Santa Fe’s Holiday Walk (December 2025) | New Mexico
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Spending this year’s holidays in Santa Fe, aka ‘City Different,’ was definitely a different experience for me. At ~7,000 feet above sea level, Santa Fe—the highest and oldest state capital in the U.S., built upon Spanish and Pueblo history—fills me … Read More

Barren Alaskan Wilderness (August 2024)
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Alaska may be barren and remote, but nature remained a great companion. Men frequently say to me, “I should think you would feel lonesome down there, and want to be nearer to folks, rainy and snowy days and nights especially.” … Read More

Finding The Allure In Bedraggled Seattle, And During COVID-19 Pandemic (June 2018-2024)
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Old brick troubled by safety orange, construction sites. Cranes flutter. Uphill climbs and downward gazes Downtown power walks, in and out of skid rows. A work-in-progress city. Zigzag through nifty gift shops and fresh fish; A farmers market maze. Stopping … Read More

San Francisco Bay Area, California Spring (May 2018)
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  flower-laced, dreamy beaches tango with the frigid ashen air. Lands End meets the Outer Sunset Sutro Baths & Lands End Legion of Honor Museum Ferry Building Farmers Market California Academy of Sciences | Golden Gate Park Chinatown | Golden Gate … Read More

Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Mud and Roosters – Kauai, Hawaii (November 2017)
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Rain again. Just a little over a mile of hiking into Hawaii’s 11-mile Kalalau Trail, the path turned to silken clay. It was like skiing through the trail rather than treading. A walking stick was pleasantly useful. Kauai had one … Read More

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