news from arabia – 20 feb 2018
This week in our Arabian Adventures: Wednesday 2/14: A few weeks ago I saw the news about the Strava heat maps. Curious, I looked at the map for the area around Arabia and realized that a few of the places on my “I haven’t explored that but want to at some point” should be explored
news from arabia – 6 feb 2018
This week in our Arabian Adventures: Saturday 2/3: A short hike with friends. While I really wanted to explore some areas I have not explored before, I didn’t want to push it after having been sick.
news from arabia – 23 jan 2018
This week in our Arabian Adventures: Saturday 1/20: Almost a month since I’ve been out to Arabia. Far too long! Rob, Chloe, and I headed out early to go on a ranger-led geology hike (so Phelix had to stay behind). A group of about ten of us joined Ranger Meredith on a hike down the
news from arabia – 26 dec 2017
This week in our Arabian Adventures: Monday 12/25: After a morning of gifts and bagels, I needed to get away from the chaos of people, tv, and being indoors. Phelix and I jumped in the jeep and ignored the chilly temperatures. Given the wind, I decided a hike up to Wilburn Farm would be our
news from arabia – 19 dec 2017
This week in our Arabian Adventures: Wednesday 12/13: When you have a lot that adjoins the mountain, you can walk over in the dark. Tonight was the Geminid Meteor shower. Considering where to watch it, the mountain came to mind. We put on layers, grabbed flashlights, bought hot chocolate, and parked at our lot. We
news from arabia – 12 dec 2017
This week in our Arabian Adventures: Friday 12/8: The weather report called for snow, so I prepped the dog and me to go out to the Arabia lot to see. When we got there, it was mostly sleeting, not snowing, and not sticking. We walked over to the lake, then went off-path up and around
news from arabia โ 5 dec 2017
This week in our Arabian Adventures: Saturday 12/2: A sunny Saturday. Perfect day to go out to the lot and paint the table. I’m not sure how such a garish color was chosen, but hopefully it will fade after some time. I played with Phelix while Rob and Chloe did the painting, then we walked
news from arabia – 28 nov 2017
This week in our Arabian Adventures: Monday 11/27: Since we were at the cabin most of last week, Phelix and I only made it out to Arabia once this past week. On Monday, we took a friend out to the lot. As we approached the driveway, there was a group of people walking along Rockland.
news from arabia – 21 nov 2017
Arabia Mountain. Along with Pine Lake (and possibly Cape Cod), this place is one of my heart’s homes. Most people don’t get it. A rocky outcrop in the city. Noise pollution (highway, police firing range, ATL landing route). Never too far from populated areas. But Phelix and I have found our special places here. Special
off trail (don’t worry).
Chloe and I headed out early (early for her … but I had been up for hours already) and managed to get to the Aware lot while it was still mostly empty. A quick hike up to the top of the mountain…where I found *another* tennis ball for the boy. We then went off-trail down
off-trail.
Phelix and I have been hiking regularly at Arabia for two years now. At first, we took the same trail every single time. After a year or so, I decided enough was enough, and we branched out and learned a new trail. Six months later, I finally decided that we would learn *all* the trails.
got ink.
My goals for this year are very few. There’s too much uncertainty, and I am lacking free time to do the things I had originally planned to do this year. Chloe drew the design based on the diamorpha at Arabia. And I had it tattooed onto my wrist: Cross that off my list!
arabia.
It was a wonderful day when it was finally cool enough to return to the mountain after an extra-long summer.
hot tea hike with ranger robby.
Chloe did not have a good night’s sleep. Her mouth and face hurts from her new braces. At first, she was unwilling to get up early for a hike. But then she rallied. And we headed out … and Phelix was so unhappy. I feel so guilty that I’m taking him out for a hike
spring on the mountain – 5 feb 2017
Saturday I was in pain from having pushed myself too hard at the gym — pulled something in my right arm. But on Sunday? Time to hit the mountain. Phelix and I tried a new-to-us section of trail; he likes new trails, but when he gets close to his trail, he *runs*. We ran into
walk in the woods.
It’s been too long. FAR too long. But today the to do list was blissfully short. The girl was in a good mood. The weather was perfect (41 and sunny). My knee didn’t hurt. So off we went. Chloe, Phelix, and I. I forced them into a small detour; I am quite ignorant of the
grading the arabia lot.
Back on December 21st, we closed on my Arabia lot. What a mess. The land was disturbed beyond imagination. First step, even if we do nothing else, was to have it graded. What a production.
new project: arabiascape
About two years ago, I had crossed enough items off of my forever long to do list that I could start taking Phelix out to hike at Davidson-Arabia. Our once a week hikes grew into twice or thrice a week hikes, time and weather permitting. I feel so very much alive when I’m there in
wilburn farm trail – 23 nov 2016
Work is a bit slow at the moment due to the holiday, so I took the time to try a new hike, the Wilburn Farm Trail. As usal, we saw no one the whole time we were out on the trail, which wound up a hill and then into the farm and past a little
GBK Gwyneth
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