by Terra Osterling | Nov 30, 2016 | Adirondacks, Experiences, Inspiration, Lessons from Faith, Nature, Poetry
I am not below ground. I am far up above in the sky, on a peak of rock. On the peak of me. Getting here was not guaranteed. Climbing over rocks and logs, feet moving over loose stone, knotty roots, and slick pine needles. A push from behind is needed to surmount a...
by Terra Osterling | Jun 30, 2013 | Adirondacks, How I got "here", Publishing, Storytelling, Writing
A year ago this month, my article about Betty Murphy sewing quilts for a unique place on Raquette Lake was published in the Suburban News. The unique place, St. William’s on Long Point, is both an historic site and a soul-replenishing respite nearly in the center of...
by Terra Osterling | Apr 14, 2013 | Adirondacks, Babysitting Nephews
My nephews love the woods. Past hiking trips last summer and fall were highly successful outings – and, being outdoors kills time that I would otherwise spend tuning out SpongeBob or getting trounced at the Wii game of the day. Also, I hope the boys are developing...
by Terra Osterling | Jan 27, 2013 | Adirondacks, Experiences, Outside my comfort zone, Storytelling
If I had the time, resources, and inclination, I’d open a tiny bar and name it Dive Bar. It would be poorly lit, serve mostly bottled beer and well drinks, and the restrooms – clean and serviceable – would be graffiti temples filled with genius insults, beat...
by Terra Osterling | Aug 26, 2012 | Adirondacks, Experiences, Inspiration, Summer Classics
Do you know how easy it is to kayak? I didn’t either until I tried it about 5 years ago. Upper body strength is not typically part of my self-description. However, reclined in the cock-pit or on top of an open kayak with a long two-bladed paddle, I found, much to my...
by Terra Osterling | Jul 29, 2012 | Adirondacks, Experiences, Inspiration, Storytelling
Has it really been almost two years since we were last inside the Blue Line? Last year, our 10th anniversary Caribbean cruise completely wiped out the vacation budget, and then my essay on hiking the Adirondacks was published in The Conservationist last fall; a...
