Archives for October 2009
Head of the Charles 2009
by Bea October 26th, 2009 | Water Sports
You can tell that something funky is going on with the weather these days when it is beautiful and sunny, but 40 to 50 degrees on a Saturday and snowing, raining, and sleeting and 30-40 degrees the next day. I am not sure if any of you live in the Boston area, but Sunday's weather was a little out of the ordinary. For instance, it was 42 degrees F, but it was snowing snowflakes the size of golf balls. However, even though it was snowing, it also was raining--the two forms of precipitation could be distinguished clearly from each other, and
Keeping a Journal
by Louise October 19th, 2009 | Outdoor Activities
Have you ever thought about keeping a journal on the outdoors?
How to keep a journal depends entirely on your personal preference. Your level of commitment and your availability will determine how far your journal will be able to take you. Here are some ideas, from simple to more advanced:
How to keep a journal depends entirely on your personal preference. Your level of commitment and your availability will determine how far your journal will be able to take you. Here are some ideas, from simple to more advanced:
- Comment - Take notes on the most beautiful things you saw that day or maybe the weirdest thing you saw.
- Take pictures - A picture is worth a thousand words, right? There's no reason you can't cheat a little in your journal and just let the pictures speak for themselves.
- Save specimens - If
Bike Trails
by Ronald A. Rowe October 15th, 2009 | Biking
I’m a city boy now, or at least I’m a country boy who lives in the city. I grew up riding my bike over dirt trails, up impossibly steep inclines, and through tangled thickets unfit for two-wheeled travel. Recently, however, bike riding is done on side streets where I can encounter the least motorized traffic.
Not too long ago, my friend Rick told me about the bike trail not too terribly far from our house. My first reaction was to openly mock my friend for several reasons.
1) The absurdity of getting into his car and driving 15 minutes to
Not too long ago, my friend Rick told me about the bike trail not too terribly far from our house. My first reaction was to openly mock my friend for several reasons.
1) The absurdity of getting into his car and driving 15 minutes to
Sunday River Season Tickets
by Bea October 2nd, 2009 | Skiing
When the clock turned 5:22pm on September 22nd I think I may have been the only one celebrating the end of summer at my work. Some people looked at me as if I were crazy for wanting summer to end, and others just looked at me as if I were crazy. In any matter I was extremely excited for summer to end so that fall could hurry up and pass by. Yes, yes, the leaves' changing colors is always a glorious sight to see, but being a New Englander, I have gotten used to the fall foliage, and it is not
