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  • Gravel Rides and Lake Hikes in Salida

    Sunday Night Oy. Today was a day and a half at work. It seems it’s gone that way recently… Big eye roll emoji here.  We’d packed up most of the stuff before I went to work – at least I’d… Continue reading

    Gravel Rides and Lake Hikes in Salida
  • Buffalo Creek Camping Chillout

    As I sit here, at camp, on a super still morning, a cup of coffee in my hand, listening to the sounds of the bugs and the birds, I realize I am at peace. It’s such a lovely feeling, this… Continue reading

    Buffalo Creek Camping Chillout
  • Sailing School Ends and the rest of Florida

    I’m laying here, on the trampoline at the front of the catamaran, and my only thought is, “it just doesn’t get any better than this.” Today started out fairly early. I made some coffee and hung out outside to watch… Continue reading

    Sailing School Ends and the rest of Florida
  • Sailing School Begins

    WE LEAVE FOR OUR SAILING CLASS TODAY!!! I slept til almost 7:00 this morning, which was nice… Then coffee, breakfast, and a whole lot of not much. Figuring out what else we needed to pack, how else we could stuff… Continue reading

    Sailing School Begins
  • We’re Going to Sailing School!

    But first, we have a ton of studying to do and a few days in Florida before we embark on our journey… We received our books (FOUR OF THEM) shortly after we registered for our class, and sometime in January,… Continue reading

    We’re Going to Sailing School!
  • Vegas, Baby!

    I’m not working on Sunday because we leave for Vegas, so I declared vacation starting. Doesn’t hurt that Matt wanted to go to the bar to get out of the house. Okay, okay, he has to work tomorrow. Whatever. It’s… Continue reading

    Vegas, Baby!
  • …on a Summer Afternoon in Denver…

    Let’s face it, we’re home way more often than we’re traveling. Especially in the summer. As the days get hotter and longer, the desire to hang out on patios, go to sporting events, and just BE OUTSIDE gets stronger and… Continue reading

    …on a Summer Afternoon in Denver…
  • Santa Fe – Our Final Stop

    We’d reached the end of the road. One last hurrah in Santa Fe, and then we had to go home. I woke up pretty early that last morning at White Sands, and had some coffee. Eventually, Matt got up, had… Continue reading

    Santa Fe – Our Final Stop
  • White Sands National Park

    We left Tucson at a reasonable hour and drove. And drove and drove and drove. We stopped for gas and bathrooms once or twice…. The drive was beautiful. It seemed like every time we went through or over a mountain… Continue reading

    White Sands National Park
  • Tucson

    We wrapped up our time at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, and it was time to head to Tucson. Well, with a slight detour. We wanted to have a look at Lukeville, the border town with Mexico. It was only… Continue reading

    Tucson