Massachusetts

Rich in the Redwoods

Catching Up: July 2014 – July 2015

You know the expression ‘time flies when you’re having fun’? This isn’t an exaggeration – the last 12 months have flown by in a whirlwind of campgrounds, family visits, hikes, exploring, eating great food, drinking great beer, and lots of…

Back Yard Chairs

BaseCamping in Massachusetts

Hi everyone. In our last post Rich shared how we finished our cross-country journey to Massachusetts. This was something of a feat for us as we lived in our RV for 15 months in California before ever driving it anywhere.…

New England

RV Fuel Economy & Arriving in Massachusetts

Hi Everyone – I’m going to briefly touch on the end of our cross country trip, however the biggest focus of this post will be RV Mileage for our Ford 6.8L V-10 powered Class C/B+ RV. While we were RV…

Boston Street Band

Leaf Peeping in New England

Kathy and I moved from New England to California back in 1998. For a while we’d take one trip a year ‘back east’ to visit family during Christmas vacation, as Christmas is a naturally good time to see family and…

Boston bridge

Boston Reunions

Last weekend Rich and I went to Boston, to see  the city and visit his brother, James, and his fiance Kelsey. We enjoyed a peaceful drive in by way of  the Mass. Pike- or ‘The Pike,’ as it’s called here.…

Pilgrim monument

Bohemian Provincetown Retreat

The only way to Provincetown is a small highway through the center of Cape Cod, and the 40 mile trip was uneventful. You do see a number of small lakes, which I later learned are called kettle ponds — clear,…

Capecod dock

Cape Cod: Falmouth and Woods Hole

Rich and I’d left Newport Rhode Island on early Sunday evening, and  I was excited to get to Cape Cod, known by locals as The Cape. We drove over the Bourne Bridge, which spans the canal, and is one of…

Monadnock color

Hiking in New England

Most people who know us know that we love to hike. Heading into the great outdoors is one of our favorite hobbies, and that’s one of the reasons we’ve enjoyed living in California so much – there are lots of…

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The Garlic & Arts Festival

On my flight from Atlanta to Boston I was greeted by thunderstorms, rain and resulting travel delays. I’d been visiting my daughter, Jennifer and her family in Atlanta for a few weeks, and was headed to Western MA to reunite…