Along the Ray

2024

October

• 28th ~ View from this morning’s desk 

August

• 1st ~ General Coffee state park 

July

• 30th ~ Bussey Point campground 
• 28th ~ Seeing twinkling lights of cozy campers across the finger brings fond memories of the view of Roberts bay from the long gone Venice home of my late grandparents 
• 28th ~ Watsadler campground 
• 25th ~ A tale of two skies over the Savannah river 
• 24th ~ Old beauty in Willington, SC. It mesmerizes me with the stories she could tell from within… 
• 23rd ~ Perfect serendipity coming across this on my afternoon meditation walk 
• 22nd ~ View of earth ever so slowly rolling away from sun 
• 21st ~ Leroy’s Ferry campground 
• 18th ~ What happens when exploring forest roads after a rainstorm and end up almost getting stuck. Thank goodness fer 4WD. 
• 18th ~ View from last night’s sunset on Lick Fork lake 
• 16th ~ Lick Fork lake in Sumter National forest 
• 15th ~ Imagine my delight on a hike as I came across a spring fed creek to dip bare feet in and cool off on a triple digit heat index day. 
• 14th ~ View from this evening’s kayak on Watson pond in Gerogia 
• 13th ~ George Smith State Park 
• 11th ~ Old railroad bridge (line stopped in 1980s) over the Altamaha river in Georgia. Where locals sneak jumps off of it for a good splash. 
• 11th ~ View from this early evening’s meditation on the Altamaha river in Georgia 
• 10th ~ Altamaha Regional County park 

May

• 20th ~ Hello there Mr. Wheel bug. 
• 17th ~ Walked by this cool dude on the Sweetwater trail this afternoon in Gainesville. #Florida Life 
• 14th ~ new blog - noggin 

April

• 25th ~ The Rio San Juan dividing Costa Rica and Nicaragua. I’ll never tire of looking outside when flying with the Gods. 
• 19th ~ Pura vida Costa Rica 

February

• 25th ~ Ocean Pond 
• 22nd ~ Lake Perry 
• 19th ~ Valentine Lake 
• 17th ~ Pleasure Point (Sabine River Authority) 
• 16th ~ Twin Dikes park 
• 15th ~ Cagle campground in Sam Houston national forest 
• 15th ~ Classic Rock Coffee Co. 
• 13th ~ More Texas beauty 
• 13th ~ Rocky Creek campground 
• 11th ~ My matcha tea seems to be laughing at me… 
• 10th ~ Middle Concho park on Spring Creek 

January

• 31st ~ Picacho Peak state park 
• 16th ~ Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park 
• 15th ~ Slab City (at Mojo’s) 
• 14th ~ Glamis Dunes 
• 5th ~ Oxbow campground 

2023

December

• 31st ~ May your new year be adventurous and fulfilling, fellow souls! 
• 30th ~ Sometimes the best kind of tea on cold nights is honey with hot water. 
• 28th ~ Hairy cacti dancing in the sunset 
• 28th ~ Granola 
• 27th ~ Colors of Kofa 
• 26th ~ Scenes from a desert stroll 
• 25th ~ Desert camp life 
• 25th ~ Seasons greetings to all from my “fireplace” ; ) 
• 24th ~ Kofa Wildlife Refuge 
• 21st ~ Good morning from the Florida Mountains in New Mexico 
• 20th ~ Very grateful for a wood burning stove in camper on a cold, wet and windy night. 
• 19th ~ Rockhound State Park 
• 16th ~ View from atop Davis Mountain in Texas 
• 14th ~ Monahans Sandhills State Park 
• 12th ~ Hot taco 
• 11th ~ Cedar Ridge campground 
• 10th ~ Here lies a discarded alien exoskeleton that surfaced from the sea while we slept. 
• 10th ~ Yegua Creek campground 
• 10th ~ Is there such a thing as a haunted bird house? 
• 7th ~ Sandy Creek campground 
• 4th ~ Fall foliage at Lake Jeff Davis 
• 4th ~ Jeff Davis lake 

November

• 19th ~ 9-9 Moving on, thoughts on camping 
• 2nd ~ 9-8 On writing, close skunk encounters, a past life? 

October

• 31st ~ 9-7 Happy birthday dad, twilight in the woods 
• 27th ~ 9-6 Fountain pens, dead-ends and cemeteries, old men and jeeps 
• 23rd ~ 9-5 Smiles fer the world, oatmeal coffee, reading your lips 
• 16th ~ 9-4 Magic Between the Lakes, caged spirits, skinny dipping 
• 15th ~ 9-3 Island camping, insectious moments, shy Mother Nature, chai coffee 
• 13th ~ 9-2 Accepting myself, society in camping, ice cream rescue, Cumberland stinky 

