Happy Birthday to Me

I am 42 today. I feel like I am in my mid-twenties. I will be chronicling this 'midpoint' year of my life elsewhere. See you when I turn 43...

Forty-Two

My 42nd birthday is this coming Wednesday, the 24th. For many reasons (but mostly for fun), I am going to start a new blog specifically for this momentous year. As a result, Kendar Keep may be neglected. Just a heads up. ☺

I will keep updating tallies of 'Quests' & 'Crawls', but a new 'State Visit' list will move over there.

State Highest Point: Jerimoth Hill, RI

Today was such a fantastic day (blue skies and mid-60's) that I couldn't pass up the chance to knock a hike/climb off my list of all 50 states' highest points. I just happened to have a job interview in Marlborough, so when i mapped the route out, I tacked on directions from there to the highest point in Rhode Island: Jerimoth Hill.

I got to the parking area for hikers, and after changing out of my interview clothes to a sweatshirt and jeans, I crossed Route 101 and headed into the woods. Five minutes and 0.1 miles later, I was atop the highest point in the state of Rhode Island (they don't count climbing the surrounding trees). It was a silly little hike, but it was a nice drive there and back, and I get the check it off my list. One down, 49 to go!

Note: there are a pair of Geodetic Survey markers on the way in, but the actual highest point is in the photo on the right.