Matthew Vollmer – Between Two Parks

These parks, they are just so… SO BIG!

By Matthew Vollmer July 16, 2018 August 15, 2018 1

Growing up in central New York… Wait, we need to get something straight before I go on. For those of you that just read “NEW YORK” and immediately picture the island of Manhattan, CENTRAL New York is 6 hours north west of NYC and nothing like the CITY that never …

Side Trips

Head to the NY mountains

By Matthew Vollmer March 15, 2018 April 3, 2018 0

During our travels, people often ask where us where we’re from. I believe it’s fairly standard to ask that question; my accent or inability to speak the native tongue is a clear give-away, and people are generally curious. I usually attempt to tell people I’m from Rochester, NY; which is …

Side Trips

Old Forge photos

By Matthew Vollmer March 15, 2018 April 2, 2018 0

Photos from our weekend adventure to Old Forge: Winter 2018.

little boy wearing helmet and snow gear — Luke is ready to go snowmobiling

teenage girl in a helmet and jacket — Alexis is ready for her first snowmobiling weekend

snowmobile with hood open, adding oil — Checking the oil

adding oil to a snowmobile — Making adjustments

woman and young boy in snowmobiling gear — Serenity and Blake ready to go

a truck in the snow and snowmobiles — Lining up the snowmobiles

8 people before getting on snowmobiles — Group Photo

theme park closed for the season, covered in snow — Enchanted Forrest… under snow

ticket book of theme park, sign says closed for season, snow covering — Ticket booth with closed sign

theme park under snow — Frozen water park

water park ride covered in snow — Mount Kilimanjaro under snow

sign for a gas station with OPEN flag — Temporary gas station for snowmobiles

sign for amusement park with a sign for the olympics — Enchanted Forest Water Safari

snowmobiles fueling up at temporary fuel station — Fueling up

snowmobiles in a row, ready to go — Lined up

view of old forge pond at the beach, covered in snow — View of Old Forge Pond

ice cream stand with snowmobiles driving by — Pied Piper

snowmobile covered the historic bridge — Crossing bridge

sign in front of a business — The Oil Well

local business in old forge — Local Businesses in Old Forge

two phone booths submerged in a snow bank — Two phone booths

a woman and a dog walking into a coffee shop — Coffee Shop

cones stacked outside of a business, covered in snow — Canoe rentals

picture of the local post office — Post office

Sign in front of a house, converted to a shop — Small town shop

sign in front of a diner — Pancake house!!!!!

entry way to a canoe rental — Canoe rental

sign pointing to where canoe rental is — Canoe rental sign

sign for a glass store and ice cream stand — Glass and Ice Cream

a small miniature golf course under snow — Mini golf under snow

picture of a liquor store — Liquor store with flair

snowmobiles riding down the road — Snowmobiles

restaurant with a fake mill on the front of building — The Old Mill

two baristas behind the counter wearing shirts supporting local olympians — Showing support

a snoopy carved into a snowbank — Ice sculptures

a view of the main street with a plow removing snow — Running the plows

flags supporting olympians hang along the streets — Support the olympians!

picture while driving, passing the movie theater — Old school movies

3 people gathered around the dinner table — Enjoying dinner

inside look of the restaurant — The snowmobile bar

All images captured with Canon 5D Mark II with Canon Ultrasonic 24-105mm lens.

Our Trip, Planning the trip

Our Origins: or, how we bought a camper

By Matthew Vollmer March 2, 2018 April 3, 2018 0

One night in December, Serenity announced “you know how I’ve always wanted to travel the country in a camper with my dog? Well I want to do it.” Huh, that’s cute. The brief history of her story. Young, 18-year-old Serenity dreamed she was going to buy an old camper van …