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Dots and Circles
I don’t know, maybe it’s an age thing. Maybe it’s the sentimentality of the holiday season . . . Could be that I turned 71 and am more acutely aware of loose ends, and also of the cycles looping through … Continue reading
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The Decade Saga
It was Kimmer’s brilliant idea, more than 20 years back. “What if,” she said, “as each of us reaches 50, we propose a trip and everyone else shows up for it?” A novel and intriguing challenge. Everyone else, in this … Continue reading
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Check That Box
On our fridge is a list of stuff we have on our adventure/outing to-do list. Some of it is pretty aspirational (travel to Ireland), but most is quite attainable (local trails, bike rides, paddling). One of them is to finish … Continue reading
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Far North
Well, if you run a blog, I guess it’s on you to keep it current, which I haven’t been doing lately. It’s not that nothing has happened since spring, it’s just that I haven’t gotten around to posting about it. … Continue reading
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Goldilocks Pick
This Plan B world asserted itself once again on our March getaway to the desert southwest. To begin, on our departure morning, March 15, 6 am, we crept out of town on icy roads, made it about 5 miles, and … Continue reading
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The Era of Plan Bs . . .
Of course that fickle finger of fate has caused mischief with best-laid plans forever. Just when things are all dialed in, something comes up – a death in the family, a freak blizzard, an economic crash, a vehicle break down, … Continue reading
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Affirmation Journey
Less than a month after we returned from our Alaskan adventure, we left home again, this time for Peru. I’m not much of a world traveler, but our family friend Liz has been working in Peru this past year on … Continue reading
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Alaska’s Noatak River: A Month of Near Misses
To begin with, that all ten of us, and our literal ton of gear, made it to Kotzebue, Alaska at the same time and in good shape is a small miracle. Arriving from Montana, Washington, Arizona, Texas, each coping with … Continue reading
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Springtide . . . And More
I sit down to write my predictable yearly ode to the start of the paddling season. But I realize that, this year, it is layered with so much other meaning. Never fear, the tribute to rivers and springtime and the … Continue reading
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Watershed: A Paddler’s Retirement Plan in the Year of the Plague
CHAPTER 12: APRIL – HOMECOMING Hunkering. That’s what it feels like. Hunkered in, staying solitary, watching the human world flounder. And it isn’t pretty. No socializing, no going out to eat, no movies, no gym workouts, no school, no yoga. … Continue reading
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