Anne and Floki’s Favorites On August 27th of 2020, Floki and I finished the NYS Waterfalls:100+ Challenge sponsored by Dig The Falls by visiting 101 designated falls in upstate NY over the last year. We began the challenge in September … Continue ReadingBest Hikes of the NYS Waterfalls 100+ Challenge
A guest blog by Alicen Hutcheson of Wistful Wanderings Alicen completed our challenge in the 2022 winter season, and was the first challenger to tag us in all of her social media posts. It was exciting for us to follow … Continue ReadingAttainable Goals: ADK Snow Falls Challenge
Hi! We’re Anne and Christy. Two great friends who have discovered the joys, challenges, and rewards of taking to the trails of the beautiful Adirondack and Catskill mountains here in New York. You can probably guess from the title of … Continue ReadingWELCOME TO EXPEDITION MIDLIFE
April 24, 2023 Nothing like celebrating your birthday by going on a hike! Because, why not? I’m grateful to have a (mostly) pain free functioning body that can still climb mountains, bike miles and touch my toes. Since hitting my … Continue ReadingIt’s My Birthday, and I’ll hike if I want to!
7 March 2022 Sometimes you make a plan and sometimes that plan changes. The winter weather in the Adirondacks is ever changing so sometimes you just have roll with it, as we did today. Our last minute change of destinations … Continue ReadingA Snowshoe Hike Back in Time: Great Camp Santanoni
January 26, 2022 We are always looking for new ways to explore and starting this challenge was one of those impulsive decisions made late the night before our weekly hike day. The frigid temps and cloudy skies expected up north … Continue ReadingTaking on the Catskill Mountain Club Hiking Trails Challenge
“Sold! To the lady in the red dress” called out the auctioneer at the fundraiser I was attending over the summer. I was the one wearing the red dress and what I won was an opportunity to go out of … Continue ReadingA Day Of Personal Growth in the Adirondacks
Swede Mountain Fire Tower Hague, New York 4 September 2021 Anne and I, along with our willing husbands, had the pleasure of hiking the newly blazed trail of Swede Mountain. We went for two reasons, one – to catch the … Continue ReadingA Beautiful Sunset and Fire Light Hike in the Adirondacks
