Chile, March 2022: A chilly reception (Part 2, Lake District)

Wednesday, March 22, 2022 Our idyllic stay at Tierra Chiloé restored us to a blissfully relaxed state after our stressful insurance snafu » Read more

Chile, March 2022: A chilly reception (Part 1: Chiloé Island)

Saturday, March 19, 2022-Sunday, March 20, 2022 Travel can be stressful, we all know that, but usually the rewards easily outweigh the » Read more

2021 was another doozy of a pandemic year. Pandemic year 2 started off well, Stump having being turned out decisively in November » Read more

The long arm of Covid continued to impact our travel plans well into 2021, even as California “reopened” June 15 and some » Read more

Monday May 3, 2021 Day 7: Stone Creek to Above Olo Camp, Mile 146 Today was devoted to Deer Creek Falls, a » Read more

The Grand Canyon is a cathedral of stone, wrought by time, pressure and eons of geologic history. I had unfinished business, a » Read more

Saturday February 20, 2021 From lemons , we opt to make lemonade. This particular week, for the past 10 years, has always » Read more

Preamble How to sum up 2020? A year so chaotic, full of fear and fury, as to be life-altering, unforgettable and for » Read more

Sunday, October 4, 2020 We were finally going to make it this week to Moab, Utah, the former ranching and uranium mining » Read more

Monday, August 17, 2020 We were nervous about our maiden voyage on Lake Powell. Despite spending so much time diving from and » Read more