September

• 29th ~ 9-1 Slo-mo’ing life, constant maintenance (and clumsiness) 
• 29th ~ 8-31 (cont’d) It is what it is, stages of nomading, hammock naps, generational joker 
• 27th ~ Journaling time on Paynes lake in Alabama 
• 24th ~ 8-31 More MacGuyvering, not enough meditating 
• 23rd ~ 8-30 Wandering Alyssa, things that walk away 
• 20th ~ 8-29 Seeking offline-ness and slowness, bump in the night, more trash 
• 19th ~ 8-28 Back in heaven, cafe intimacy, aliens on beach? 
• 19th ~ 8-27 Missing van campers, dancing with nature 
• 17th ~ View from this evening’s campfire 
• 13th ~ Tugboats and barges aplenty on Cumberland river in Kentucky. They run all day and night. 
• 12th ~ 8-25 MacGuyvering elbow comfort, cheap toilet paper, beautiful synchronicity 
• 10th ~ 8-23 Missing trees, countryside roller coasters, Kentucky red-tide and identity crisis 
• 9th ~ View from overlook bluff on Land Between Lakes near camp I visit to imbibe sunsets 
• 8th ~ 8-22 Coconut heels, heat wave, bye flies, coffee closed and sitting in dark 
• 7th ~ Love walking abandoned trails (cept fer chiggers n ticks). This one at Tailwater near Scottsville Kentucky 
• 6th ~ 8-21 My body exhales, Amish farmer, wrench in machine 
• 6th ~ 8-20 Stillness, books 
• 4th ~ 8-19 Salt Lick creek, peace without cellular and writing 

August

• 17th ~ Dale Hollow dam 
• 15th ~ Garner falls on Garner Branch off Cumberland lake:river. Monticello, Kentucky has so many falls it’s wild. 
• 13th ~ Waterfall at Mill Spring near Monticello, Kentucky. Civil war battleground nearby. 
• 11th ~ Fall Creek campground 
• 9th ~ 2023-08-09 14.21.30 
• 8th ~ The Carney Fork river in Tennessee is usually misty in summers so it makes for a surreal kayak. 
• 8th ~ Cages Bend campground 
• 7th ~ Anderson Road campground 
• 6th ~ Silhouette over Percy Priest lake near Nashville, Tennessee. 
• 5th ~ More Carney Fork river serenity in Tennessee 
• 4th ~ ‘‘twas a misty sunset on the Center Hill dam over Caney Fork river 
• 3rd ~ Long Branch campground 
• 2nd ~ Late afternoon on the Ochee river in Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee. 

July

• 28th ~ Parksville lake campground 
• 27th ~ I love going up these little creeks where time is forgotten… Harris creek on Carters lake in Georgia. 
• 27th ~ Came across an abandoned 1850s cemetery above Upper Stamp campground. Quite the lonely place. 
• 25th ~ Serenity on Carters Lake near Eliijay Georgia 
• 25th ~ Doll Mountain on Carters lake 
• 24th ~ Bought some garden netting and draped it over the awning. Presto — instant screened porch. Begone skeeters! 
• 24th ~ Hidden creek campground in Chattahoochee national forest 
• 23rd ~ View down Upper Stamp creek in Allatoona wildlife management area in north Georgia 
• 22nd ~ Kayaked up a creek saw a hidden trail and it led to this secluded beauty! 
• 21st ~ Upper Stamp creek campground 
• 9th ~ It still blows my mind that water falls from the sky…. 

June

• 11th ~ R. Shaefer Heard campground 
• 9th ~ Lock and Dam campground 
• 8th ~ View from my “porch” at Whitetail campground near LaGrange GA 
• 7th ~ Whitetail Ridge campground 
• 6th ~ Rood Creek campground 
• 4th ~ View from this evening’s sunset on Flint river in Georgia 
• 2nd ~ Seen on the Flint river in Georgia 
• 1st ~ View from this evenings sunflower-set near Bainbridge, Georgia 
• 1st ~ Hale’s Landing campground 

May

• 30th ~ Suwannee River State Park 
• 12th ~ I love drinking the warm blood of brown beans. 
• 7th ~ Walking in between worlds 

April

• 15th ~ The age of average 
• 4th ~ I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on nothing ever did unless I caused it. 

