Category: Misc & Etc.
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Travel Quote: “…Passion For Adventure…”
“The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” –Christopher McCandless
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Travel Quote: “…The World Was on my Side.”
“I wandered everywhere, through cities and countries wide. And everywhere I went, the world was on my side.” –Roman Payne, Rooftop Soliloquy
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Travel Quote: “Until You Step Into the Unknown…”
“Until you step into the unknown, you don’t know what you’re made of.” –Roy T. Bennett
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Travel Quote: “…Look Upon It as an Adventure”
“One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.” –William Feather
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Learning From the Land: An Unexpected Lesson in Colorado
During a family visit to Colorado, I learned that some of the most important histories are not found in museums, but in the landscapes around us. A lesson in respecting and preserving Indigenous stories.
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Travel Quote: “…Others Are Like Stars Which Travel One Defined Path…”
“Most people…are like a falling leaf that drifts and turns in the air, flutters, and falls to the ground. But a few others are like stars which travel one defined path: no wind reaches them, they have within themselves their guide and path.” –Hermann Hesse
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Travel Quote: “…Wonder What is Beyond the Horizon”
“There will always be those who feel more comfortable not venturing from the warmth of the hearth, but there are those who prefer to look out the window and wonder what is beyond the horizon.” –Jimmy Buffett, A Salty Piece of Land
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Year In Review : 2021
Updated in 2025 for easier navigation- relive the adventures of 2021 below There’s something special about the closing days of a year—the gentle pause between Christmas and New Year’s, when one chapter is ending and another is just about to begin. I love this quiet stretch of time, tender and reflective, when I can look…
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Travel Quote: “…Open Your Mind, Get Up Off the Couch, Move.”
“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off…
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Cheers and Fears on 39
And so today I begin the last year of my 30’s! And I’m happy to say that finally the leaves are starting to change and it got cool enough to pull out a sweater. So I would say this day is off to a pretty good start! It’s been a little surreal for me today…