Photos

Apr 5, 2017 ∞

Wordless Wednesday 04/05

*Intriguing rock creations from long ago carved by the mighty Colorado River (June 2015, South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona)*

Mar 29, 2017 ∞

Wordless Wednesday 03/29

*Catching a glimpse of water and sunshine from the trail in the dark heavy cover of the trees (July 2016, Rice Marsh Lake Park, Chaska, MN)*

Dense

Mar 22, 2017 ∞

Wordless Wednesday 03/22

*Looking down into the valley of the Rio Colca (December 2007, Near Lari, Peru)*

Atop

Mar 7, 2017 ∞

Wordless Wednesday 03/08

*Shadows taking a walk in the afternoon sun (March 2017, Eden Prairie, MN)*

Mar 1, 2017 ∞

Wordless Wednesday 03/01

*Fresh snow on my running trail.. Did I ever mention I like running in the snow :) (Eden Prairie, MN, March 2017)*

Dec 28, 2016 ∞

Wordless Wednesday 12/28

*Sometimes what appears to be the path less traveled still has great views from the top (July 2004, North Ridge Trail Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor, ME)*

*Views from the top of Cadillac Mountain (July 2004, Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor, ME)*

Path

Dec 16, 2016 ∞

My Traveling Myth

I am flying back from a 3-day work trip, and thanks to the WordPress offline app I can write while at 10k feet.

One of the strange tricks my mind tells me is that when I am going to go on a work trip I will have more free time. It tells me I will have time to explore the city, write, read more, watch a movie at the hotel or even work out more. However, most of all that is a myth as what ends up happening is going to the office at my normal time but staying much later than normal. Then that is normally followed up by going out to dinner with consultants or co-workers which always lasts much longer than anticipated. Now I am not saying I don't have fun eating and chatting with others (much better than eating by myself) but it is things my mind always forgets happen when I am thinking/planning for an upcoming trip.

*Flying over Milwaukee, WI in route to Buffalo, NY (December 2016)*

In the upcoming months, I will be traveling about once per month and I am hoping it will allow me to do more of the things that I have hoped to do when traveling. Since I have found with most things so far this year, creating a habit or setting a goal would be a great start. I will make sure to keep you posted on how it goes and hopeful can share any tips/tricks I might have found helpful.

Have you ever fallen into this travel myth?

Fast forward a couple of weeks and I am on the second day of my vacation and am finally finding time to finish/publish this post I started. In case I don't write another post before Christmas, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

Nov 30, 2016 ∞

Wordless Wednesday 11/30

A variety of trees with autumn foliage stand before a grassy field under a clear blue sky.

Looking out over the Tree Farm and remembering all the weekends I spent there as a child. Look in the distance to the large pine trees that 25 years ago were only saplings and now overgrown. (November 2016, G&R Plantation, Osceola IA)

It’s Not This Time of Year Without… a trip to the Christmas Tree Farm (i.e. G&R Plantation).

Oct 26, 2016 ∞