March

• 24th ~ High Springs Art mural festival. A great idea, they’re all over town. 
• 23rd ~ Wandering off the beaten trail often yields juxtapositions of beauty like this at Gunter Hill near Montgomery, Alabama 
• 23rd ~ Good ole Santa Fe river. She’s spring fed and refreshingly chilly even in summer. Can’t wait to jump in tomorrow! 
• 23rd ~ River Rise State park 
• 22nd ~ Three Rivers State Park 
• 22nd ~ This fella’s gotta be stoked at the abundant grass and flowers around 
• 21st ~ Oh yer just tempting the daredevil in me… 
• 21st ~ Gunter Hill campground 
• 20th ~ Dinner time! A quick and easy sausage meal to replenish after a rigorous hilly hike (and a sore back). Veggies lightly seasoned with coconut oil & Spike. 
• 20th ~ I’ve been playing hide ‘n seek with the sun on Hart Lake in Alabama 
• 19th ~ Bridge of Flowers at Lefluer’s Bluff in Jackson, Mississippi. 
• 19th ~ Deerlick campground 
• 18th ~ Aftermath of an angry Pearl River in Mississippi — twisted railroad tracks and torn barbed wire. 
• 18th ~ Lemuria Bookstore 
• 18th ~ Lefluer’s Bluff state park 
• 16th ~ Don’t see trails like these often down in Florida ; ) This in Homochitto National Forest. 
• 16th ~ Saw a firefly blink by. 
• 15th ~ It’s always a delight to come upon streams and creeks on hikes in the forest. A reminder of a living, breathing ecosystem. 
• 15th ~ Spring fed creek meandering through Homochitto National Forest 
• 14th ~ Clear Springs in Homochitto National Forest 
• 13th ~ And more… and more. 
• 13th ~ Ahh I found the source of my sneezing. Pink azaleas bloomin’ around these parts. 
• 13th ~ Indian Creek Reservoir 
• 11th ~ Sexton pond in Angelina National Forest 
• 10th ~ Lost Sheep Coffee 
• 9th ~ Jacksonville Texas represents 
• 9th ~ Nice surprise on trail at Nichols Green park in Jacksonville, Texas 
• 9th ~ Ritual lunchenette 
• 8th ~ Jacksonville Park 
• 7th ~ Steele Creek camp 
• 6th ~ Accidental motion blur of Elm creek reservoir. Looks pretty ethereal. 
• 6th ~ View from the lake. It’s so nice here decided to relax and stay another night. 
• 5th ~ This time with sunset colors 
• 5th ~ Elm Creek reservoir 
• 4th ~ Forrest city park 
• 2nd ~ Sunland Casino parking lot 
• 2nd ~ Overnighter in Animas, New Mexico 
• 1st ~ Watering hole at Las Cienegas Natural Conservation Area 

February

• 28th ~ More Arizona fire in the sky at Las Cienegas 
• 28th ~ View from other side of camper at Las Cienegas. What a wild and woolly place. Feels like a national park w:no people. 
• 28th ~ Gathering Grounds cafe 
• 28th ~ View from last nights sunset at Las Cienegas Natural Conservation Area in Arizona 
• 27th ~ Las Cienegas National Conservation Area 
• 26th ~ The bloom is coming… Barrel cacti in Arizona Sonoran desert near Phoenix. 
• 26th ~ I’m hiding. You can’t see me right? ; ) 
• 26th ~ Vekol valley 
• 25th ~ Duck in the desert, anyone? On Saddle Mountain, Arizona. 
• 24th ~ The sky out here looks like crumpled blue paper… 
• 24th ~ Had a little excitement when BLM rangers landed near me to refuel from a truck. They’re counting Golden Eagles from their nests. Very cool. 
• 24th ~ What a day. 
• 23rd ~ Saddle Mountain BLM camping 
• 20th ~ Arizona desert trails 
• 15th ~ After a cold and windy day I get some desert love in the Sonoran desert of Arizona 
• 14th ~ Deserts are way more colorful than expected! 
• 11th ~ Nighty night in the desert 
• 10th ~ What lives within? Might you be a snake, desert lizard or huge insect? 
• 10th ~ Camping in the Sonoran desert. That’s me on the right next to a fellow nomad I met along the way. 
• 6th ~ Shades of desert mountains. Taken w:Fiji camera. Photos seem to have more soul than iPhone snaps. 
• 4th ~ Last bask in the sunset 
• 4th ~ Don’t you love those desert skies? 
• 2nd ~ Remnants of sunlight on the Parker strip near Parker, Arizona. 
• 1st ~ View from this evening’s meditation hike in the Sonoran desert of Arizona 

January

• 31st ~ View from this evening’s Arizona desert sunset 
• 31st ~ From my sketchbook of travels - Fireplace love 
• 30th ~ Shedding old skins 
• 29th ~ Looks like a huge spider attacking a mountain doesn’t it? From Bill Williams Wildlife Refuge. 
• 29th ~ Desert thoughts 
• 28th ~ More desert love on Colorado river near Parker Arizona 
• 27th ~ Desert life in Arizona 
• 26th ~ Life in the desert. This tiny plant is no larger than half an American dime. 
• 25th ~ A fun day off-roading with a camping buddy leading the way in the Sonoran desert Arizona 
• 25th ~ Street Side Coffee 
• 21st ~ What’s left of the Colorado river as it streams through Bill Williams Wildlife Refuge near Parker Arizona 
• 19th ~ Afternoon view out of porthole on camper door near Lake Havasu City Arizona 
• 16th ~ One of life’s pleasures is a wood burning stove in the camper on cold nights. Mmm toasty. Marshmallows? 
• 15th ~ Standard Wash BLM camping 
• 13th ~ Noisy yea but interesting contrast with desert plants and mountain beyond. The sky is a living planetarium out here 
• 12th ~ The land of a thousand suns - Kofa Wildlife Refuge Arizona 
• 11th ~ Camping with the Cholla in Kofa Wildlife Refuge Arizona 
• 10th ~ Silhouettes of an Arizona desert 
• 8th ~ Someone (bored?) went to the trouble of creating a labyrinth in the desert. You can see offerings in the center. 
• 7th ~ Moonlit shadow of a self portrait. Maybe I was a monk in another life? 
• 5th ~ Moonlit sky over the Kofa mountains in Arizona 
• 4th ~ Desert fur baby (Teddy Bear Cholla) in Kofa Wildlife Refuge Arizona 
• 3rd ~ Nature spot painting the Kofa mountains with her sunset colors 
• 2nd ~ Old stone cabin near Kofa Wildlife Refuge. Note the fireplace in back corner. 
• 1st ~ Horse Tanks in Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Arizona - little fish spotted within 

