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Some Labor Day Lake Love

Summer is waning, friends. I personally don't mind all that much; colder weather, nighttime, and snowsports are my favorites, but that's no reason to waste what warmth remains. So, as…

Food

For the Love of Beer

11 Aug 201915 Oct 2019

It's time I talked about beer. Ever since I was old enough to retain the information thrown at me in a television commercial, I was enamored with the idea of…

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The Falls Trail (Ricketts Glen)

29 May 201929 May 2019

I always forget how rigorous hiking can be. In my head, it's a simple walk along a forested trail. Years of Boy Scouts trained me to take even simple outings…

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A Lovely Spring Saunter

The University of Delaware is perhaps the main reason anyone that's not from Delaware would wind up in Newark. So whether you're touring the school as a prospective student or…

Fun

Middle Run: an Aptly Named Bit of Park

27 Jan 201927 Jan 2019

Last week, we explored the portion of White Clay Creek State Park that sits closest to the house where I grew up. The Judge Morris Estate, however, is but a…

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A Proper Suburban Hike: the Judge Morris Estate

20 Jan 201920 Jan 2019

After living in Vermont off and on for so long, it's honestly strange to be planted in Delaware for the next year. I'm going to spend it working toward leaving…

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Still Standing After All These Years: Newgrange and Tara

Those who have been following along already know that I was absolutely floored by society and structures that predate anything I've seen before. This is why I've saved the most…

Travel

Irish Road Trip

19 Nov 201819 Nov 2018

Through this series, I've mentioned how Ireland feels older than anywhere I've been in the U.S. It'd be tragic to have gone all that way and not seen some proper…

Travel

National Museums of Ireland

12 Oct 201812 Oct 2018

Growing up in the United States, it is easy to lose perspective on what the word "old" actually means. There are ruins about, sure, but I visited an Irish monastic…

A Day in Charleston

An easy two-hour drive south of Myrtle Beach is a town with a rich, storied history. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, and the ensuing…