Sunday: the Empire Builder departed Portland, Oregon. Tuesday: I’ll board this train when it reaches St. Paul.
Category: Travel
Long Trip, Light Backpack
Long Trip, Light Backpack
Posted explaining how I’ll travel light despite a wide range of temperatures and activities.
All the Maps I Need
Loaded maps for the entire USA and Japan onto this card, with room for 10 times as many maps. I like to travel light.
Travel Gear: Eye-Fi Card
The best travel brings me face-to-face with the unexpected. I try to welcome the unexpected as part of the great adventure. Something to relish, a puzzle to solve, or an opportunity to practice wisdom and move on. With a bit of luck, I get to choose whether to make the unwelcome a positive experience, or…… Continue reading Travel Gear: Eye-Fi Card
Eye-Fi
Posted about how to avoid losing photographs, even if you lose your camera.
On the 13th Day of Christmas…
On the 13th day of Christmas, my true love went to work and I went to LAX where I’m waiting for a flight to Lihu’e.
Ready to Leave Winter
Today’s temperatures are below -7F (-22C). It’s a good day to be inside, packing my large backpack.
My Worst Travel Fail
I have rarely felt more alive, more calm, more in the moment, more close to death. But that all came later that night. It was October 2011, northern India, Haridwar, one of Hinduism’s holiest places. The city is set in the foothills of the Himalayas at mile 157 (253 km) of the Ganges’ 1,569 mile…… Continue reading My Worst Travel Fail
Bus There, Walk Back
Bus to NE edge of Minneapolis. Walked back home through a variety of neighborhoods including postindustrial Nordeast.