Month: September 2020

Maps, Maps, Maps!

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Been working hard on things this past week, and now I can unveil the result: new and cool TRAVEL MAPS! Under the Travel Maps category (up there at the top of the screen), you can find maps that show my travels for 2016-2021. Thanks to a cool WordPress plug-in for Google Maps, it was easy to create these maps. Just click on one of those red markers to read where I was and where I stayed. I also added two special maps: National Parks I’ve visited States and Paddles showing states I’ve camping in and states I’ve kayaked in. Someday,…

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Sunday Serenity: Forest Walk

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Yes, Sunday Serenity is back, starting off with a forest walk. With all that 2020 has going on, it seems like a good time to bring back a weekly time for reflection. Let’s begin our walk. No cell phone, no TV, not even a hint of a news cycle. The only tweets are from the birds high up in these trees. Breathe deep. Let the forest soak into your lungs. The damp air is a welcome reprieve from short, anxious breaths and smoke-filled air. Look down. Let the forest fill your eyes. Notice the colors of the leaves starting to…

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Equipment Review: Camping Chairs

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Sit back, relax, and prepare to be amused by the saga of finding the perfect camp chair. It was a four year saga before I found my “goldilocks” chair in 2020. I offer  this equipment review of camp chairs in hopes it might save save you some time or money in looking for your own perfect camping chair. Chair #1: The Padded One I started out with this club chair that I picked up at Camping World. With all that padding, it was comfortable and it was warm when the weather got cold. Since much of my first few months…

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52 Frames: Common Object

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Some weeks, I get really into the 52 Frames challenge and this was one of those weeks. The theme was “common object. I’m camping in a forest. Common object? Gotta be a leaf! This was also one of those weeks where three things were true: My first concept was my only concept. I fell in love with my first idea and didn’t even try anything else. Small changes in an image can make a huge difference. Post-processing can be a lot of fun. The Concept As I was talking on the phone to a friend, I noticed how the leaves…

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