Adventouring at a real New England Curiosity – America’s Stonehenge

(Originally written 10/19) This time of year Salem Massachusetts is in the regional news every day. I’m sure it even gets mentioned nationally as it gets closer to Halloween. Funny how this place became ground zero for Halloween. Salem celebrates the history of a horrible, tragic mistake perpetrated against 19 innocent citizens by a population…

Adventouring in my own backyard – First Snow

At the end of the summer I went on a backpacking trip and blew out my knee. I’ve already had one replaced and now I’m trying to stave off the inevitable round 2. I’m looking forward to the new knee but I dread the recovery period. It was almost 2 years before I felt like…

Adventouring on Tuxbury Pond

The other day I felt like going for a paddle. At the same time I was feeling flattened by oppressive humidity. Instead of hitching my kayak trailer up to my car I chose to throw my little red Perception Swifty into the suv. At 9.5′ it’s small enough to fit with the rear gate fully…

Use it or Lose It

It may have been a while since my last post but trust me, I have had some adventures. My personal philosophy has always been ‘use it or lose it’. I may move slower, and perhaps not go as far but I keep going. A year ago I was writing about exploring abandoned theme parks,  …

New Adventures of Old Lorie

There was a television show a few years back called the New Adventures of Old Christine starring Julia Louis Dreyfus. I didn’t watch the show but I get the premise. I haven’t been replaced by a younger model but I am out there having new adventures and getting older everyday. More and more older Americans…