2018 - Year in Review

Hey 2019- I think we’re going to get along nicely, and so far we are off to a pretty good start.

2018 was an extraordinarily busy year full of a unique amount of milestones- I graduated college, passed the RN boards exam, moved three times, and started my first full time job. Crazy right? Now that 2018 is over it’s time for our annual year in review. Check out 2017’s here!

January

February

March

March was a wildly busy month. Graduation was two months away (aaaah!) and we were getting ready to move into our first place together.

April

April was filled with amazing 5 am sunrises and the close to some great chapters. I was the recipient for the 2018 Diversity and Inclusion award at school, and a Finalist for the Rainville award. The end of April closed out two years of service with a great group of service leaders.

Bonus: I achieved my four year goal of getting a picture with the President of the University #heckyes

May

Graduation month, “Welcome to the Real World”

June

July

august

August was the start of a new chapter. Starting my first full time job as a nurse! Official welcome to the real world.

september

October

November

November 7 | New Haven, CT

December

Looking Ahead

2019 is going to be a great year, I’m sure of it. We have a trip to Europe planned and are official IKON ski pass holders. I’m excited to see where the year goes and where the adventures take us. Thanks for coming along for the ride. What’s your 2019 looking like? Let me know- drop a comment or a DM, see you out there friends.

2017 - Year in Review

14 States. 12 Months. 1 Big Adventure. 

2017 was packed full of long days and hard work, but it was rewarded with huge adventures and countless laughs.  We tackled 14 states, spent time with the raddest people, and made timeless memories.  

January

Want to read more about our trip to Maine? Check it out here.


February 

March

Spring Break - Arizona
Read the posts from the trip here



April

Two formals and a whole lot of craziness! In the best way possible. 

 

May

May was filled with final exams and last minute adventures! We were officially done with Junior Year. 

June

 

July

 

August

Leah Surprised me with a trip to D.C. for my birthday! 

 

September

 

October

 

November

 

December

2017 was a crazy year and one hell of a ride! We worked hard and played harder. Here's to 2018 being filled with even more adventures. 

-Rachael & Leah

Great Wass Island Preserve

Great Wass Island Preserve | 8.17.17 | Maine | 44.4707° N, -67.5824° W

 

Great Wass Island Preserve is located in Beals, Maine and is run by the Nature Conservancy, so cool! There are two trails in the Preserve, each connecting to form a giant loop that's 4.5 miles. The parking lot isn't hard to find and has plenty of spots. Everyone starts their hike from the same place and after a bit of hiking the trail splits. You can go left to the Mud Hole Trail, or go right to the Little Cape Point Trail. Here's a map of the preserve to give you a little picture.

We chose to start on Mud Hole trail to Little Cape and do the large loop. The trail starts in the woods and eventually shoots you out onto the rocks. 

The trail is through dense woods, rocks, and sections of boardwalk. The trail variety is really, really, amazing. The way the trail cuts through nature was my favorite part.

This was my first time being in the woods of Maine. It was incredible how dense the woods here are and how green everything was. Hence all the pictures!

Not long after this view, the trail ends and you're now out on the rocks. Heads up: your pace will slow down. The rocks are flat; Then all of a sudden you're on all fours crawling up them, a ton of fun though! When the trail meets the rocks, the wood line will be marked by lobster buoys.

As your walking keep your eye on the shoreline! There's tons of fun stuff in the trees. We found endless lobster buoys, traps, and fisherman's gear.

There came a point where the clouds were creeping in and you could smell the rain in the air. We had been hiking for a while and thought we were almost done. We picked up the pace but finally stopped to figure out how far we were. Turns out we we're only 1/3 of the way done! 

We kept on trucking and finally when we were close we had to climb onto this point and to get down you had to use a rope tied to a tree. This hike was so cool. 

As soon as we ducked back into the woods the sky opened and the rain started falling. Lucky for us we were actually almost done with the hike this time! 

This was one of the most stunning hikes I've ever done. Hopefully these pictures do it justice, and if not you'll have to go see it for yourself! If you enjoyed this post and like to support keeping places like this wild consider donating to The Nature Conservancy here. The Nature Conservancy runs Great Wass Island Preserve. Thanks in advance friends! 

After your hike treat yourself! Beals Maine is home to the #1 lobster roll and it definitely doesn't disappoint (PS they also have ice-cream). The name of the place is Bayview Takeout, they don't have a website but here's the address: 20 Shore Rd, Beals, ME 04611.