Month: September 2021

A Month Away: Digital Retreat

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I’m going to be offline the next four weeks, from Sep 11 to Oct 9. I’ll be taking this time to rest and retreat into silence, reading, and thinking. No blog posts, no Facebook or Messenger, no Instagram or Twitter. I want to be in the moment as I see places new to me and not worry about finding a cell signal or putting out a timely blog post. If you miss reading my posts, check out the Adventures page to catch up on some of my past journeys. Or surf the travel maps! Astute readers will spot that I’ll…

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Five States in 20 Days: MN to CO

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With my Great Lakes tour done and family time in Wisconsin completed, it was time to point the Ridgeline west to Colorado, via North Dakota, South Dakota, a night in Wyoming, and then on down to the Denver area. Here’s a summary post of my adventures, with links to blog posts that dive deeper into places.

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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I wasn’t sure I wanted to spend much time here when I made my route from Minnesota to Colorado last Spring, but figured I would check it out since it was, after all, a National Park. It’s rare that a place makes me speechless. Turns out Theodore Roosevelt National Park is one of those places. From Painted Canyon (below) to the grasslands and badlands, this turned out to be a magical place for me.

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