Our National Park system is vast and expansive. Its mission to preserve and protect the natural and cultural resources for this and future generations. It’s a tall order. And it, like many of our federal and national systems, has been facing cuts to budgets, staff, and morale. Still they are open and welcoming visitors from… Read More The Best of America
We left Alaska after five weeks of exploration. Our last stop in the 49th state was Chicken, Alaska, along the Top of the World Highway. We drove over four hours in pristine wilderness to reach the ferry to get into Dawson City. Admittedly the ferry had us both up a tree of sorts, wondering if… Read More Crossing Canada: Part 2
Five weeks. We gave ourselves five weeks to explore Alaska. So much time. Not nearly enough time. We also gave ourselves permission to treat this trip as the once-in-a-lifetime visit that it might be (tho we really hope we get to come back). With Larry existing in the liminal space of Akamai at his back… Read More Alaska: Indeed the last frontier
Once we left Carefree, we picked up our pace again, bouncing quickly first to Acrosanti as it was somewhat on the way and fit the themes of counter-cultural living that we’ve been exploring. From there we passed through Jerome and took a stretch break in Sedona. Then it was onto the Grand Canyon. We scored… Read More The Great American Southwest Part 2: Greatest Hits, Goblins, and Gods
This post will attempt to capture our couple weeks bouncing around in the southwest. Or, as we came to describe it, letting our little piñon seed blow where the wind would take it. Picking up on the joyful spontaneity we experienced in Texas, we decided to let “yes” enter the chat and we allowed ourselves… Read More The Great American Southwest Part 1: Carefree Piñon Seeds
After returning from St Maarten, we closed the camps and tucked them in for the winter. Then our winding path from New Hampshire to Florida brought us down to Massachusetts (to say bye to Tam and the pups), then Pennsylvania (for a day visit with Milan and Sadie), then to Virginia for a workday, and… Read More Tennessee in three parts
The first week of August is already here. It feels impossible that our visit with Meredith is almost over. July went by in a blur. I spent a few days with Tammy in Haverhill while she recovered from knee surgery (and we both recovered from bee stings). Back up at camp we passed the days… Read More Just like that
We headed to Boulder, Colorado, after Telluride. It was a rather long, but stunningly beautiful ride. We met the family and animals for our next house and pet sit in a charming neighborhood a short distance from the city center. We’ve spent the better part of the week simply being in the home, working, caring… Read More Rocky Mountain NP and Rocky the Tortoise
Telluride is a picturesque town in a scenic box canyon, surrounded by mountains, lush and green, snow dotted, even in June, with waterfalls sluicing vertically down the slopes. It is home to the Telluride Bluegrass festival, an event that’s been going on for over 50 years. For as long as Larry has known music, he’s… Read More Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Utah seems impossible. Otherworldly. Utah is like no place else on earth. At least no place that I’ve seen. It’s a geological wonderland and an exercise in trying to grasp the concept of millions of years in the past. Our time here this year was brief, but absolutely packed with incredible sights. In a week’s… Read More One week in Utah
Empty Nest Wanderings 