I wake up to a perfect June day around Lake Tahoe. The blue skies and warm temperatures are just calling for a bike ride. I find a rental shop that has exactly what I need, and next thing I know I am rolling along the Tahoe trail. The roar of the river fills my ears…
Tag: Travel
Time in Tahoe
The last time I was in Tahoe during the Summer was twelve years ago, when I first started out being somewhat serious with solo travel and developing My Walkabout. My sister was still alive and our family was normal and “happy”. I return this last June, just as the last of the snowpack from the…
The cabin at Dollar Point
The smell of pine is strong as I make my way around the scenic beauty of Lake Tahoe. It’s the beginning of the summer season and the towns are starting to come alive with tourists. I find my A Frame cabin in a place called Dollar Point, settle in, and marvel at the view from…
Done with Aquariums
Done with Aquariums
Bell Rock
I skip out of work a few hours early to beat the end of the Friday traffic. Life is too short for a continual 9-5 work week. It’s time to explore more of the Sedona Vortex, with a scramble up Bell Rock on my mind.It’s early April, the time of year for the creatures and…
stepping into Chinatown
Sunday morning in San Francisco. One minute I’m wandering through the downtown financial district, and then by just crossing the street, I enter a whole new world….The Paifang before me has a ominous nature about it. I carefully tiptoe across the threshold, and instantly feel the modern city melt away behind me. It’s early in…
The Stained Glass of Toluca
Having finished my hike around Nevado De Toluca earlier than my driver expected, he asks me if I’d like to stop and visit Toluca, the largest Mexican State, and see what many to believe to be the biggest Stained Glass display in the world. “Absolutely.”My driver tells me that the town itself isn’t very safe…
the Elephant Trees Trail
Stretch and I rise to our last day out in the Borrego desert. We get the truck ready to hit the dirt trails in search of the elusive Elephant Trees. No need for a shower, I like the feel of sweat that is already running down my back from the heat.Lost we get out here….
Hanging in Japan town for the Cherry Blossom Festival
I had been waiting an entire year to go to San Francisco’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival, held in the Japan town area of the city by the bay. As I walked along the streets, the buildings changed architectural structure in dramatic fashion. I felt like I was in another country. The beautiful cherry blossoms blooming,…
Borrego Springs
I step out of the vintage trailer and over to the tiki bar, grab a cold Guinness and marvel at the sky. Two different cloud formations are in battle above me, creating an end of the world aura out here in Borrego Springs. I sit and feel the world turn.Stillness is almost palpable out here….
Terlingua
“The topography of Big Bend is so barren and jagged that America’s astronauts in the 1960s took field trips to the park to prepare them for landing on the moon.” It didn’t really surprise the man to find a ghost town out here, as the whole goddamn place felt abandoned. He knocks back another beer to…
The Art Institute of Chicago
“Do you like museums? This one is famous for that scene in the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” “I love museums.” “Which ones have you been to?” “I’ve never been to a museum.” I’ve walked past these lions many a time, and my mind always goes back to that movie scene where Cameron is staring intently…