Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward #56 of my 2023 52 Hike Challenge Trail/Park: Lake Alice & Coal Town Loop, Sugarite Canyon State Park, NM and Meade State Park, KS Trash Collected: .37 pounds The first snow of the coming winter greets me on the camper's big window. From ranches at the base of … Continue reading Go West: Feels Like Home
Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward Trail/Park: Blue Water Lake State Park, Prewitt, NM Time to Move On My last morning with Jean before I'd reluctantly start my drive homeward. Not that I didn't have more to look forward to along the way. I had less of a committed plan for the drive home. … Continue reading Go West: Blue Skies to Blue Water
Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward Adventure Location/Trail/Park: Phoenix and Tortilla Flats, AZ Stopping to spend time with far flung friends is one of the best parts of travel. Reconnecting, meaningful conversation, and adventure with a local all make the time special. I am deeply grateful for the friends I've made who are flung … Continue reading Go West: Friends All Around
The landscape heading east from Los Angeles transitions from sprawling development surrounded by mountains to acres of windmills before rising into the high desert on Highway 62. Everywhere yucca and Joshua Tree dot the vast swaths of desert. Despite the starkness I found myself again marveling at the diversity of the U.S. as one travels on land. Sameness yet underlying subtle differences everywhere.
Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward Trail/Park: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Boulder City, NV Trash Collected: 0.25 pounds Lakes and Landscapes My final day of driving for a couple weeks lay ahead of me, going from wide open spaces to the density of Los Angles and the communities around the Santa Monica and … Continue reading Go West: Long Day Drive
