Kenobi and I headed north on Thursday, September 7, 2016 to camp and hike along the North Shore in Minnesota. It was a long, but beautiful drive from Chicago, through Wisconsin, past Duluth to our first stop, Gooseberry Falls campground. Thunderstorms were predicted, so I was anxious to get the tent up and fasten a... Continue Reading →
We made the move from NYC to Chicago at the start of July, went for a short hike in the Indiana Dunes where Kenobi figured out that he can swim, and took a road trip with my father to Kansas City where Kenobi was not welcome. Other than these short excursions, we haven't done much... Continue Reading →
On July 1st, Kenobi and I packed up and drove out of NYC for good (at least living in NYC). Now that we're in Chicago, we are missing Van Cortlandt Park. We did wander through the park for over three hours before we left to say, "good bye." We stopped at the dog run and... Continue Reading →
The first thing we caught a glimpse of was a House Sparrow. A few of them were scampering around the park area at 261st St. Kenobi made hismelf king of the hill several times on our excursion. Here, he's looking over the Parade Grounds. On our way back to the path, Kenobi found a formidable... Continue Reading →
Kenobi and I have been exploring Van Cortlandt Park since moving to Bronx. This lovely lady is a Northern Flicker (Female, yellow shafted). We saw her next to the lake, across from the Golf Course Club. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to photograph her as she left her perch, but you can see the yellow on... Continue Reading →
We didn't get a really early start as we usually do, but the temperature rose above 40 which makes for a more enjoyable walk through the woods. We started before 8:00 a.m. and returned home at 10:57 a.m. Nice, long exploration on a gorgeous Sunday morning! We were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of... Continue Reading →
We haven't been on the road a lot since returning from our summer adventure. But we do wander the trails and paths throughout Van Cortlandt Park as often as we can. Mondays and Tuesdays have a wacky schedule for public school teachers in NYC, so I race home on Wednesday. Kenobi knows we're going out... Continue Reading →
On the Trails with Kenobi 