April 23, 2020
Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge in Long Island’s Sag Harbor is a magical place to visit. Since I was going alllll the way out East, a quick commune with the birds was very necessary on this Earth Day. But please don’t go. You’d mess with my bird flow. Since Read more…
April 22, 2020
With the New Moon and the remnants of the Lyrids Meteor Shower playing out, I knew my ceiling was not going to cut it tonight. I headed to the darkest place that is sorta nearby, Montauk Point: The End of Long Island. A great destination of Earth Day. It was Read more…
June 29, 2017
There are things that go very differently in my head. The first day of my Summer break… In my head I rouse from a peaceful slumber as a stray ray of sunlight gently taps my shoulder. Hovering Blue Jays hold up an impractical, sheer house coat as I saunter out Read more…
May 30, 2017
Twenty years ago, after our closing shifts at Tower Records in Carle Place, my coworkers and I used to drive to the tip of Long Island, arriving at Montauk Point between 1 or 2 in the morning. We did this repeatedly, ceremoniously, as we inducted new recruits. Together, we’d clutch each other while walking the Read more…
February 24, 2017
Typically the weather during my mid-winter school break, the week of Presidents’ day, is poor. The usual snow chances have me avoiding travel and “hunkering down” at home in hibernation mode, perhaps planning Spring and Summer adventures. This year, however, had me stricken with early onset Spring fever. I needed to bust out Read more…
August 9, 2011
Like its name implies, Long Island is looong. Heading east from my starting point in Freeport, it’s almost 100 miles to Montauk Point (a.k.a. The End). With a year-round Hamptons local as my guide, I spent the day on this long stretch of road, searching for vegan eats but finding Read more…