WOW

Just when I thought that I had enough of NH and the east coast in general - the humid cold, the rain, the agony - a few friends and I stumble upon this: reckless breakfast. Even though we should have been studying, we couldn't leave with this band performing! The fiddler is pretty good, huh? Most are Dartmouth employees! I can now say, after a taste of some serous NH bluegrass that I am no longer sick of this. If bad weather and cold is what is needed to create a band like this, bring it on!

Hint hint

You know that finals are coming up when your parents send you this!

bike town USA

It really is amazing how much cars cost us. Personally, they rob us of exercise, money, and drain energy. Imagine if you never needed to buy gas, insurance, or need to worry about getting damage. As a nation, they prevent the development of a competent public transportation system, contribute plenty of nastiness to the air and don't help with that little problem of obesity and healthcare costs. I make an effort to use my bike as often as I can, mostly because biking places puts me in a better mood than driving. Whatever reason, whether you are
environmentally conscious, want to save money or your back, I dare you to try to use your bike, feet and public transport more. Imagine the difference! (Photo courtesy of Inside out PR)

you call this snow?!

I don't think that the champagne powder of Hanover, NH is going to be quite as easy to shovel this winter! I guess that I might be just a bit spoiled!

Women in the wilderness

The morning after lodgaween, I was signed up for a Franconia treck. The only problem was that after the really boring night, everyone slept in a tad. Instead, we decided to summit Mount Moosalake, a sizable haul right outside the lodge. It was a good thing we decided on Moosalake because the foot snowdrifts probably would have been waist deep on top of Franconia Ridge!

Lodgaween

More Dartmouth lingo! Lodgaween is a haloween celebration at the hiking club's biggest cabin, The Lodge! Pros: great food, company, dancing, and music. Cons no insulation and no heat. The combination made for a really interesting night!

Rise and shine

As a smart college student, I should take every chance I get to sleep in, right? Of course not! That would be too logical, instead as a new coleader in the hiking club, I decided to lead a sunrike, otherwise known as a sunrise hike. Dartmouth really has a way with abbreviations, let me tell you.

We parted school at 6AM sharp on a short hike to the Gile fire tower with beautiful views of the valley. The only problem was that there were no views to be had and no sunrise to be seen. We did see the first snow out of everyone at school. I don't know who threw the first ball of slush, but by the time we got back to campus, we didn't even bother to get out our raincoats.

Sleep is so overrated!