Category Archives: travel

Spring Fever

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

I’ve been rather busy lately, and I’m sorry to say I’ve hardly jotted down a word of it. Once the weather here finally turned for spring, I jumped outdoors with both feet (really, the easiest way to do it). Taking … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Outings, Part Four: Long Way ‘Round

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

Having found myself somewhere other than actually on the trail back to the parking lot, I had three choices: I could try to backtrack and pick up the trail where I had lost it in the first place; I could … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Outings, Part Three: False Start

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

After I saw the young bull moose calmly stroll past me that afternoon on Kamiak Butte, I figured the day could get no better and I should head back to the world. I lingered a few minutes, vainly trying to … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Outings, Part Two: Lunch Guest

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Having successfully negotiated the icy back side of the trail up Kamiak Butte, I paused a few minutes for a piece of Clif Bar, a drink of water, and a big ol’ chunk of solitude. There was so much of … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Outings, Part One: A Solo Mission

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

On this anniversary of the birth of the great Charles Dickens, it seems only appropriate that I have a story of two opposite outings which I undertook on consecutive days. First, I must apologize for the undue delay in posting. … Continue reading →

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The Travel Blog Begins

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

I’ve started another blog for more travel and transportation-related stuff, including more on our epic cross-country journey of earlier this summer. Go here. Tell your friends.

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Where do the Locals Go?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

Our next stop for groceries was in Forsyth, which proved both an eerie parallel and a strong contrast to our Kalispell visit. Of course, both are in Montana, and occupy river valleys: Kalispell in the Flathead, and Forsyth in the … Continue reading →

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Across the Divide

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

As we left the motel in Bigfork (it’s one word) with 500 miles between us and our evening campsite, I thought with regret about the scale and pace of the trip, and the opportunities we would inevitably miss. There’s just … Continue reading →

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Maybe it’s Montana…

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

Montana haunts my dreams. We have been pulled into its orbit like so much space debris around a planet, and I suspect we are as thoroughly trapped. As we drove on into that mythic space, the sun refusing to set … Continue reading →

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Day 1, Continued

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

Our first day on the road was long, to be sure; 11 hours and change from door to door. Nor was it without mishaps, either: a missed turn that nearly put us into Canada, and a lost campsite by a … Continue reading →

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