2022

December

• 31st ~ Arizona Fire in the sky at Kofa Wildlife Refuge. Happy New Year! 
• 28th ~ Laundry day in the wild 
• 27th ~ Kofa Wildlife Refuge 
• 26th ~ Free camping south of Ox Bow 
• 25th ~ Cradling a tiny desert moon near Lake Havasu City Arizona 
• 25th ~ London Bridge in Lake Havasu City. Yes it came from London! 
• 22nd ~ View from this evenings meditation on Standard Wash near Lake Havasu City Arizona 
• 20th ~ View from this evenings sunset near Lake Havasu City 
• 19th ~ Note to self: Don’t even try to drink coffee on waterboarded desert roads. 
• 18th ~ Standard Wash BLM camping area 
• 17th ~ Fringes of Lake Alamo in Arizona 
• 16th ~ Wild burro trail. They roam freely here near Alamo Lake (and freely leave poop too). 
• 16th ~ Alamo Lake 
• 15th ~ El Dorado Hot Springs 
• 14th ~ Road to a waning sunset on Tuscon Mountain - Grants Pass 
• 12th ~ Snowstorm on Texas Canyon Arizona. Forgot how beautiful they can be. 
• 12th ~ Gilbert Ray campground 
• 12th ~ First snow! At Texas Canyon rest area in Arizona 
• 10th ~ Tranquilbuzz Coffee House 
• 10th ~ The Continental Divide trail passes through Gila - it goes all the way to Canada 
• 10th ~ Gila Mountains National Forest 
• 8th ~ DreamCatchers Escapees RV park 
• 5th ~ Davis Mountain State Park 
• 5th ~ Big Sandy coffee 
• 4th ~ Marfa Lights Viewing area building. Really nice but did not see any lights yet! 
• 4th ~ Marfa Lights Viewing area 
• 3rd ~ Went looking for a coffee place only to find they’re all across the border in Mexico (other than a lone Starbucks here). 
• 3rd ~ Amistad National Recreation area - Governor's Landing 
• 3rd ~ New tires for camper 
• 2nd ~ This guy got me back on the road - replaced sheered bolts and was able to mount spare yay. 
• 2nd ~ Texas rest area on river 
• 2nd ~ Temporarily sidelined 
• 1st ~ How I keep my tea (or coffee) warm while reading - using top from tea kettle. 
• 1st ~ Lake Casa Blanca State Park 

