Bonus fire tower today. Turned out my nearby Craney Hill fire tower was open to the public this weekend, so I had to run up and grab some photos in this stunning weather.
I updated my previous article with better trails, descriptions and photos:
Autumn forest glade, Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, 1:28 PM.
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Good day!
This is it. This is the day.
Im about to do the hike Ive waited years to do.
One problem after another arose: others cancelling, illness, car problems, smoke, & more.
Not this time.
Im going to Blodgett Canyon solo & its going to be glorious.
No more waiting.
Be everwell.
Hiking Casteldefels - Puig den Vinyals - Garraf Train
Hiking Casteldefels - Puig den Vinyals - Garraf Train
Hiking Casteldefels - Puig den Vinyals - Garraf Train
Hiking Casteldefels - Puig den Vinyals - Garraf Train
Hiking Casteldefels - Puig den Vinyals - Garraf Train
Hiking Casteldefels - Puig den Vinyals - Garraf Train
Hiking Casteldefels - Puig den Vinyals - Garraf Train
Hiking Casteldefels - Puig den Vinyals - Garraf Train
Coming out onto the cliff walk, Giant's Right Knee, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 16, 2024, 2:52 PM.
Very big rock and dead stump. Mad River ravine north of Peterson Memorial Park, Wolcott, Connecticut. August 2, 2020, 7:15 PM.
A few pictures from our cabin trip at Hocking Hills last week of Rock House trail, Old Man's Cave and Conkles Hollow.
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Good day!
I voted yesterday & resolved my drug coverage for 2025.
If all goes well, Ill hike tomorrow before the rain arrives on Monday.
In-between, I at last can focus fully on the book, working on descriptions & blurbs. Im also ahead on blog posts.
Be everwell.
Found this little gem of an video: "Why I Spent 1000 Hours On This JRPG Series (The Legend of Heroes: Trails Series)" and oh my does it speak to me.
I'm obsessed now about this series!
KISEKIIIIII!!!!!!!!!
Gorgeous October sky, Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, October 8, 2024, 1:16 PM.
5 Mount Washington, NH
8 to 9 miles Hard Cos County NH
We picked perfect conditions to hike the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail up the Northeast's tallest peak. Alt text in the article.
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Good day!
Im moving in fast forward this morning. I have an appointment before sunrise.
It froze last night. Its like an unofficial announcement that seasonal change has happened.
Ill walk after the appointment, then a variety of tasks await me.
Be everwell.
TrailsThe Wiley Trail, from Sunday's hike:
October sunshine on the Giant's Right Leg, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, 3:42 PM.
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Good day!
We at last had some rain yesterday. Okay, it was barely drizzle, but it lasted for hours.
Tonight, it might freeze.
Im on the brink of assembling the book for formatting. Having to do this with so much else going on isnt ideal, but life is like that.
Be everwell.
Autumn cliff walk, Giant's Right Knee, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, 2:44 PM.
Autumn lakeshore, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. October 11, 2024, 2:58 PM.
Good day!
Medicare: insurance companies have collectively decided to pay little for my inhaleror not at all. So, my doc has given me possible substitutions.
Insurance runs healthcare.
No anxiety. Instead, anger. Its healthier.
Im also practicing lots of self-care today.
Be everwell.
Lily pads and autumn forest, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. October 11, 2024, 2:36 PM.
A crystal clear river running through a sunlit October forest, Mill River, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 10, 2024, 12:19 PM.
So excited
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II launches February 14, 2025 in the west
Good day!
How not-so-nice, were having a 2nd smoke season. Its complicating where Ill hike next.
You can be sure Ill figure it out.
Today, Ill search for new Medicare drug coverage since I have to switch. What a pain. Coverage shouldnt be a moving target.
Be everwell.
Golden hour view of the Giant's Head from the Mill River valley, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, 5:52 PM.
Snow shower on the hemlock grove, Finch Brook Preserve, Wolcott, Connecticut. January 18, 2020, 3:17 PM.
Good day!
Another unusually mild day, the high again supposed to top 70F/20C. Not for long.
A busy, eclectic writing day planned so that, if the weather cooperates, I can hike on Wednesday.
When a lot comes at me fast, I can become overwhelmed so I try to not procrastinate.
Be everwell.
First autumn hike of the year today...and uh, I am out of hiking shape it seems. This summer was just so incredibly hot it was impossible to even walk outside without sweating, with heat indexes over 100 for a lot of it.
Good day!
Sunrise is still an hour away, my coffee waiting. Itll be an invigorating walk again, yet we remain unusually warm. Not for long.
Ill edit the books back matter today, but Im running out of steps to take before assembling it in Vellum.
Be everwell.
A rocky climb along a razorback ridge beneath a deep blue October sky, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 10, 2024, 12:54 PM.
Silver Islet Cemetery in Silver Islet, Ontario
Carved wooden graves mark the plots at this cemetery in an old mining town.
Good day!
One task at a time. Thats what I keep telling myself.
Theres so much going on over the next month that life could overwhelm.
One step at a time. It works for hiking & takes me to some amazing places, but only one location at a time.
Thing is, I always get there.
Be everwell.
Took a couple photos of my nature trails after removing a dead tree blown down in the path from last Sunday's wind. Just a wagon and hand tools, I like the quiet...
Autumn idyll, Right Knee, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, 2:53 PM.