So, lilithilian requested photos of my trip. I haven't got ones of me and my mom yet but thought I'd post some pics of the place where we stayed. The Mohonk Mountain House was founded by a pair of Quaker brothers in 1869 and is located about 20 minutes from New Paltz, NY, in the Shawgunks mountain range just south of the Catskills ( Read more... )

Hi all! So I survived camping quite well. We slept in a tent on the beach and had a beach fire and a pony ate some of our food on the last day! My friend Neerja and I went to Assetegue National Park, which is on one of the barrier islands along the ocean side of Chesapeake Bay. All in all, very exciting. The beach is incredible: smooth white sand ( Read more... )

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