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
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2007 mc 26 grand canyon national park — My longest solo motorcycle ride - NC to CATravel · Road Trips · Mar 2007

My longest solo motorcycle ride - NC to CA

In early May of 2007, I set out on what, to this day, is the longest road trip I've ever done at one time. Not only was it the longest distance (over 7,300 miles in just 19 days) but it… IMAG — A bit of Revolution War history - Fort TiconderogaTravel · New York · Sep 2015

A bit of Revolution War history - Fort Ticonderoga

 Mother chipmunk - Tucson ArizonaTravel · Arizona · Apr 2016

Motherhood...

 Everglades — Everglades National Park, Everglades City FLTravel · Florida · Jan 2015

Everglades National Park, Everglades City FL

 Davis meadow trail — Davis Meadow Trail, Buena Vista COHiking · Colorado · Jun 2016

Davis Meadow Trail, Buena Vista CO
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The massive, moss-covered roots of an ancient redwood beside the boardwalk trail Travel · CA + OR · Oct 25, 2019 Trees of Mystery, Klamath, California Go there →