November

• 30th ~ Woke up to a dead car battery. 
• 30th ~ Cacti on a fence and a water tower in Falcon Heights Texas 
• 30th ~ Sometimes it seems like I’m in Africa - Falcon Heights Texas 
• 28th ~ Camping amongst wind turbines at Falcon County Park in Falcon Heights Texas 
• 28th ~ Falcon County Park 
• 27th ~ Mexican style cemetery near Roma Texas 
• 27th ~ I look funny 
• 26th ~ A boat ramp to nowhere... The drought here has been long. 
• 26th ~ I guess I’m getting close to Mexico when I see these signs scattered about 
• 26th ~ Over the Rio Grande in Falcon State Park Texas 
• 26th ~ Falcon State Park 
• 25th ~ View from last night on Lake Corpus Christi 
• 24th ~ Shining light on the horizon 
• 24th ~ Leafcutter ant at work 
• 24th ~ A Misty Thanksgiving to all 
• 24th ~ Suspended rain 
• 23rd ~ Nighttime light luring in fish on Lake Corpus Christi Texas 
• 23rd ~ Lake Corpus Christi campground 
• 22nd ~ Thought of wading in for a quickie. Changed my mind when I saw all these jellyfish waiting for me 
• 22nd ~ Not quite sure what this is or what it’s doing stranded on a beach… 
• 22nd ~ A quick update… 
• 21st ~ This view from Kopprl Texas looks more like something I’d see in Oregon… Texas still surprises me. 
• 21st ~ Those of you following me via RSS might see a sudden influx of posts. 
• 21st ~ Reflections of a bridge and pole in Aransas Texas 
• 20th ~ A tugboat high and dry in Port Aransas Texas 
• 20th ~ Did someone forget their bike? It is still waiting for you 
• 20th ~ Coffee Waves 
• 20th ~ Port Aransas Ferry 
• 20th ~ For the life of me I haven’t been able to find bakery made bagels here in Texas. 
• 19th ~ Memories of a moon over Lake Whitney Texas 
• 19th ~ Stevie Lew’s BBQ 
• 18th ~ Goose Island State Park 
• 17th ~ Twas another gloomy weather kinda day here so here is a recent soothing sunset from beach in Sargent Texas 
• 17th ~ Cylindropuntia leptocaulis in Falcon State Park acting as if Christmas is near 
• 17th ~ Falcon County Park 
• 16th ~ Old Rotary Park 
• 15th ~ Am holed up at a hotel for the night while my camper is worked on. 
• 15th ~ This lonely tree at the dead end clearly doesn’t want to be forgotten in Pleasanton Texas 
• 15th ~ Sunshine House Coffee 
• 15th ~ Gerald Boondocker 
• 13th ~ Flowerful pothole with a waterfront view 
• 13th ~ Ghosts in the mist? Am the only one camped here at historic Goliad State Park in Texas 
• 13th ~ Am a sucker for places with lost souls. Seen on the way out of Sargent Texas 
• 13th ~ Goliad State Park 
• 12th ~ Another beautiful Texas sunset on beach of Sargent 
• 12th ~ I had the bright idea of hauling my camper through the middle of Houston to get to the gulf. 
• 12th ~ Picnic Stonehenge at night in Sargent Texas 
• 12th ~ Pier to nowhere as locals call it at Sargent Boat Ramp in Texas. Free beach camping here 
• 12th ~ Sargent Texas free camping 
• 11th ~ Honey’s Coffee and Biscuits 
• 11th ~ Stairway to heaven? Stubblefield Lake in Sam Houston National Forest 
• 10th ~ Stubblefield Lake 
• 9th ~ Sunset beach walk on Limestone Lake in Texas. Very clean, safe to barefoot it 
• 9th ~ Limestone Lake 
• 9th ~ BRU Coffee 
• 9th ~ Mammoth National Monument 
• 8th ~ One last sunset over Lake Whitney before hitting the road tomorrow 
• 8th ~ Overflow Coffee 
• 8th ~ What beautiful transcluent wings you have. Anyone know the name of this one? 
• 7th ~ Twas a beautifully overcast day over Lake Whitney 
• 7th ~ One of those lazy, foggy days 
• 6th ~ Barren sunset on Lake Whitney Texas 
• 6th ~ A moment of creative whimsy 
• 6th ~ Looks like the balmy weather here in central Texas is winding down for good this weekend. 
• 6th ~ Remnants of an anchor on Lake Whitney Texas 
• 5th ~ View from todays campsite on Lake Whitney Texas 
• 4th ~ Moonlight on the beach at Lake Whitney 
• 4th ~ Hung out last night at my new neighbor, Tom. He has a cozy camping setup with wood burning stove. Great guy from Michigan now full timing. 
• 3rd ~ Dam Lake Whitney 
• 3rd ~ Whitney Dam 
• 2nd ~ Can you see the deer trail? 
• 1st ~ Driftwooding into the sky at Lake Whitney Texas 

October

• 31st ~ Sunset on Lake Whitney near Whitney Texas 
• 31st ~ Steele Creek park 
• 29th ~ Storiebook Cafe 
• 28th ~ Full disclosure — camping isn’t always a bag of sunshine. 
• 28th ~ Interior of Hillsboro Public library in Hillsboro Texas. Was an old post office. Beautiful high renaissance architecture and unusual for small town libraries. 
• 28th ~ Hillsboro City Library 
• 28th ~ The Lazy Llama 
• 27th ~ Might be hard to believe is an overgrown paved road from long ago. It is now a butterfly superhighway. Love how nature repurposes bygones. 
• 27th ~ Made a new friend today at camp 
• 27th ~ Meat & Potatoes 
• 26th ~ Bridge over Brazos River near Kopperl Texas. Am camped by remnants of town from over 100 years ago 
• 26th ~ Kimball Bend Park 
• 25th ~ Trading House Park 
• 25th ~ Pappy’s Bakery 
• 24th ~ Welch City Park 
• 24th ~ Chappell Hill 
• 23rd ~ Lone tree in the Lone Star state 
• 23rd ~ Double Lake campground 
• 22nd ~ A typical sight in rural Texas (other than oil derricks) 
• 22nd ~ Triple Creek Music RV Boondocking 
• 21st ~ A Texas sunset in the woods 
• 21st ~ Dogwood trail 
• 18th ~ Lil Red Kitchen 
• 18th ~ Martin Dies, Jr state park trails 
• 16th ~ Made the mistake of camping by a swamp in Texas. 
• 16th ~ Magnolia Ridge COE 
• 16th ~ Texas Joe’s BBQ 
• 15th ~ Morning coffee walk on the Lake to Lake trail. It runs 28 miles from Toledo Bend to Sam Rayburn reservoirs. I only walked as long as my coffee lasted ; ) 
• 14th ~ Camping time is also tea time to wind down from a long day on the road. 
• 14th ~ Am back on the road camping again full time for a good while. 
• 14th ~ Sabean’s Coffee and Creamery 
• 13th ~ Lakeview campground 
• 13th ~ Texas Picnic area 
• 13th ~ Joe Red’s Coffee - The Redhound 
• 12th ~ Lake Stuart National Forest 
• 12th ~ Crave Cupcakery & Coffee bar 
• 12th ~ Frogmore Cotton Plantation church 
• 10th ~ Clear Springs campground 
• 9th ~ Second Street Bean 
• 9th ~ Lake Columbia camping 
• 7th ~ Willow Tree Coffeehouse 
• 7th ~ Still Raid Murders 
• 6th ~ Turkey Fork campground 
• 4th ~ Issac Creek campground COE on Alabama river 
• 3rd ~ Bear Lake campground 

