature
At 4241 feet, Killington is the 5th-highest peak in New England (Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine, where we’ll be staying in two weeks, is 6th). At
Day 5: The Jungles of Killington
Our first way station is the Killington Grand for the upcoming week, a ski-on/ski-off mountain lodge in the winter that switches to lift-up/bike-down in the
Day 4: That Fetid Buffalo Corpse
One notices a particular smell when a creature dies and begins to rot. When a city expires, however, the signs can be a little less
Anchor Bar, Buffalo, NY
We didn’t expect the motorcycles – dozens of them, inside, tire to tire, perched on ledges surrounding every wall of the bar proper. Harleys, Indians,
Day 3: On Love and Liberty
When we say we would die for something, we also mean we would live for it too. On Liberty Just as America’s founders pledged their