Brendon Holland

Five years and a day after getting engaged on Lion Head on Mt. Washington, we returned for a gorgeous bluebird day. My plan back in 2019 was to propose on (in?) Tuckerman Ravine, but the trail was still covered in snow on July 1 after a cold and snowy winter. With business left unfinished, on… Read more

The Franconia Range and Pemi Loop is in my opinion the best hiking in the Northeast, and I’ve been itching to get back to the area after a few years away. Between Christmas and New Year’s a few months back I wanted to plan a trip, but refrained from texting friends until mid-January. Adult life… Read more

Nearly 20 years ago, my dad borrowed two canoes – one from each set of my grandparents – to bring us camping on Selden Island in the Connecticut River. While not incredibly remote in reality, the island is only accessible by boat and has a few primitive campsites that make you feel extremely detached from… Read more

Growing up for the first half of my childhood just an hour north in the Southern Adirondacks, I’m not sure how I never made it to the Catskills. As Morgan and I planned to attend our friends Steve and Nikki’s wedding in the area, we decided to arrive a day early to explore the area… Read more

A couple weeks back I took a few days off from my real job to work a few college commencements, and one day had a few hours in the morning free before call. With Cooper needing a bath anyway, he and I decided to go for a quick hike to get extra dirty first. We… Read more

My childhood friend Forrest and I have been sporadically trying to reconnect for months now, and finally last week got something in our calendars. Forrest is in Bridgeport for school (and just finished up his PhD, congrats!), and he suggested meeting somewhat halfway near Haddam, CT for a mixed surface ride – he didn’t know… Read more

In 2017 Morgan and I were both working in downtown Springfield and walked up to the museums for their celebration of the full solar eclipse. Massachusetts wasn’t particularly near the path of totality, but with eclipse glasses we were able to see the moon cover most of the sun, going from a full circular light… Read more

When you think of Springfield’s wealthiest suburb, adventure riding probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, but Morgan planned a great route featuring a some dirt roads and one that’s been entirely forgotten. We rode through Forest Park on our way over to Longmeadow, and ran into Brian grabbing some flowers at the… Read more

A couple years back we went to Whitaker Woods in Somers, but didn’t venture over to the McCann Farms side of the property. Wanting to spend time outside in the sun on a brisk Spring afternoon, but not looking for anything too strenuous, we drove the 20 minutes south to the conversation area for a… Read more