Tag: safety

First and foremost, I’m fine… this time Being blind, there are a few additional hazards which present themselves along the way of my

By Randy Pierce One of the recent benefits I found through the work of Future In Sight came with an outstanding technology seminar I have

We originally posted this a few years ago, but it's still relevant Happy Halloween! The Scary Realities of Vision Loss By Randy

By Randy Pierce Students are often amused when I describe how Autumn has been trained in “intelligent disobedience” It is the dog

By Randy Pierce Fortunately the title is not quite reality, but there have been several very close calls I find the world around me

By Randy Pierce July Weather has Autumn and me facing 90-degree temperatures for many consecutive days which would mean one hot dog if I

By Randy Pierce First and foremost, Autumn did NOT eat any butterflies She did, however, accompany me to the Butterfly Place They

By Randy Pierce I am often asked about my relationship with fear in dealing with blindness as well as my many adventures I prefer to

by Randy Pierce Our July New Hampshire heat wave is not untypical, nor is the choice to seek some solace from the heat by hiking amidst

by Randy Pierce Vision loss is a challenging experience, regardless of the extent of the loss All the levels of loss are a disrupting

by Drew Bourn I first met Randy a little over 20 years ago, and in the last 7 years or so, we have become very good friends Both of us

by Randy Pierce The Northern Presidential range is dominated by the daunting Mt Adams, and it will be by far the most challenging peak in

by Tracy Pierce Our hike of Mounts Whiteface and Passaconaway on June 18 & 19 was a fantastic success We completed the

by Randy Pierce I have heard more than a few questions about Quinn's safety on a hike, and while I'm out in the Pemi Wilderness with him,

by Randy Pierce The traction of my MSR snowshoes was incredible and I didn't slip on any of the steep steps Aside from the directional

by Randy Pierce Riding up Interstate 93 into Franconia Notch, John Lacroix - known to many as Sherpa John - explained how the cloud dome

When we visit with students, we engage them in our presentation with many interactive questions that guide the flow of the discussion At

by The Mighty Quinn Everyone has his or her own methods and reasons to appreciate 9/11 - including this Mighty Guide Dog! I wasn't even

by Carrie McMillen I never knew beef could be such an important part of a trip I don’t eat a lot of red meat, but I’ll eat pretty much

by Randy Pierce We set out early the next morning, though not too early as to over-push it The trail atop the ridge was beautiful and we