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I went to that great state of Vermont this weekend as I enjoy doing. I canoed, I plumbed, I mowed, I walked, I grilled, I attempted to ...

Some people have those weddings with themes. Those people where people ride up on horses, or skis, or or dolphins or, well, bikes. I gu...

I've been 30 for about a week and boy do I feel old. Last night, I was angry at the dehumidifier for shutting off randomly, so I ki...

 Appalachian Gap. No pictures of Lincoln Gap, my camera wouldn't work because it was too steep. I've been a delinquent here, b...

People in New England were all "crazy weather" this weekend. It was justified, as Memorial Day snow is sort of weird. I had n...

My ankle is still bothering me, so when I went up to Vermont this past weekend I spent most of my time plumbing instead of riding my bike...

Since it started three years ago, I'd been interested in riding this thing called " Circumburke ". It's in memoriam ...

Several months ago, I endeavored to ride a difficult ride. It was to be in Vermont and go up Bald Mountain (in Westmore). Bald Mounta...

You may have noticed that there are no people in that blog post from yesterday. Johanna emailed me and told me that it looks like I went on ...

Per usual, I spent my summer vacation more or less in Vermont. In addition to riding around, I endeavored to take up fishing. Since, I al...

As you know, I like Vermont. Since there was no winter, mud season ended early this year and Johanna and I decided to go up there. That ...

I'm sure everyone is really interested in what my final determination was on the gloves. The new ones I bought from REI were not goo...

As you know, I like Vermont. This past weekend I was up there once more, though perhaps the last time for a little while. Courant columnis...

I think we've given Paul Bato enough free press without even mentioning the name of the victim, William Laramee, whose name has been spe...

The CT siting council approved the windfarms in Colebrook and everyone is upset . People are really upset about Capewind, too. The wilds are...

My Passat was a car to be reckoned with. It had five gears, four cylinders, a turbo charger, leather seats, an aluminum skid plate that coul...

I doubt that anyone reads this blog closely enough to recall my last foray up Mt. Hor . Willoughby State Forest is a big old state forest ne...