by Paty | Aug 1, 2018 | Northeast, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #1 Date Visited: July 24, 2018 (and again on September 5, 2019) Route Taken: Appalachian Trail via the Hunt Trailhead – 10.4 miles roundtrip Type of Terrain: Steep, well-defined trails, followed by some Class 3 rock scrambling....
by Paty | Jul 31, 2018 | Canada, The Great Outdoors
We arrived in Quebec City right in the middle of a rainstorm. The rain continued into the next morning, and – honestly – I just wanted to curl up under the bedcovers instead of exploring a new city. Keith had other plans though. He suggested we...
by Paty | Jul 28, 2018 | Canada, Places & Events
A barista in a Starbucks in Ottawa said the weirdest thing to me. After inquiring where I was from, she asked me what other part of Canada I was there to visit. According to her, no one comes to Canada just to see Ottawa. That comment stuck with me. It had me...
by Paty | Jul 26, 2018 | Canada, Places & Events
Although I grew up on the West Coast, I’d seen Niagara Falls once. Back in 1992, I made a quick stopover on a road trip in New York. I only had about an hour to make the detour, but I vividly remember walking to the edge of the viewing area with a throng of other...
by Paty | Jul 26, 2018 | RV Life
Coming out of our first mail forwarding event, I learned a few things. Most notably, I need to give myself more lead time to receive our mail. Despite this lesson from the postal service, I still felt pretty confident in my Amazon ordering skills. I had no issues...
