We’re not in Kansas anymore. But we were for a while. Kansas is among the less exciting sections of the US and we’ve crossed it quite a few times on our way to CO or back to NC. Nevertheless, we always find new things to explore. On our way through Kansas, we stopped off at the Brown v. Board of […]
We are often asked how far we drive each day, and the answer is that it really depends. What day of the week is it? Are we trying to get somewhere in a set time frame? What else do we need to do that day? Do we have the camper? With the camper, we usually aim for about 3 hours […]
I think we found a champion of the tiny ski resorts. I thought that Jack Frost was small. This one takes the cake for sure. Despite the name, Boston Mills is no where near Massachusetts – it’s in Ohio. We made it just in time for opening day — and it was packed (and barely raining at all)! We brought […]
A couple of years ago I noticed there were a lot of ski resorts between New England and Colorado. Since we drive from the east to west coast each year, we thought it would be fun(ny) to incorporate skiing them into our trip. I realized we could easily hit 8 resorts between Pennsylvania and Missouri without deviating much from our […]
Crotched Mountain (yes, they named the mountain “Crotched”) is about 900 vertical feet of snow-paved wonder. New England has so much water, they can pretty much blow any hill into a ski resort. We got to the mountain late, because it was open until 9pm so we could take our time. Two lifts and about 3 runs open. The larger […]
Mount Sunapee‘s lift takes you up 1,400v.ft. and they had 3 runs open (maybe 2.5, but who’s counting). Not too shabby – definitely an upgrade from Attitash’s 640v.ft lifts and 2 (really 1.5) runs. I feel like this mountain hit nail on the head with the classic New England vibe. Beautiful view, lots of snowmaking, and a lot of areas […]
For the next three days we’ll be at Attitash Mountain ski resort in New Hampshire. As you might guess, early December, midweek is not a popular time to ski, so we basically have the entire hotel and ski resort to ourselves. Excited to have a big place with two floors and our own full kitchen! Another thing that is always […]
My dad loves directions and highways. At the top of the list is (apparently) VT-100. It’s basically the anti-Dayton, OH. Take that for what it’s worth. The point is that VT-100 got us to where we needed to go: Stowe. Breweries / Restaurants While here, we’ve checked out quite a few breweries and local restaurants. One called Alchemist had a […]
Back to the original stomping grounds, where I learned to ski, Okemo. Ski in ski out is awesome – literally one step outside the door I click in / out of my skis. Perks of early season. Two lifts and about 5 legit runs open (Epic claims 24 runs open). One lift is a bubble, which is awesome on cold […]
So the original reason for the side trip to Boston was to see a Patriots game. In my logistics research on tickets, I found a parking lot that pays YOU $50 to park as long as you leave 75 minutes after the game. What?! Needless to say, we were in. Unfortunately though, Boston’s forecast was not in. With a 95% […]