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
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
As an east coast gal, I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Canada. I’ve been to New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and many visits to a couple parts of Quebec. We even spent a weekend in Vancouver. But this trip allowed us to really spend some time crossing this vast country. Our… Read More Crossing Canada: part 1
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
We are technically one whole quarter into 2026 and our 3rd season of Faux Birding, but we are really only kicking off the nomading portion of our adventures now. We wanted to spend the first part of this year exploring more of Florida, and for the most part we were able to see and do… Read More Florida Finale: a travel log of sorts
This post had to wait until April 3, 2026 because it’s capturing the last of an era for our family. For over 25 years we have been Akamites, members of the Akamai family. But today that ends actively. We are now Akamai alumni, and we are now starting a new chapter, one where our time… Read More March, the very beginning of April, and the end of an era
Yep, it’s the shortest month. But even with that, this February seemed to go by extra quickly. We squeezed a lot of travel, fun, and work into February. We also stayed in touch with the family as we all scattered about, kids in Europe & the UK, mom and dad on a cruise to Mexico… Read More February (aka: a blur)
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
We did not originally have Pinnacles on our bingo card for this year of nomading. But when the circumstances of our stay in Salinas changed (see the Salinas post for those details) we pivoted. We camped at a super interesting and beautiful ranch within striking range of the park. We woke at 6am and drove… Read More Pinnacles National Park side quest
Empty Nest Wanderings 