September

• 28th ~ Wilderness Landing 
• 27th ~ Eastbank campground 
• 18th ~ Bear stand-off in Canada 
• 15th ~ Just saw a post saying blogging is dying. 
• 13th ~ The day draws nearer 
• 12th ~ Electric Wanderings.3 
• 6th ~ WANDER 📺 SHORTS: “Ice Cave” waterfall @ Taos, New Mexico 
• 5th ~ “It’s a dangerous business going out your door. 
• 5th ~ Shifting into wandering mode 
• 4th ~ Abandoned farm storage building - Barn owls and vultures like to hang out here 
• 3rd ~ We’re on the cusp of another revolution 
• 1st ~ WANDER 📺 SHORTS: “Gopher”ing home 
• 1st ~ Rolling with it 

August

• 30th ~ Electric Wanderings.2 
• 30th ~ WANDER 📺 SHORTS: The Point on Ramah Reservior @ New Mexico 
• 29th ~ A different perspective… 
• 29th ~ Write whenever 
• 26th ~ Biking uphill, camper update, writing analog 
• 25th ~ WANDER 📺 SHORTS: Palo Duro Canyon @ Texas 
• 24th ~ Checked the queue over at Blogroll. 
• 24th ~ View from today’s hike on an abandoned trail near Lake Alto-Waldo-Fl 
• 23rd ~ WANDER 📺 TUBE: Montville Nature Loop trail @ Mosca, CO 
• 22nd ~ I felt her 
• 21st ~ 📺 WANDER.TUBE: Needles Overlook @ Moab, Utah 
• 16th ~ Feeling meh, exercise, and rage machine 
• 15th ~ So strange… After being on a tear the past month with being able to write and write, the well just plump dried up. 
• 14th ~ View from the trail at Devil's Tower in Wyoming 
• 11th ~ Xin Chao Vietnam → 
• 7th ~ Golden beauties in the Joshua Tree desert 
• 7th ~ Love those afternoon summertime rains. 
• 7th ~ But I’ll tell you what hermits realize. 
• 6th ~ Dreams of painting 
• 5th ~ Views from today’s hike on Moonshine Creek trail 
• 4th ~ That feeling standing naked in the rain in the woods? 
• 3rd ~ Electric Wanderings.1 
• 3rd ~ LIVE - Magical oasis in middle of hike on Prairie Creek near Micanopy 
• 3rd ~ Slow long drive down washboarded road in the desert (2017) 
• 3rd ~ Cycle of inspiration, new invisibility cloak 
• 1st ~ View of Lake Mohave from Telephone cove (2017) 
• 1st ~ I need space. 
• 1st ~ Time lost, “bookselves”, our tree rings 
• 1st ~ View out camper door of the Salton Sea (2017) 

July

• 30th ~ View from today’s hike - not every day I see a trail of grass in the woods! 
• 29th ~ What is life? 
• 29th ~ View from campsite at Valley of Fires in New Mexico (2017) 
• 28th ~ Torture test passed, Substacking Dad, newsletter gentrification 
• 27th ~ Getitng darker earlier - am enjoying a hot tea under a glowing tree 
• 26th ~ He was just doing his job 
• 25th ~ The soul of a wanderer 
• 25th ~ Walk into beauty - Freeport Maine 
• 24th ~ Misty evening on Lake Talquin near Tallahssee-Fl 
• 23rd ~ Love, “SEE”ing, staying cool 
• 23rd ~ Found this strangely compelling and contrasty - from cleaning out camper 
• 22nd ~ Self-censoring, camper upgrades, being judgy 
• 21st ~ Finally some clear skies and a beautiful sunset 
• 21st ~ Interior bike mount, tech age eating earth, thinking too hard 
• 20th ~ Coffee under the lights in Newberry-Fl 
• 18th ~ New bat wings, getting handy, heat intolerance 
• 17th ~ Moments of bliss are allowed 
• 16th ~ A couple new things 
• 15th ~ Blood isn’t inviolable 
• 15th ~ Peeling away layers & finding lost pieces 
• 14th ~ Hiring by gut 
• 14th ~ The struggle to write 
• 11th ~ A daughter’s pain 
• 10th ~ Short musings on losing 100lbs 
• 7th ~ Welcome to my new digs! 
• 5th ~ Healthy boundaries 
• 5th ~ This is my last post …on Wordpress 
• 4th ~ Awarness lost …and found 
• 1st ~ Stuck “in”ertia 

