The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. Gilbert K. Chesterton, English writer, … More
Tag: travel
curing the “nature deficit disorder”
Though I have been many places around the world, I have spent most of my life within an hour or … More
Rail Sleeper and other marital adventures
My spouse cannot sleep easily at home. Put her in the passenger seat of a moving car, or the sleeper … More
Northwest
Husbands prosper when we listen to our wives’ “bucket list” dreams. And sometimes we husbands are fortunate to enjoy the … More
doggone time
A dog on the airline flight back from the Mid-West sat in First Class. I had a seat near the … More
Mountain time
The weather forecast for Zion National Park I shared with my buddies last Wednesday night was not my ideal tent … More
a day in the desert
For many years when I drove east from San Diego, it was to visit family in Yuma or in Tucson, … More
dog-man’s Farmer’s Market
Adventure is just bad planning. Roald Amundsen (brainyquote.com) Unlike the adventurers of the Nineteenth Century, like famed Arctic and Antarctic … More
Trailing
Backpacking along the Pacific Crest Trail. In the last eight years, I’ve hiked about fifteen miles of it, in four … More
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