A road cuts through vibrant New Hampshire foliage in fall

Health Over Summit

I have a competitive soul. I’d been dating my boyfriend for just a few months when we took a weekend trip up to Burlington, VT. The owner of our bed and breakfast supplied us with Heady Topper and a record player, which I knelt next to, knees digging into the soft carpet, sorting through a box of …

Trying Things April

Trying Things: April

Every month this year, I’m trying something new and documenting how it went. Check out what I’ve done in past months here. Ah, April. The month where the sun finally appears in New England, usually only for a day or two before it’s shrouded once again in rain and possibly snow. Despite the weird weather …

Hiking the Spookiest Mountain

On sunny days – which are few – the mountain could almost pass for friendly. Today is one of those rare days, sky completely devoid of clouds so that we have a clear view of the summit from the recently-rebuilt lodge at the mountain’s base. Spencer and I power-hike (for us, at least), largely motivated …

Do the Thing Solo

Today is the day I admit the extent of my loserdom: I once went to a concert by myself. It was a small-ish concert at the Black Cat in D.C., headlined by a band that I still love. (Magic Man haters not welcome.) The problem was that I didn’t know very many people in D.C. …