something in your eyes makes me wanna lose myself

"I could stay here stuck
Thinking about the days of bad luck
Or get lost in your voice
It’s an easy choice
And something in your smile says
Everything’s gonna be all right
Wasn’t always this easy
It wasn’t always like it was today
Wasn’t always this easy
And I will hold onto this moment"

— The Rocket Summer, “Tara, I’m Terrible”

I'm braver than you believe, stronger than I seem,
and smarter than you think.

hiking trailsssssss

My boyfriend, some other friends and myself have been finding and going to amazing hiking trails where we've come across some pretty rad waterfalls. I have made a list below of the best hiking places (some with waterfalls!) which I recommend. If you're looking for something free (well, besides gas) to go to and to just get out and be active, please do visit these. They are great. I also mentioned one or two I wouldn't recommend.. .


1) Bash Bish Falls in Massachusetts (best waterfall I've ever seen!) The trail is very steep and quite a workout but it's so worth it. It's only about an hour from Albany or maybe a little more.
2) Barberville Falls in Rensselaer Country - another great waterfall.
3) Edmund Hike- nice waterfall, best for beginner hikers, not too strenuous
4) Five Rivers (smaller, no waterfall but still beautiful. AND there's a wild turkey trail. What's not to love?)
5) Lisha Kill Preserve (a little difficult to navigate but not too bad of a hike. Smaller waterfall)
6) Plotterkill Preserve (definitely not my favorite but the waterfall is nice when there's enough water- best to visit in the fall, winter, and spring).

And here's one I don't recommend at all:
7) Normanskill Farm (It's right in Delmar and you drive down this road suddenly you can go a few different directions. It's confusing, scary because there's like weird worship or sacrifice sculptures in the Forrest, and not much of a hike! Most of it isn't even through the woods- just along a road with cars constantly coming.) However, there is a dog park at the end somewhere so that may be of help to ya.



(Barberville Falls)


(Bash Bish)



(Edmund Hike)



(Lisha Kill Preserve)



(Plotterkill Preserve)



(Normanskill farm and trails) Not much to see here...

i love this.

“Something dramatic would be a good next step. I’d love to do something that would shock people, something that’s against type. I feel like people don’t know yet what I can really do.”
-A.B.

spooky times.

I've always thought it was uber cool to find haunted houses (real ones), cemeteries, and stories. Luckily, my best friends and my boyfriend don't think I'm nuts and also like to accompany me on my journeys to visit these pronounced freaky places. There's something about there being more to life than what we see everyday. I know there are skeptics who say that there's "always a reasonable explanation for the window with a scary face in it" or that "that sound had to have come from something like the wind..." I chose to believe because it's fun and I truly do believe that paranormal things do happen.

Right now, as I eat my cherries and gingersnaps, I contemplate my next choice of creepy location. I'm thinking something local and easy to access because if it ends up being lame, it wasn't such a disappointment and hike to get there.

By the way, the list of people who want to come to these places with me is totally getting longer and it's super exciting. I should toatz be a tour guide.


(Abandoned house in Stephentown. Faces appear in both windows when zoomed in! I swear!)


(Witche's Grave in Berne)