Ramblings from the Road
Not everything I write is about where to go or what to pack. Some of it is just what was on my mind out there. These are my ramblings from the road, the slower pieces, the quiet moments, and the thoughts that tend to show up somewhere between the miles. If the trip reports are the what and the where, this is the why, and the stuff that stays with me long after I have driven home.
A reflection this week rather than a trip. I have been thinking about where all of this actually started, and it turns out it started twice. I was…
A reflection this week rather than a trip. Some thoughts from a front porch in Florida, about fifteen minutes from Kennedy Space Center. There is a video of…
Every adventure starts with a plan, and at some point that plan is going to fall apart. You have spent time working out the details, where you are…
When does a Journey Become An Adventure? Two weeks ago I packed the truck up with all the camping gear and was ready for an adventure. On Friday…
Woke up to snow on the ground, a surprising sight I was not ready for. I am quite ready for spring to be here but this snow is…
No need to speculate we have all been here. Nothing sounds exciting, no motivation to do anything, and nothing seems to We all know that “season” that lives…
Campfires always bring people together as does camping. This last weekend was my first annual Freeze Your Butt Off campout or FYBO for short. A camping weekend that…
Wise people say that the only constant is death, taxes, and change, but why is time never added to that list? Time is always passing and will continue…
A few videos I stumbled across recently all ended up circling the same theme: books, reading, and what first inspired people to write or follow a creative passion.…
Every summer growing up I spent a week with my grandparents, splitting the time between both sides of the family. My mom’s parents lived out on the farm.…
Sometimes the best camping trips are the ones you almost talk yourself out of. A stretch of unusually warm weather in what had been a brutally cold Midwest…
Unless you are a botanist or a scientist, you probably do not spend much time thinking about leaves. Most people do not. They are just there, and then…