Category: Travel
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Kat’s Weekly Reflection of Gratitude: Life Moves Pretty Fast
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while you could miss it.” ~ Ferris Bueller (From the movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) Many years ago as we drove along the North Shore of Oahu, we stopped at one of the empty beaches and watched the mesmerizing surf. My…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Big
Steven Spielberg did not need to use special effects to inflate the size of Devils Tower in the film that made this National Monument famous: Close Encounters of the Third Kind. One best appreciates the significant size (not to mention geologic interest) of this eastern Wyoming icon by walking the undemanding 1.3 mile base trail surrounding the column. Particularly…
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I Walk Slow ~ reblogged from Backpacking Kids
Originally posted on Backpacking Kids: “I walk slow. I walk slow. Take my hand, help me on my way.” Lovers’ Eyes, Mumford & Sons The kids and I at Gem Lake (2007) When I’m out hiking or backpacking with my kids, I am often stopped by people who ask me how I got my kids…
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Versailles Shines Even on a Rainy Day
When you are from Minnesota packing for a special summer trip to Italy, you obsess that the Roman July heat and humidity will put a damper on your travel plans, as you still have not packed away your fleece yet. With the outrageous baggage fees charged by airlines, packing light is essential, and those suitcases…
Travel. Garden. Eat. 