Show & Tell: The Big Orange Dot
Nothing screams tourist like walking around all day with a big orange dot on your chest.
[Note to Self: Remove big orange proof of admission dots immediately upon exiting the museum.]
Location: The Dalles, OR
Feeling Minnesota on the Autumnal Equinox
Autumn is my favorite season. Or more accurately, autumn was my favorite season growing up in Minnesota. Since then I have lived places that don’t really have seasons other than the rainy and dry season like Florida and California. As much as I love Northern California, today I pine to go hiking in Northern Minnesota [...]
10 Year Solo Road Trip Anniversary: 9/9/99 – 09/09/09
Ten years ago today I woke up in a tent by myself for the first time. I turned on the radio to hear the weather forecast and all the DJs were talking about was how all the computers were going to crash because it was 9/9/99. And when the weather was finally broadcast [...]
5 Free iPhone Travel Apps
I recently upgraded my crappy old cell phone that didn’t even have a camera to an iPhone. All I can say is – I love my iPhone! And I’m not sure how I managed without it. All this time I could have been taking quick photos or videos, using the built in GPS when I [...]


