Brendon Holland

The last time we were out this way was New Year’s Day, and the parking lot at Peaked was so packed that we ended up going for a more casual stroll around a lake on the attached property across the street. Fortunately for us, New Year’s resolutions have long since died, and the trails were… Read more

I’ve hiked Peaked Mountain a few times, but have never been to Miller Forest on the other side of the road. Today we wanted an excuse to get outside a bit but weren’t looking for anything too strenuous, and this ended up fitting the bill perfectly. Also managed by The Trustees, Miller Forest was maintained… Read more

For the first time this year we decided to travel for Christmas, and headed up to North Adams for a couple days of hiking and relaxing. We were hoping for mild enough weather to hike Mount Greylock on Christmas Day, and things ended up falling into place perfectly. We parked on the north side of… Read more

Today was pouring rain and Cooper happened to be due for a bath anyway, so we took advantage of the situation and went for a dip (well, for one of the three of us) at Springfield College’s East Campus over on Lake Massasoit. cell phone photos, left the nice camera at home due to pouring… Read more

We’re back with our annual tradition of Bike Nights, where we ride bikes through Bright Nights in Springfield’s Forest Park just before it opens to cars. For the first time this year, we put out the call to our friends to join us, and Chris, Andrea, and their pup Harvey took us up on the… Read more

I like the meditation of road riding, but a lot of the time our weekend rides (dates?) end up being mixed surface adventures. We were short on time today so rolled out on what we intended to be a short road ride and turned into a bit more adventure than we expected. We loaded up… Read more

Today I bundled up to get out on my longest ride in months. I’m grateful to still have a decent enough base level of fitness that I can comfortably ride a fair distance with a good amount of climbing involved. Stafford Road in Somers is one of my favorite roads in the area, but I… Read more

I don’t consider myself an incredibly materialistic person, but like everyone it’s easy to get caught up in stuff. On Black Friday, in part inspired by REI’s longstanding initiative, I make a concerted effort to get off the capitalism hamster wheel for 24 hours and spend some time connecting with my surroundings, my loved ones,… Read more

Morgan needed some photos of foraging for her holiday wreaths, so I tagged along and brought my big panniers to help transport greens back home. Everything she makes is sustainably foraged by bike and then hand tied in our garage. This is the second year she’s done this but the first that she’s done any… Read more

I’m grateful to have had my road bike back, even as the days are getting shorter and colder. Today was actually quite warm (relatively) and I was able to get out on a ride during late golden hour through sunset. Burleigh Road in Wilbraham with the following descent down North Road in Hampden has been… Read more