Not every obsession makes sense. This one started with a TV show (Ice Road Truckers) and ended at the Arctic Ocean. Dalton Highway in Alaska was the first journey I added to my bucket list and it is still on it. The Dempster Highway in the Yukon is its Canadian cousin, and it was closeContinue reading “The Last Road North: A Drive to the Arctic Ocean”
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Texas and Oklahoma: Where Every Stranger Became a Story
One of my dearest friends was getting hitched in Dallas. That is how this trip started. If I was going to Dallas anyway for the wedding and had one more week of PTO to burn before I lost it by year end, why not throw some more places in? Houston, Galveston, NASA, Austin, Hamilton Pool,Continue reading “Texas and Oklahoma: Where Every Stranger Became a Story”
From the Bay to the Ancient: A California Journey
Some trips are planned. This one was saved by a use-it-or-lose-it PTO situation and about four days of spontaneous logistics. I had days off I would lose before the end of the year, a map full of places I had been meaning to see, and a travel companion, K, who was equally ready to makeContinue reading “From the Bay to the Ancient: A California Journey”
Carved by Time: A Journey Through the Southwest
Day 1 – Seattle → Las Vegas → Hurricane, Utah Some trips you plan for months, and they never happen. This one almost made that list. I had been talking about the Southwest for over a year, and somehow something always came up. And then one week everything just clicked. Reservations made, bag packed, notificationsContinue reading “Carved by Time: A Journey Through the Southwest”