Advertisements The long wintry drive from Jackson, Wyoming to southern Utah was before me on the last day of 2022. Snow, rain, and the occasional moment of sun were all on display over the seven hour journey. When I get to Mystic Hot Springs, the rain starts to fall again, ever so lightly. My pioneerContinue reading “NYE at Mystic Hot Springs”
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New Year’s Eve 2019
Advertisements My room is quiet as I shut out the sound of the bass pumping house music emanating from the party upstairs. In the dark I raid the mini fridge, curl up in a pile of warm blankets and soft pillows. I hear the sounds of fireworks ringing in the New Year, perhaps only inContinue reading “New Year’s Eve 2019”
A sunset sail on NYE 2019
Advertisements New Year’s Eve 2019 is upon us. I have a mango margarita in hand as we wait to board our sailboat. The skies above are grey and ominous, so I watch the dolphins from an underground viewing deck. It’s been an exhausting year that seems to be ending in contentment. No glorious sunset wasContinue reading “A sunset sail on NYE 2019”
Parque Nacional Tulum
Advertisements It’s the last day of 2018 as I enter the Tulum Ruins. The only Aztec ruins to be located on the coast. Iguanas guard the dwellings as throngs of tourists clammer to get that perfect shot. The morning weather is changing as quickly as a child’s mind, sunny one minute, pouring rain the next.Continue reading “Parque Nacional Tulum”
The final sunset of 2017 in Lajitas
Advertisements My time in Big Bend is coming to a close. I swing my leg over Rusty’s saddle and get ready to embark into the Lajitas mountains for the final sunset of 2017.I strike up a friendly conversation with the girl that is leading us along the trail. She is much younger than I am,Continue reading “The final sunset of 2017 in Lajitas”
carrying onward to Oak Springs
Advertisements I leave the view from the Window, judge the water remaining in my canteen, and decide to continue along the trail to Oak Springs. I remember hearing that a waterfall may be the reward at the end of the trail, depending upon the weather and recent rainfall. I start trekking up the mountainside asContinue reading “carrying onward to Oak Springs”
Come and Go Blues
Advertisements The clean air and city streets of Atlanta surprise me as much as the Ferris wheel located downtown. It’s as good a place as any for the last day of two thousand and fourteen. The skyscraper lights twinkle in the early night sky, and the festivities haven’t even started yet. I wander safely betweenContinue reading “Come and Go Blues”
Vivaldi
Advertisements Walking down the streets in the blue hour after sunset, scarf wrapped tightly around my neck I make my way to the St. Salvator church at the Charles Bridge entrance to Old Town Praha. Being built between 1578-1654, it’s classic baroque architecture is truly a marvel. Inside it’s high domed ceiling has hand paintedContinue reading “Vivaldi”