Posted by Miguel Vieira on 2009 December 26th
Elizabeth and I stopped at South Mountain Reservation for a quick hike this morning. We started from a hilltop overlook at 8:30. It was 38 degrees. A fierce wind blew through the trees, sending them swaying with each gust. Wind-blown drizzle threatened to soak anything that wasn’t waterproof. A thick layer of clouds drifted overhead. The trees were [...]
Posted by Miguel Vieira on 2009 December 22nd
I braced myself for more pain: even as my feet were recovering from a very cold hike through the snow in Sandy Hook, we were getting ready for another hike at Hartshorne Woods Park. Elizabeth was nice enough to lend me a pair of dry wool socks to replace my wet liner socks.
It was 35 degrees with 8 inches of powdery [...]
Posted by Miguel Vieira on 2009 December 22nd
A hike along the Jersey shore after a big snowstorm. [...]
Posted by Miguel Vieira on 2009 December 18th
My favorites trips of 2009 [...]