A while ago I read White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. I’m not proud to admit that I am one of those white people who gets uncomfortable when I'm confronted with the racial inequity that is still taking place in the United States and beyond. I've been thinking …
Continue reading Black History Month: Reflections on Racism
Our travels continued to look a little different during this second year of COVID-19, but we once again made the most of it by prioritizing domestic travel and trips that had us spending the majority of our time in the great outdoors. For me, this year's travel highlights included: Seeing many of our families and …
Continue reading 2021 Travel Recap
It's been several weeks since we had time for a longer hike in the mountains. Yesterday we set out on a morning trek into the Cascades following Saturday's rain and snowfall, heading north to Snoqualmie Pass and a new-to-us hike to Dirty Harry's Balcony. With a name like that, I wasn't expecting this hike to …
Continue reading Washington Hikes: Dirty Harry’s Balcony
The last couple years, we've done a quick weekend escape for the two of us ahead of all the holiday travel and festivities. It's been a relaxing getaway, usually to some place new in Washington, and enjoying the holiday lights, decor, music and food during these trips has helped put me in the holiday spirit! …
Continue reading Wine Tasting Weekend in Walla Walla
As we were outlining our 2021 travel plans, especially in the months before we were able to get vaccinated against COVID-19, we decided to once again prioritize visiting national parks and other sites where we could spend our time outdoors. This took us to: Joshua Tree National Park (California)Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)Montezuma Castle National …
Continue reading U.S. National Parks: Top Picks from 2021
Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
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