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Monthly Archives: April 2010

Falls Lake Trail – Crag Preparation Hike #3

Falls Lake Trail – Crag Preparation Hike #3

So we went on another hike this weekend, this time along a section of the Falls Lake Trail, which is a 23 mile trail that skirts around Falls Lake north of Raleigh.  This trail is also part of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, which is a collection of connecting trails that extends all the way across the state of North Carolina from, you guessed it, the mountains to  the sea.  We did a 5 mile-ish section that started at Blue Jay Point Park, which is about a 30-40 minute drive from our house.  This was the farthest away from our house that…Read the rest of this entry →

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Preparation for Crag – Hike #2

Preparation for Crag – Hike #2

So we have a tentative goal to get Canaan out on a climbing day trip sometime towards the end of May.  To do this, we figure we need to take lots of baby steps (no pun intended…:) ) in order to make sure he is ready for the long haul of a whole day out and about.  We started out by taking a hike with BeBe and Papa Joe last Friday in celebration of his due date.  It was a leisurely3.5ish mile hike along a smooth trail.  It took us a little over an hour – so not really any…Read the rest of this entry →

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Women’s Adventure Magazine Story!!!

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Exciting news!  A couple of weeks ago, I found out that Mountain Mama (my new sponsor) would be collaborating with Women’s Adventure Magazine.  Teresa, the founder of Mountain Mama, suggested to me that I submit my “story” to the magazine for consideration.  So a couple of Saturdays ago (the day before Canaan was born) I wrote something out and sent it in.  And a couple of days ago I got a response from the magazine saying that they would like to use my story on their website, and are considering it for print!  The specific link for my story is…Read the rest of this entry →

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“Not all who wander are lost.” —JRR TOLKIEN