View over Camden harbor and Penobscot Bay from a hilltop with red fall foliage A river winding through a valley of bright fall foliage in Shenandoah A turquoise alpine lake below jagged grey peaks on the Blue Lakes Trail
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Hikes, road trips
& everyday life.

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A low-tide beach with wave-worn rocks and offshore sea stacks reflected in the wet sand, dog paw prints leading across the shoreTravel · Oregon · Apr 2018

In and Around Port Orford

A tour through the parks and trails around Port Orford, Oregon — Camp Blanco State Park, New River Nature Center, Humbug Mountain's old-growth rainforest, the Lifeboat Station, and Paradise Point. Cannonmt — Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, Franconia NHHiking · New Hampshire · Oct 2014

Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, Franconia NH

 Independence pass — A Hike, a Drive, and a BBQHiking · Colorado · Jun 2016

A Hike, a Drive, and a BBQ

 Rich creek trail loop — Rich Creek & Rough and Tumble Loop, Buffalo Peaks Wilderness COHiking · Colorado · Jul 2016

Rich Creek & Rough and Tumble Loop, Buffalo Peaks Wilderness CO

 A monarch butterfly resting on dried grassesTravel · VA + NJ · Oct 2020

Best laid plans... and all that drivel.
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