I thought I wouldn’t need it. Too frivolous after investing in a new-to-me car. Wasn’t I just home in Germany last fall? What about Izzy? “Slacker.” Summer is here and I keep thinking to last year’s Glenwood Springs vacation, riding the train over the prairies and the mountains, zipping around the mountain town alone on … More Clueless and in need of a getaway
How are you? Are you busy? Racing from work to kids’ practices and afternoon meetings? Are you up early each day and slow down late at night? Juggling this and that? Working hard to study up, work off, pay off that bill and prepare the kids to rock their world? How’s it going? I spent … More Un-muddying the water
Saturday, I tumbled around before yoga – diving into the first Wildwood book, opening the curtains and drinking the coffee. It was glorious. The sun refracted and played through the prisms and glass bits I keep in my east-facing bedroom window. The coffee was good. I was at home with my thoughts. Eventually and after … More not a sad story & wonder of memory
I’ve been wondering about wonder. And this blog. And any folks reading it. Thank you. You have adventured with me as I unshackle, shake off and untether myself from a story no one really wants. It’s time for a story shift in my wayfaring life. Background: A new friend recently asked why I have been … More Adventure and Wonder
A little later this evening I’ll board a train and head west. I need this disruption of routine and leaping from my comfort zone. I’ve already changed into full-on Lola Granola wear and packed the protein bars as no one needs me hangry. Mountains, here I come. The photo at right is the last minute … More Importance of lifelong travel
I did it. I made a few reservations, bought a ticket and have the beginnings of a plan to ride the wind…or at least Amtrak’s California Zephyr sometime this summer. After 30 years of hearing about and dreaming about a slow traverse across the continental divide* on the California Zephyr, I’m going to do it! … More Traveling the wind
Words make me happy. Not bunches of words when few will do, but with an appreciation for what a well-placed articulated thought can do, I find joy. Pro Tip: a well-considered word can change the world. Take vote for instance or love or compassion or war or friends or discover or humility instead of hubris or a … More The advent of adventure
Fireworks. This weekend I experienced lots of fireworks, only most of them were in my vision and not cast against a summer night sky. “Weird,” I thought. “I haven’t been looking into the sun or any bright lights.” I’d worn my shades while hiking the Konza and had only watched one (count ’em, 1) firework … More Keeping my eye on a few things
A few years ago, friends presented me with a maroon “Happy Camper” t-shirt which I wore to run, in races, and out exploring. I loved it. It was my reminder to live as a happy camper might with joy, curiosity, expectation, and play. At the time, my days had little room for play. So much got squished into … More Happy Camper
This could be the doorway to our greatest adventure. This broken-down, paint-peeling, hidden-in-the-alleyway, and gathering-weeds moment could be the doorway to our best lives. With the late summer sun beating on our necks and no answers or checks in the mail This day these disappointed hours could be the doorway to our most open-hearted living. … More Standing in the Doorway
