It’s been disappointing to see the calendar days role by with the cool places we were supposed to visit still mapped out on them. Amidst all the calm chaos ...

Our "drop dead" deadline has now come and gone, and we are still here. Arizona has now been in a state of emergency for 2 weeks. While we currently do not ...

Well, as everyone is well aware, the last few weeks have been very topsy turvey. Coronavirus is wreaking havoc with all of our lives, including our travel p...

Best laid plans sometimes go awry and yet oftentimes it works out for you better. Life should allow for some serendipity, don't you think? Our original pla...

"I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane" Waylon Jennings I got pretty chunky in Portland, like really chunky.....okay okay, I got Fat. ...

The last few weeks have been busy, but what's new? We are busy people, and to complain about it would be stupid, because obviously at this point in life it'...

"Walk some night on a suburban street and pass house after house on both sides of the same street each with the lamplight of the living room, shining golden,...

Sometimes I wonder.... If my life was a movie, what movie would it be? At this point I'm pretty sure it would be a musical, but I think it would be about p...

Just kidding. Is anything ever really definite with me? I haven't even really begun to plan this trip in detail, mainly because I have been swamped with work...

We’ve been officially back in Phoenix for several weeks now. It’s been, in many ways, really nice to be back “home”. The weather is amazing this time of ye...

I have a friend who loves to plan fishing trips. He loves fishing, and he loves talking about fishing. When we would go together on trips, he would pore over...

Something I haven’t wanted to write about is some of the personal things I’ve been going through. I’ve alluded to it, but I’m a very private person, so writ...

I'm back now in Phoenix, 13 days ago. My wife has been here a week longer. There was a big storm that hit the Siskiyou pass in southern Oregon the day we wer...

We are now at our 3 month mark in our adventure. Time is flying by! I decided to see what all of us are feeling at this point by asking the same questions ...

"Four wheels move the body, Two wheels move the soul." ― Anonymous I've always been a fan of alternative forms of transportation when I travel...getting to ...

"My only regret in life is that I did not drink more Champagne." --- John Maynard Keynes When I decided to come to Portland and take a step back from work, I...