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A Few Stats from our #2018RoadTrip

Posted on November 8, 2018by Peter Kraiker

I have previously mentioned that this was the longest trip Andrea and I have done. I don’t have stats from the previous longest trip (in New Zealand) handy but I do have some from a 2016 trip to Colorado and back. That was 4,149 miles of driving and was 19 nights / 20 days long. […]

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Sun and Snow Define Our Southwest Leg

Posted on November 4, 2018November 4, 2018by Peter Kraiker

This has been a challenging update to add! And there are sooo many more queued up behind it. I started this in September and it’s now November! Sigh. The High Sierras Before I leave our time in Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks behind, I should mention that having gone through the rain forests of Olympic […]

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Hello from Asheville!

Posted on November 2, 2018November 2, 2018by Peter Kraiker

I’ve tried a few times over the past month (Even longer? Yikes!) to get a new post up on this blog and have failed. For a variety of reasons, all quite normal and understandable. Limited connectivity in remote places, unstable connections in busy places, limited time to invest as the adventure continued day by day, […]

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Turning The Southern Corner of Our Trip

Posted on October 18, 2018October 19, 2018by Peter Kraiker

Blogging as we travel has been a challenge. In part because we’ve often elected to be in remote locations. Also because we’ve been keeping busy enjoying all these amazing places. So… this blog entry was started a week ago or so (10/7), I’m continuing it here where we’re camped just outside of Durango (10/13) and […]

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Road Trips Involve Detours

Posted on September 23, 2018September 27, 2018by Peter Kraiker

[Sept. 26 update] How could I overlook the first theme that set the trip into a proper Westy perspective! It’s included below. — There are always unexpected moments in any trip. I think back to our Sark adventure from 2017 and how many unexpected detours happened. Some minor, at least one major (and expensive… losing […]

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A Tale of Two Cities (Part 2)

Posted on September 20, 2018September 20, 2018by Peter Kraiker

I broke this tale of two cities apart because I could tell it would be long. This 2nd half is long despite that… consider yourself forewarned. It’s also been delayed as we’ve enjoyed some amazing places that were off the grid. Some times that’s just the right thing to do. So here’s part two with […]

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Preparations Have Officially Begun

Posted on July 14, 2018July 14, 2018by Peter Kraiker

Some friends already know that Andrea and I are planning an extended trip later this year. I’ve hinted about — perhaps even mentioned — this is a public forum or two as well. And asked some questions, looked about for ideas, put pins in a map, asked favours of friends to help get some things […]

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Generous Randomness

Posted on July 10, 2018July 11, 2018by Peter Kraiker

It’s fitting that my last post was about music and how things go full circle. This entry is a variation on that theme. And it gets its title from the Mariposa theme ‘practice random acts of greenness’ which is a big deal for the festival. Origins of the Signs Greg Potts has been making Westfalia […]

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A Postcard From Vance

Posted on March 30, 2018April 8, 2018by Peter Kraiker

A postcard that arrived in the mail last week has finally prompted me to get back into writing on my blog. Yes, that’s long overdue. I hope this will be a catalyst. Perhaps I’ll go back and write about other events I’ve not written about. Perhaps. Only time will tell. Here’s what this postcard from […]

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A New Tool in the Camera Bag

Posted on July 25, 2017March 12, 2018by Peter Kraiker

(WARNING: camera gear geek-out. You’ve been warned) I’ll skip over saying how long it’s been since I last wrote a blog entry! People who are able to do weekly updates amaze me. It’s a labour of love although not getting to a post doesn’t mean the love isn’t there. Anyhow… ‘nuf said. New Lens I’ve […]

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