June

• 23rd ~ Am I wasting time? 
• 23rd ~ Energy surge 
• 17th ~ Returning (the blog) to a blank canvas 

May

• 5th ~ Short musings on taking an extended break from the computer 

March

• 15th ~ Little Fish quote 

February

• 27th ~ Scars of Bear Canyon 
• 23rd ~ Short musings on Digital Gardens 
• 17th ~ No gas, no groceries 

January

• 29th ~ The last embrace of my grandparents 
• 1st ~ Sunset on an old year 

2021

May

• 4th ~ That feeling 

April

• 27th ~ Pale blue eyes 
• 19th ~ Alley Spring mill in the Ozarks 
• 12th ~ Kayak view from Bonner's Ferry 
• 8th ~ Convergent smile 
• 6th ~ What fears may come 
• 6th ~ Tiny camping amongst giants 
• 3rd ~ Flowing into the suck 
• 2nd ~ Sun sentinel at Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas 

March

• 30th ~ Awakening 
• 28th ~ Whispers from the trees 

February

• 25th ~ Sunset near Ventura Beach 
• 24th ~ Watch Nomadland 

January

• 22nd ~ Still on hold 

2019

November

• 21st ~ View from this evening’s meditation 
• 11th ~ A reminder to be kind 

October

• 29th ~ A walk down memory lane 

September

• 30th ~ San Felasco sunset 
• 27th ~ View from this afternoon’s meditation 
• 22nd ~ Cauldron on Oregon coast 
• 19th ~ Haunted by the eyes of a little girl 
• 18th ~ Underwater Rescue 
• 16th ~ Spotted during a break from the road 
• 16th ~ Misty journey through Oregon/Washington border 
• 15th ~ Fog in Idaho mountainside 
• 14th ~ Another Montana stunner 
• 13th ~ Rainbow over a beautiful Montana 
• 11th ~ Dream of otters, puppies, and a mountaintop lake 
• 10th ~ Thoughts of the day 
• 7th ~ Nature of the beast 
• 7th ~ All your eyes look the same 
• 6th ~ When walking two miles is a big deal 
• 5th ~ It's good to sweat again 
• 4th ~ View from today's meditation before hurricane Dorian 
• 3rd ~ Beloved, I miss you. 
• 2nd ~ Two dreams ten years apart 
• 1st ~ Facing an angry El Morro 

August

• 31st ~ How do you stop loving? 
• 31st ~ How do you stop loving? 
• 30th ~ Sometimes I think of us 
• 29th ~ View of Snake River, Oregon 
• 28th ~ White light of Kundalini dream 
• 27th ~ More magic on Campobello Island 
• 26th ~ Relics of a past on Campobello Island 
• 25th ~ Baby steps into the water 
• 24th ~ Angels in the trees? 
• 22nd ~ Thoughts after a month of daily blogging 
• 21st ~ Gone in the blink of an eye 
• 21st ~ Be bold with life 
• 20th ~ Storms of the past 
• 19th ~ Touching the sun 
• 18th ~ To be roofless again 
• 17th ~ View off coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia 
• 16th ~ Solitude in the rain 
• 16th ~ Tranquil view of Sarasota Bay 
• 14th ~ View off coast of Manzanita, Oregon 
• 14th ~ Losing a best friend 
• 13th ~ "You're too solitary" 
• 12th ~ Surreal Santa Rosa sunset 
• 12th ~ College daze - where I ended up a happy failure 
• 11th ~ Oregon magic 
• 10th ~ Melancholy 
• 9th ~ Re-learning the language of limits 
• 8th ~ Dreams of running 
• 6th ~ Bad days 
• 5th ~ Lesson from the egret and the wind 
• 4th ~ Yay for more small victories 
• 2nd ~ Dancing with Indian spirits 
• 1st ~ Kansas sunset and the back story 

July

• 31st ~ Heart torn wide open 
• 31st ~ Heart torn wide open 
• 30th ~ "Coffee is not your friend" 
• 29th ~ Trying to reconnect with nature 
• 28th ~ Unearthy encounters 
• 27th ~ Heartbreak in Mexico 
• 25th ~ A year (or more) of silence 
• 24th ~ My body was stolen from me 
• 23rd ~ The surprising art of sitting still 
• 23rd ~ Campground showers (and skinny dipping) 
• 22nd ~ Simply writing daily 

