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A Travelogue Collection

Thank you for visiting our travel blog, a paean to Wanderlust. The Siren's song of travel is among our most constant companions. We hope you enjoy perusing our Travelogues and invite you to accompany us vicariously on the adventures we've been so fortunate to experience.

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EVolutionary Thinking

Feb 2
4 min

EVolutionary Thinking

In early 2020, when motor vehicle traffic came to a near standstill as Covid related shutdowns took effect, Utah’s Salt Lake Valley air,...

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Getting to Vail - The Long Way Around

Nov 17, 2021
6 min

Getting to Vail - The Long Way Around

From 1972 to 1975 I was a soldier in the US Army. Although I am very much a patriot, my tour of duty was not due to a rush of patriotic...

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Magnificent Monterey, California

Oct 13, 2021
15 min

Magnificent Monterey, California

On September 2, 2021, my wife and I were scheduled to fly to London. Not terribly before then, the CDC issued a level 4 travel advisory...

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Urban Hiking: A Trip Around The Neighborhood

Sep 22, 2021
4 min

Urban Hiking: A Trip Around The Neighborhood

A yearning to travel seems to be embedded in my DNA. Or at least imprinted on my psyche in a way that feels completely organic. ...

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Your Mileage May Vary

Aug 18, 2021
5 min

Your Mileage May Vary

When Covid19 first burned its way into the Salt Lake City, Utah, area, most business activity came to a standstill for a time. At least...

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Silence Is Golden

Aug 16, 2021
3 min

Silence Is Golden

As modern life has increasingly become urbanized for many or most people, so has the ubiquity of disturbance. By disturbance I mean...

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Donnelly, Idaho - A Rural Jewel Off the Beaten Path

Aug 14, 2021
7 min

Donnelly, Idaho - A Rural Jewel Off the Beaten Path

Travel for Cynthia and I is a joy for so many reasons – to experience different cultures and cuisines, to revel in the countless,...

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Tuweep: Adventures at the Edge of the Grand Canyon

Aug 8, 2021
4 min

Tuweep: Adventures at the Edge of the Grand Canyon

This place is definitely where, when the world was being built, they ran out of pieces. But I should back up a bit. The drive here Friday...

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Jackson Hole - It's What You've Heard and More

Aug 6, 2021
6 min

Jackson Hole - It's What You've Heard and More

Jackson Hole – the name itself can send shivers up a skier’s spine. Aesthetically, the area reminds one of Chamonix. Not that anyone...

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We died and went to - Crete!

Aug 6, 2021
8 min

We died and went to - Crete!

Paradise, noun: life adorned with abundant love; waist deep, untracked champagne powder on Alta’s High Rustler; existential moments of...

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A Grecian (and Cypriot) Travelogue

Aug 6, 2021
10 min

A Grecian (and Cypriot) Travelogue

On June 30, 2021, Cynthia and I began our first international trip in over a year. Not that we hadn’t tried earlier. Our first Covid...

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