Tag Archives: Long Distance Hiking

Beautiful Monday

We need ways to uplift our lives during these trying times. My symphony, American Discovery, portrays five themes of discovery that might infuse a little beauty, culture, kindness, joy and adventure into your lives, even as you stay home. Mondays … Continue reading

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Shared Memories

Last week I made a Facebook announcement for Cindy’s birthday, calling her my Expedition Woman. I am proud of Cindy, a woman who has hiked thousands of long distance miles, but that pales in comparison to the pride Cindy has … Continue reading

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Becoming Friends with Strangers

Charissa comes to visit on most Fridays, making that a day I can go outside by myself for exercise. My usual route takes me up to the top of Lovers Lane and back, about four miles. The second mile is … Continue reading

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SPA Treatment

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Emotion overcomes me as I sit in our entertainment room working on a slideshow. In the chair next to me, in what I call the throne, sits Cindy looking at a different slideshow of family pictures on the television monitor. … Continue reading

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Fighting Lethargy

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I was feeling lethargic in recent months. Was this the breaking point for occasional sadness turning to depression? One day, before the recent March snowstorms arrived, the answer came to me. I was handling the present moment well enough, except … Continue reading

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Norfolk’s Own Hyla Brook

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The recent warm spell allowed us to get out on the town in the datemobile. After going up to Maple Avenue, over to the Yale Summer School property, then through the center of town, our last stop was at the … Continue reading

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How Projects Maintain a Caregiver’s Sanity

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I had a rare evening out last week; “out” means outside on our porch, where I worked on a project board. Projects are one of my wellness strategies. I find them to be a useful distraction from both my personal … Continue reading

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Sticky: Our Final Journey

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I created this web site to first tell the story of a 5,000 mile walk across the county along the American Discovery Trail, with posts from May 2011 – May 2012, and retold that journey  recently from a different perspective.  … Continue reading

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Journey Virtues – Physical Development

In review the virtues we’ve neglected as a mass society, one set of them that comes to mind is the virtues obtained by the sojourner.  Many small band societies had some kind of rites of passage, a transition into adulthood … Continue reading

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Day 015 – 6/8/11 – Sacramento to Sunrise Boulevard

Distance = 20 Miles; Elevation Change > 155 feet Lo Elevation = 10; Hi Elevation = 85 All of this day was spent hiking on the American River Bike Trail.  Since Teri Guida from Sacramento hosted us the previous night, … Continue reading

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