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Farewell Troy, Hello Seattle!

We've spent four and a half years in Troy, and now it's time to leave. We're going somewhere unthinkable, somewhere unknowable, somewhere that no ROC alumni has gone before... Seattle! I'm a little bit sad to leave Troy, it's been

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Galentine's Day Hike (Sawteeth Mountain Trip Report)

A trip up Sawteeth Mountain in the Adirondacks with Jenn and Lachlan

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Algonquin Peak Trip Report

January 2020

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Sunset on Cascade Mountain in the Adirondacks

January 2021 trip report

To Do

To Do: R2R (Rim to Rim Grand Canyon Trail Run)

It only takes 40+ miles and 10,000+ feet of elevation gain to "run across one of the Seven Wonders of the World... TWICE!"

To Do

To Do: Sea to Shining Sea

I created a ~27 mile route from the north shore of Long Island (Cold Spring Harbor State Park) to the south shore (Jones Beach State Park).

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Running Goals

I've spent the last four weeks easing myself back into running!

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November Goals

We're almost halfway through the month so I have decided to establish some goals!

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Rainbow Falls Trip Report

Another iconic ADK location off the bucket list!

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Local Biking

I've been exploring the local bike paths around Troy, since it seems wrong to put my bike in the car to go biking somewhere else. Unless that else has see-saws, jumps, and berms! One of my favorite trails so far is the Uncle Sam Bike Path, since it

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Giant's Nubble

I had wanted to visit this lookout for years, but never managed to fit it into a Giant trip before.

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Soda Range

The Soda Range had been on my list for a while, so it was exciting to finally get it done!

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Jay Mountain Foliage Hike

A fall foliage hike.

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The Cold River Loop: Fastest Known Time

The Cold River Loop is a popular backpacking trip but there was nothing online about anyone ever doing it in a single day!

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A Quiet Labor Day Weekend Backpacking Trip

A holiday weekend trip to Siamese Ponds Wilderness.

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French Louie Loop Trip Report

This trail is located in a beautiful and remote area of the park, and it follows one of my favorite sections of the NPT. I was excited to return and show it to Greg!

Recipes

Vegan Burgers

Easy recipes are good recipes for me. We like Beyond Meat burgers, especially on the grill. Maybe it’s dumb to write down a simple burger recipe, but hey, maybe this will be useful in the future when we can’t decide how to cook. The nice thing about burgers

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Dickinson Hill Fire Tower

I've been to Dickinson Hill Fire Tower near Grafton State Park twice recently after work. It's a nice place to go to watch the sunset, look at the changing leaves, and get a 360 degree view of Rensselaer county and the surrounding area. You can even

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Avalanche Lake Trail Run

An Adirondack classic!

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Solo Hiking: Whiteface Mountain Trip Report

My first solo high peak!

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Recovery

Both of us have been injured, so now we're learning more about recovery. Ari got sesamoiditis in her left big toe from overuse carrying a heavy pack on a thru-hike, and I crushed part of my meniscus where it attaches to the capsule near my MCL in my

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I'm a 46er!

A Haystack, Basin, Saddleback 46er finish trip report!!!

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Spruce Mountain Fire Tower Sunset

This peak is only about ~45 minutes from Troy which is nice.

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Hadley Mountain Sunset

A summer sunset trip report from a fire tower in the Southern Adirondacks.

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Peaked Mountain Trip Report

My first time in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness did not disappoint!