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Hiking and other Adventures / 2024

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

Summer 2024 in a Nutshell
Summer 2024 in a Nutshell

Shaped by Wind and Water (Utah, Feb ’24, part 4 of 4)
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 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)
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)
Welcome to Kanab (Utah, Feb ’24, part 1 of 4)

SOUTHEAST ASIA / Summer 2010

Holiday in Cambodia (2010)
Holiday in Cambodia (2010)

Treasures of Laos (2010)
Treasures of Laos (2010)

By bus and by boat – from Vietnam to Laos (2010)
By bus and by boat – from Vietnam to Laos (2010)
Peak Experiences in Northern Vietnam (2010)
Peak Experiences in Northern Vietnam (2010)

Cruising through Southern Vietnam (2010)
Cruising through Southern Vietnam (2010)

ECUADOR and PERU / Summer 2023

A wild time in the Galapagos Islands
A wild time in the Galapagos Islands

A Gem in the Southern Highlands
A Gem in the Southern Highlands

The Breathtaking Mountains of Central Ecuador
The Breathtaking Mountains of Central Ecuador

Birds, Bailes, and Bad Geography in Northern Ecuador
Birds, Bailes, and Bad Geography in Northern Ecuador

Quito: Just Another Latin American City
Quito: Just Another Latin American City

Lima: home away from home
Lima: home away from home – July 29, 2023

SABBATICAL / July 2021 – July 2022

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

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

Bergen and the Boats
Bergen and the Boats – July 28, 2022

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

Oslo Wanderings
Oslo Wanderings – July 12, 2022

Re-energizing in Stockholm
Re-energizing in Stockholm – June 16, 2022

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

Highs and Lows in Switzerland
Highs and Lows in Switzerland – May 24, 2022

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

France is Pretty
France is Pretty – May 8, 2022

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

London 10: Life in London
London 10: Life in London – April 16, 2022

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

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

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

London 6: Historyland
London 6: Historyland – April 7, 2022

London 5: More Building Babble
London 5: More Building Babble – April 7, 2022

London 4: Into the City and out of the city
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)
From Henge to Ham: a week of new adventures (aka London, Part 3) – March 5, 2022

London 2: Finding Hidden Joys
London 2: Finding Hidden Joys – February 17, 2022

Starting Slow in London
Starting Slow in London – January 26, 2022

New Year’s…Resolved
New Year’s…Resolved – January 11, 2022

NYC6: The Beautiful City
NYC6: The Beautiful City – January 1, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Horror and Fantasy…Bavarian Edition
Horror and Fantasy…Bavarian Edition – September 14, 2021

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

Big Mountains…Big Crowds
Big Mountains…Big Crowds – September 4, 2021

Crowded Beach…Empty City
Crowded Beach…Empty City – August 18, 2021

Vineyards and truffles and hazelnuts…oh my!
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
Losing ourselves in Milan…and losing a wallet – July 26, 2021

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

SSP: Origins
SSP: Origins – July 11, 2021

This was part of an ill-fated idea to also blog about game design.

Red rocks…and a rainbow
Red rocks…and a rainbow – July 8, 2021

Cross Country…with cats
Cross Country…with cats – July 8, 2021

The very first post!