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I hike, make things out of wood and keep buildings watertight.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Spent the last hours of afternoon wondering why siding won't weave itself.
A close up of 3 courses of white cedar siding, woven around a corner. An overview of a corner of my shed with three courses of white cedar siding woven.
September 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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After years of not, finally siding the shed.
The east wall of the shed with metal trim installed at the base. The door and window have the trim that was installed on installation and the wall is covered with house wrap though no siding. The same East wall of the shed approximately halfway sided with white cedar perfections.
August 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Done! Our Troop started hiking the Paumononk Path in September. Today, 135 miles later, we made it to Montauk.
A map made with the Suunto app which shows the trail we hiked in red drawn over a satellite image of Montauk Point. Overlaid in white over the map is the relative elevation along the trail. In the bottom left it shows 5.53 mi distance. In the middle it shows 2 hours and 44 minute duration. And the lower right it shows 122 TSS per hour (I'm not sure what that relates to).
July 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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A quiet day of camping
A photo of a GSI camp stove setup on a concrete floor. A bag sticks out of the top. Unseen in the bag are the eggs being cooked for breakfast. Two scouts chat as they walk. Their backs are to the camera. A small (wooden) dog we encountered on the trail. Our fire in the wood stove/fireplace in the shelter we kept dry in.
April 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Our site at Camp Bullowa this weekend. Absolutely gorgeous view of the lake.
An overview looking from the middle of the campsite past tents to the lake in the background. A close view of two tents with the lake in the background. A view looking across a still lake with trees lining the far side. A view from the center of camp looking away from the lake, showing an irregular line of tents.
March 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Today we finished Leg 7 of the Paumononk Path.
The Alltrails recording of our route, showing the route as a green line drawn over the map. A random hiking sign in the middle of the woods. A wooden trail into the marsh. Our scouts, checking the route on paper and digitally.
March 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Troop 370 is keeping the pace up with today's 10 mile hike to the Tri-State marker. We're going to be ready for Philmont. #philprep25
A Suunto recording of our route. The route is shown in red over the green map with the elevation superimposed in white over the image. A stone marker showing "Mass" etched on one side. "RI" is etched on the other side. A brown sign with "Tri-State Trail" written in white. The troop hikes a snow covered road
February 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Yesterday we continued Troop 370's trek of the Paumononk Path. This legs was relatively short (12 miles), but was the first with full trekking weight packs, making it the hardest. That said, we will be ready for Philmont in July #philprep25
The graphic of the hike recording made by my Suunto watch. It shows the 12 Mile route marked in red against a satellite image of the area. Silhouetted in white along the bottom are the elevation at the respective distances. The hike participants during a break. A bunch of backpacked folks stand amongst trees with heavy leaf cover on the ground. My son and I stand against a lake for a picture taken during the hike. A view of a rock lined hole and rotting tree which has been intentionally bent over. This is apparently the remnants of a revolution era campsite based on the signage.
February 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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And we're back to preparing for our Philmont Trek. This past Saturday we hiked 24.6 miles along the Paumononk Path. The boys a kinking butt and will be ready when we hit the mountains. #philprep25
A screenshot of the Alltrails recording of our 24.6 mile hike. A view looking down the path at a pond accessible only from the trail. Two of our party are silhouetted against the water. A view of the pond from the shore. A tree showing a plethora of trail markers. From top to bottom: a Paumanok Path plastic logo'd Blaze, a Southampton Trails "Trail Trail" blue blaze. A standard white painted Paumononk blaze and a green oval "Hamlet to Hamlet footpath" blaze.
January 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Took a short First Day hike with my buddy, Quimby. He enjoyed the walk and is now all tuckered out.
A satellite image of the area we hiked with our trail marked in red. Quimby the wonder dog smiling as he sits on a dock at the midway point of our hike. Quimby, sprawled out on the ground, all tuckered out from or hike.
January 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM