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Hiking and other Adventures / 2024

September Backpacking is the Best! …until it’s not. –

Summer 2024 in a Nutshell –

Shaped by Wind and Water (Utah, Feb ’24, part 4 of 4) –

The Weirdness of the White Pockets (Utah, Feb ’24, part 3 of 4) –

The Best Day of Hiking Ever?!?! And some new friends. (Utah, Feb ’24, part 2 of 4) –

Welcome to Kanab (Utah, Feb ’24, part 1 of 4) –
SOUTHEAST ASIA / Summer 2010

Holiday in Cambodia (2010) –

Treasures of Laos (2010) –

By bus and by boat – from Vietnam to Laos (2010) –

Peak Experiences in Northern Vietnam (2010) –

Cruising through Southern Vietnam (2010) –
ECUADOR and PERU / Summer 2023

A wild time in the Galapagos Islands –

A Gem in the Southern Highlands –

The Breathtaking Mountains of Central Ecuador –

Birds, Bailes, and Bad Geography in Northern Ecuador –

Quito: Just Another Latin American City –

Lima: home away from home – July 29, 2023
SABBATICAL / July 2021 – July 2022

Sabbatical Trek IV: The Voyage Home – October 12, 2022

Up and Down and All Around the Lysefjord – August 18, 2022

Bergen and the Boats – July 28, 2022

This land is Aurland, this land is our land… – July 24, 2022

Oslo Wanderings – July 12, 2022

Re-energizing in Stockholm – June 16, 2022

More Friends! More Buildings! More Treats! (Quick stops in Köln, Bonn, and Copenhagen) – June 9, 2022

Highs and Lows in Switzerland – May 24, 2022

Bikes, Flowers, Canals, and a Naked Boy: Adventures in the Netherlands and Belgium – May 11, 2022

France is Pretty – May 8, 2022

A tale of Cardiff, Cliffs, and COVID – April 28, 2022

London 10: Life in London – April 16, 2022

London 9: Art and more…out and about – April 12, 2022

London 8: Art…from the traditional to the exceptional – April 11, 2022

London 7: The British Museum…and other life news – April 10, 2022

London 6: Historyland – April 7, 2022

London 5: More Building Babble – April 7, 2022

London 4: Into the City and out of the city – March 18, 2022

From Henge to Ham: a week of new adventures (aka London, Part 3) – March 5, 2022

London 2: Finding Hidden Joys – February 17, 2022

Starting Slow in London – January 26, 2022

New Year’s…Resolved – January 11, 2022

NYC6: The Beautiful City – January 1, 2022

An Interruption: the worst day of the year. – December 31, 2021

NYC5: New York Goes Over the Top (Arts and Holidays) – December 28, 2021

NYC4: Underground, Out Loud, and on the Table – December 25, 2021

NYC3: From the Past into the Future – December 22, 2021

NYC2: It’s Been a Long Time Coming – December 18, 2021

NYC1: First Impressions, Friends, and Family – November 11, 2021

It’s All Fun and Games (and some work)…in Germany’s Rhineland – October 21, 2021

Borderlands Through the Ages…from Strasbourg to Trier – October 14, 2021

Roundabout France…a driving adventure, part trois – October 13, 2021

Roundabout France…part deux (wherein our car just sat in a driveway for a few days) – October 11, 2021

Roundabout France…a driving adventure, part un – October 8, 2021

Oohing and Aahing…in the Capitals of Central Europe– September 26, 2021

Horror and Fantasy…Bavarian Edition – September 14, 2021

Bonus Blog: Huts, Rifugios, and other Alpine Hideouts – September 9, 2021

Big Mountains…Big Crowds – September 4, 2021

Crowded Beach…Empty City – August 18, 2021

Vineyards and truffles and hazelnuts…oh my! – August 13, 2021

Up in the Alps…and some downs as well – August 5, 2021

Losing ourselves in Milan…and losing a wallet – July 26, 2021

Family Visits…and oddities along the way – July 20, 2021

SSP: Origins – July 11, 2021
This was part of an ill-fated idea to also blog about game design.

Red rocks…and a rainbow – July 8, 2021

Cross Country…with cats – July 8, 2021
The very first post!