travel
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Maui exists!
In Maui, the marvels are as abundant as the vowels, and they all flow rhythmically together. The fresh water (wai) streams of the windward side run adjacent to deep ocean water before releasing into it. This wetness is offset on… Continue reading
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Catalina Dreaming
We are freshly back from a long weekend trip to Catalina and I am still brimming with excitement and a reinvigorated lust for adventure. I just love taking weekend jaunts, 2 or 3 night adventures, with the family. After 20… Continue reading
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European Thoughts – Kids Pace Travel
Its true, it was really tough traveling like backpackers with the kids through Europe. That said, areas of weakness are often the source of strength or unique advantage. The downside to schlepping small children through train stations like they were… Continue reading
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Home at last – Europe takes its toll
We made it. In retrospect, we may not have decided to go to France and Italy with our 3 and 5 year old children on a two week adventure had we known just how difficult it would be. I knew… Continue reading
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Baja is fresh in Ensenada
Ensenada means “bay”. That was the first thing I decided that I needed to know after booking a hotel in the town of Ensenada de Todos Santos and committing to a road trip down the Pacific coast and into Mexico. Is Mexico safe… Continue reading
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Have Tribalism, Will Travel
December 2016 Our lives play out in ritual. Virtual pep rallies for our various tribes. Football games, political events, team-building exercises at work – they all serve to reinforce our sense of place within the herd. Belonging to a team also… Continue reading
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Yosemite is sooooo Yemity!
I had been here before. It was the early 2000s and I was on a trek through the Alpine regions of Yosemite National Park that saw me and two buddies scale Half Dome, summit Glacier Point, and suffer a million… Continue reading
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Joshua Tree Music Festival
Our family seems to function best when we have a strong sense of where our next adventure lies. We take semi-regular trips to visit our extended families, whether it be on the east coast to visit my family or to… Continue reading
Not So Grim 