Tuesday, 24 May 2022, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport By the time I'd finally purchased tickets for my flight home, air fares had doubled. I...

Monday, 23 May 2022, Phoenix AZ My, how times have changed. In the late 19th century, railroads brought growing numbers of settlers into...

Sunday, 22 May 2022, Flagstaff AZ NOTE. When I mentioned to my cousin in Phoenix that I spent two days in Petrified Forest (PeFo), he...

Saturday, 21 May 2022, Petrified Forest NP Joy is that kind of happiness that does not depend on what happens. - David Steindl-Rast Do...

Friday, 20 May 2022, in the middle of nowhere It looks like my Cloudless Tour had ended. In the sky, I spotted a good dollop of white...

Thursday, 19 May 2022, White Sands NP NOTE: Day 4 of the Cloudless Tour (though a smoky haze now lingers in the air, due to...

Wednesday, 18 May 2022, Chiricahua NM You should listen to your heart, and not the voices inside your head. — Julie Kavner as Marge...

Tuesday, 17 May 2022, Saguaro NP/Fort Bowie NHS I think you travel to search and come back home to find yourself there. — Chimamanda...

Sunday, 15 May 2022, flying Air travel is no fun. The 3.5 hour delay on my flight to Phoenix marks my fourth consecutive flight delayed...

Tuesday, 3 May 2022, Columbia SC airport I'm biding my time in the Columbia airport, sitting in a rocking chair, looking at the cumulus...

Monday, 2 May 2022, Congaree National Park I couldn't say the night refreshed us, but we awoke ready to face the day. Yesterday, Ranger...

Sunday, 1 May 2022, Congaree National Park If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath. — Amit...

One must champion oneself and say, "I am ready for this!" — Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose in “Schitt's Creek” The forecast called for...

Thursday, 28 April 2022, Great Smoky Mountains NP Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. —...

Wednesday, 27 April 2022, Greenville TN and Great Smoky Mountains NP Which President had this popular song composed, honoring him? "If...

Tuesday, 26 April 2022: New River Gorge National Park The day dawned rainy and cool, as the forecast cold front came through. Luckily, my...

Monday, 25 April 2022, VA/WV Ever have a day that seemed just a bit off? Like if you watch a movie where the lips aren't synched to the...

Sunday evening, 24 April 2022, Doyle River cabin When I first tried matching parks with unique adventures, Shenandoah stumped me. The...

Sunday, 24 April 2022 Life operates under certain immutable rules. You've surely experienced them: * The other line always moves faster....

2022 April 10, home Five weeks have passed since I finished my first three parks; my next set of adventures begins two weeks from today....