Saw this on a hill near Willamina, coming from the Oregon coast , through Yamhill County, heading southeast on Highway 18. This image captures the spirit of the Spring roadtrip with my kids: make it GOOD. Long travel? That’s part of the fun, enjoy the new and varied scenery. Kids sparring repeatedly? That’s how kids …
Category: travel
Travel Realm
On the road for the week, four days travel for three days on the coast, Mixed bag of attitudes and circumstance make it a week to remember, Movies and meals, some contrived, some on the fly, Common Cold put a damper, but did not derail the week, soldier through, soldier through, Gamut of rain, hail, …
Extraneous, Receding
Extraneous: not forming an essential or vital part Receding: to move back or away : WITHDRAW Interesting and magical, the way vacation, retreat can remove the extra in your life, the non-essential. Being near the ocean has this effect for me. I am grateful for this effect. A very busy life responds to the insistent, …
A Rosary In Flight
Sat next to a lady on a flight recently. It was a cloudy, cool morning. Seemed like it was cloudy in this lady’s world as well. She crossed herself several times as she quietly prayed to herself (so it seemed). The risks of air travel crossed my mind briefly, and swiftly departed. I’ve been flying …
JLud4, Summer Adventures 2021, Monday
Base Camp Arrival 2/3, Pacific Other 2/3, Pacific Road Bevies Point Lobos(?) Yep, Point Lobos
Roadtrip
Not an ordinary road trip today; quite short; about 32 hours, all told. Friends moving to Vancouver, WA, 574 miles away. Driving their cars north; one extra car left behind. I and another friend team driving that stray left behind. Just this week as I’m thinking about the trip. Glad our friend agreed to make …
Yosemite
Things came together today. I’m pretty grateful. I really want to take my kids on a summer adventure. My older daughter suggested Yosemite not too long ago. Until then I had been thinking camper road trip. When she said Yosemite, the trip drew into better focus. Yosemite. More than a thousand square miles of mostly …
Find the Wild
Go to the wild, it’s waiting for you. It’s a place to pause, to return to the beginning. It’s a place that’s easy to get to; it doesn’t take much. It’s a place where we can experience a touch of the Devine, maybe more than a touch. It’s a place to find God, if you …
Family? Naturally, GOOD.
Scenes from a day off...filled with gratitude for the time, the opportunity, the day off, my family, intentional thankfulness the mission and goal. Back for another visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, good weather served up... There was a stop at one of the several kid play areas: my crew, I love them. A stop …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 