Sugarloaf
Andrew, Emily, and I took a day to be tourists. We headed to Sugarloaf to take the gondola up to the mountains. We were so lucky as the weather was just beginning to... more
Beach volleyball
Andrew and Emily went off in the morning to watch a beach volleyball session. They particularly enjoyed the first game as Brazil was playing so the audience was really... more
Sao Conrado
Overnight the weather became windy, rainy, and quite cool. Racing was cancelled for the day, causing a lot of confusion for later days of racing. When racing was... more
Ouabache State Park
Today we had to drive a bit on I-90, but left it east of Cleveland to head down I-71 to reach Rt 30 that we would take across Ohio. This route once again avoided... more
Driving Home
After leaving Savoy Mountain State Park, we stopped briefly at the Central Shaft of the Hoosac tunnel. When the tunnel was originally dug, from about 1850 to 1875, the... more
Mount Greylock
Mount Greylock is the tallest mountain in Massachusetts and can be climbed by car. This morning we drove up, a slow, steep climb and took a 2.5 mile loop hike around... more
North Adams
We planned a quiet day with a number of stops. First, we headed down the Mohawk Trail into North Adams to stop at my Aunt Leone’s house that I visited in the... more
Savoy Mountain State Forest
We took a short drive across 90 and north on 91 to the Mohawk Trail (aka Route 2). Our destination was the Savoy Mountain State Forest campground where we hoped to... more
Wells State Park
From Plymouth we headed north and west — not quite sure where we would spend the night. After some grocery shopping we decided on Wells State Park, partly because... more
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