Giertzfest: Grumpus Tumbles into the Creek
A few weekends ago, I (Grumpus) had the pleasure of helping Jeff Giertz celebrate his bachelor party in the Denver area. The highlight of the trip was our white water rafting adventure on a creek near Idaho Springs. Apparently, white creek rafting is more exciting, fast-paced and technical than white water rafting — at least that’s [...]
Back to Our Adventuring Roots
The best adventures require at least two things: spontaneity and luck. If you ask me (Mumpus), you can’t really plan a great adventure. What makes it s true adventure is the unplanned- the unexpectedly amazing street food on a random alley or stumbling upon an gorgeous vista – that makes an adventure really fun, and worth [...]
Cape Cod
We fear that we are running out of adventures in Boston. Friday night, stymied by Medford’s only real flaw (terrible proximity to half of the city’s good night life), we failed to meet up with Mumpus’ friend as planned, and instead ended up cruising the town streets, along with the Medford pre-teens, looking for a [...]
Central Mass – Worcester and the Rest
At 5:45am on Saturday, April 7th, we became bona fide junior ornithologists. It’s not something we’re terribly proud of, but since it’s a function of this blog, we thought that you, dear reader, deserved the back story. In March of 2011, we decided to start this blog because we were bored of hanging around the house and doing [...]
