Mike Calabrese

We lost another fellow hiker and good friend today. Tom O’Brien and I hiked many miles with the Prince of Peace UMC Hiking Group between… Read More »In Memoriam, Tom O’Brien

This 2 mile up, 2 mile back linear hike took place on Saturday, October 26, 2024. It was just me on this one. Since I… Read More »Recon of Discovery Trail, Prince William County, VA

This recon occurred on Friday, August 30, 2024. It was just me on this trip. The purpose of a recon is to see if a… Read More »Recon: Popular Ford Park & Surrounding Areas, Centreville, VA

This recon occurred on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. It was just me on this trip. As of today, Culpeper Battlefields State Park is the newest… Read More »Recon, Culpeper Battlefields State Park, VA

Last Tuesday I went RV camping in Prince William Forest Park near Dumfries, VA, I took my laptop with me and used it on Tuesday… Read More »My Windows 11 laptop just bit the dust

One of the reasons why I chose to go with a WordPress website a year ago was that they offered what are called plugins. Plugins… Read More »WordPress Plugins: the good, the bad and the ugly

Happy 4th of July! Sometime in the spring of 2023 I decided to make the switch and start from scratch. I was having issues with… Read More »The 2nd iteration of mikecalabrese.com is is turning 1 year old

Since I am not feeling 100% yet, I am cancelling the Greenbrier River Trail Backpacking Trip scheduled for June 11-12, 2024. I’m getting my endurance… Read More »06/11-12/2024 Greenbrier River Trail, WV Backpack Trip Canceled

I’ve had my 2019 Subaru Outback for about 3 months now. Overall, I’m happy with the purchase of this vehicle. In the forthcoming paragraphs I… Read More »3 Month Review of my 2019 Subaru Outback

I plan to do 3 more backpacking trips over the next 3 years and then hang up my backpack:  Greenbrier River Trail, WV  in 2024,… Read More »One Month Until Greenbrier River Hike 06/11-12/2024