Monthly Archives: December 2008

Hiking: AT – Susquehanna River to Peters Mountain Road

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Bone

Yesterday, I finished up the hike I intended to complete two weeks ago. I mistakenly looked at an outdated map, which listed the distance as 4 miles, when it was actually more like 7. The dashed red line is where … Continue reading →

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Oh, Tannenbaum!

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Bone

In order to bring myself into compliance with mainstream American culture, I have erected a plastic replica of a pine tree in my living room. Isn’t it lovely? I have a bicycling Kermit-the-Frog ornament to let everyone know that I … Continue reading →

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Hiking: Mid State Trail

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Bone

This weekend, I once again joined forces with Sophie the Adventure Dog (and the regular cast of human characters) to knock off a couple of miles on the Mid State Trail. It snowed pretty hard for a while. Sophie was … Continue reading →

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Books: What Makes You Not A Buddhist

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Bone

I saw this one laying on a table at the bookstore, and the belligerence of the title kind of sucked me in. I kind of expected this to be one of those “I’m more Buddha than you” holier-than-thou sorts of … Continue reading →

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Hiking: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Bone

Last weekend, Klinutus and my evil sister decided they wanted to hike around the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. It seemed like a good idea at the time, although I rather grossly underestimated the difficulty of some of the trails. They were … Continue reading →

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