Monthly Archives: October 2019

Ok, I had to do it.  I had to visit Sedona, Arizona.  My experience there was....mixed.  I was led to believe that Sedona as a highly spiritual place with a…

My original plan was to visit a cousin in Berkeley, California. A lot of factors drove me to skip this portion of my trip, not the least of which was…

As I started south toward California, I encountered a herd of elk.  I noticed people by the side of the road taking photographs, and I could not myself resist, so…

After packing my wet tent (there's nothing worse than packing a wet tent) I started down out of Oregon toward California.  My goals were to visit Redwood National Forest and…

My primary reason for going to Seattle was to visit with my friend from Syria who came to the country on a fellowship.  We spent about a week and a…

Seattle: First Impressions I’ve been in Seattle now for a couple of days. Here are my first impressions. Being from New England, I’m used to very old infrastructure. Seattle’s seems…

After leaving Bozeman, Montana, I continued west on I-90 headed toward Missoula. My destination for the day was Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, but I was racing a snowstorm. (Yes, you read…

I arrived in Bozeman in mid afternoon on a very sunny and warm day.  As I approached I saw a building that read something about coffee and it was a…

The border of Montana and Idaho crosses these mountains.  As  I was traveling out of Billings, I had a goal of getting to Missoula to beat a snowstorm that was…

I woke up early on Sunday morning.  I noticed the color of the sky to the east.  There was cloud cover overhead, but clear to the east-southeast.  I stowed all…