2018

December

• 28th ~ Dreams that bleed into you 
• 16th ~ Seed of hope reborn 

February

• 17th ~ Bee on a sunflower 
• 14th ~ Reminisces with Father (and) Time 
• 2nd ~ Walk in the swamp 
• 2nd ~ Tiny typewriter for a tiny camper 

January

• 31st ~ Haunting sunset view from Joshua Tree 
• 30th ~ Soul nourishment 
• 29th ~ Vermont countryside 
• 28th ~ From the travel notebook 
• 28th ~ Amphibious airplane in Canada 
• 27th ~ Mister Rogers neighborhood? 
• 25th ~ View from Columbia river 
• 24th ~ Moon camping on the Shire 
• 23rd ~ 'twas an angry night in Wheeler, Oregon 
• 20th ~ Dispersed campsite in Ehrenburg, Arizona 
• 20th ~ View from Mohawk canal in Arizona 
• 14th ~ An old church, a psychic and immortal love 
• 12th ~ Visions of Meat Cove, Nova Scotia 
• 11th ~ Waterfall at Rickett's Glenn 
• 3rd ~ A year (or two) of letting go 

2017

December

• 23rd ~ Revelation in the City 

November

• 21st ~ The beloved 
• 18th ~ Stumbling upon Sitting Bull 
• 17th ~ Beautiful embrace 
• 11th ~ Extraordinary souls on the road 

July

• 21st ~ Meditation is not always stillness 

June

• 19th ~ Soul flying 

May

• 12th ~ Spins @ Datil Wells 

2016

August

• 19th ~ Thoughts from 3/28/16 

July

• 1st ~ Moose tracks @ Bay of Fundy 

2015

December

• 17th ~ A Solitary Kiss 

November

• 26th ~ The desire to relate 
• 25th ~ The wind whispers 
• 25th ~ Our perceived truths 
• 25th ~ Eyes of a farmer 
• 24th ~ Stars of dandelions 
• 2nd ~ Synchronicity 

October

• 20th ~ My mother, a cold, Reiki, Pompeii, and past lives 
• 7th ~ Last dance of bliss 
• 2nd ~ Breaking free 

January

• 2nd ~ Onwards and upwards 

2014

December

• 31st ~ Breathe 

November

• 12th ~ Lonely soul 

May

• 2nd ~ To touch one another 

April

• 17th ~ An old lady and her mailbox of life 

March

• 15th ~ Backyard Sunset 
• 14th ~ Let your feelings feel 
• 8th ~ What dreams may come 
• 8th ~ The way a leaf falls... 
• 8th ~ Love never changes 
• 7th ~ Ocean of universe 
• 7th ~ Life breathes through you 
• 6th ~ Dreams of a waterbug 
• 6th ~ Trust. Faith. 
• 6th ~ Love is part of the whole 
• 6th ~ Forever boardwalk 
• 6th ~ Dark night of soul 
• 5th ~ Together we stand 
• 5th ~ The best part of love? 
• 5th ~ Struggling into no answers 
• 5th ~ Secret sanctuary 
• 5th ~ River of love 
• 5th ~ Relating 
• 5th ~ Personal string theory 
• 5th ~ Past lives 
• 5th ~ Global souls 
• 5th ~ Fears 
• 5th ~ Broken butterfly 
• 4th ~ Your truth is within 
• 4th ~ World going crazy 
• 4th ~ When in doubt 
• 4th ~ Via combusta 
• 4th ~ This "waking up" thing 
• 4th ~ The Rabbit Hole 
• 4th ~ Short thoughts on love 
• 4th ~ Past life forgiveness 
• 4th ~ Subtle void 
• 4th ~ Fall backwards 
• 4th ~ Coffee. Together. 
• 4th ~ Beloved, it was you 
• 3rd ~ You are nature, too. 
• 3rd ~ Ocean of love 
• 3rd ~ No man's land 
• 3rd ~ My cratered moon 
• 3rd ~ I know nothing 
• 2nd ~ Tuscawilla Oak 
• 2nd ~ Go with the flow 
• 2nd ~ Quiet stillness 

February

• 5th ~ immovable pain 

2013

July

• 20th ~ darkness I hear you 

March

• 4th ~ Life and death and a squirrel 

2004

August

• 19th ~ Tears for homeless 

2001

October

• 6th ~ Phantom brother 

1999

December

• 16th ~ Reckoning 

June

• 8th ~ Thank you, God. 

1998

October

• 10th ~ Choices 

June

• 23rd ~ The Beating Teen 
• 23rd ~ The Alpha IV Mission to Mars 
• 23rd ~ A Flash of Blue, Red, and White 

April

• 28th ~ Ignorance is Bliss? 

January

• 21st ~ Goodbye, Steven. 

1997

October

• 21st ~ A profound birthday 

1974

September

• 8th ~ The new deaf kid in a hearing school