Tag: Travel

  • Beware The Widow Maker

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    The rain had been falling all day, but began to taper off in the afternoon. I arrived at the New Hampshire state campground after 2pm, and surveyed the site to determine where to hang my hammock. Choosing a site for a tent requires you to look for level ground. You don’t want to choose a…

  • Black Dome

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    After three weekends of rain, Jack had given up on waiting for the sun. He repacked his winter pack, removing the snow goggles, hat and gloves. He tossed in a bug net and some bug spray. Jack took the pack out to the car with a sturdy pair of three season boots as well as…

    a mountain covered in brown trees is center in the frame. green fir trees frame the mountain on both sides of the picture. A blue sky with a few scattered clouds are over the peak.
  • Photo Friday: Ha Long Bay

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    Junks awaiting tourists at Bo Hon Island, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam We had arrived on Bo Hon Island to see the caves. The subterranean attraction is a draw for tourists, lit with multicolored lights, but I was more interested in the all the other aspects of the journey. The junks, the people and the landscape.…

  • Walking by Sight

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    “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”– 2 Corinthians 5:7 This post is indeed about following the right path, but I ask that you to instead walk by sight in the back country. Follow the path that is properly blazed as not to stray from your just reward. (The summit or er, trailhead from…