Shabbos was great!  We had our meals with the Moskovitzs.  For lunch, Moshe and his family came over as well and we heard about all the exciting things the kids did and saw on last week’s Jewish Wilderness Adventure backpacking trip.  In the afternoon, most of the boys from the trip came to the Moskovitz house where we heard more about the trip.  It sounds like everyone had a great time!  We’re hoping M will talk about his trip on his blog.

Today Moshe and I did a 50 mile ride through the Harriman Range.  Signs like these are how you know you’re in Monsey:

The ride was grueling and it was very hot and muggy out.  The last ten miles were very difficult, and I’m sure I’ll be feeling it for the next few days:

In what is no doubt the first of many transactions, we sold our tandem kayaks to a neighbor.  We will continue to downsize our lives, especially once we figure out where we want to settle after the trip:

Trish spent the morning finishing up some decorative vases accented with Mod Melts:

M came home this afternoon with lots of stories about what a good time he had this week on his backpacking trip.  We’re looking forward to hearing more about it in the coming days.

This evening I went for a short ride in the Harriman Range:

Good Shabbos from Monsey, NY!

Today I did more work on the house.  Trish and B went for a hike with the day camp B is visiting today.  They hiked up a trail in the Harriman Range and were able to look out over the local area:

In a little over a week, we will be getting back on the road.

Meanwhile, on the backpacking trip, M’s group has let the backcountry and did some rock climbing today:

We’re looking forward to seeing him tomorrow.

Today I continued doing miscellaneous fixes on the house.  Trish is still suffering from the poison ivy she contracted a couple days ago while doing weeding in the yard.  She did make some cabochons by gluing together stacks of vintage buttons from a jar we picked up at Grandpa Glenn’s house:

Meanwhile, it looks like M’s backpacking group summited Mt. Eisenhower yesterday:

In what is the final fluid change task at the 30,000 mile service interval, today I replaced the fuel filter and fuel/water separator filter.  This went well with only a bit of mess:

Trish and B did a good bit of yard work, as well as a Mod Melt project:

M’s backpacking group continued its hike north through the Presidential Range today, passing Mt. Jackson before overnighting in the valley below Mt. Eisenhower’s eastern flank: