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Thoughts on Hubby’s Friends

One of the purposes of our summer sojourn was camping near bicycle trails that Hubby could mark off his list of places to ride. He made the campground reservations according to which places were closest to the trails. Notice I said his list of trails. I limit myself to riding only trails that are not […]

Thoughts on Museums

Museums are some of my favorite places. Since I was a little girl, I’ve loved history books, historical sites, and history in general. I’ve visited every kind of museum, from national museums to regional museums to small local museums. I generally like them all so high on my list of things to do this summer […]

Additional Thoughts on Camping

I’ve been retired almost 3 months now. I enjoyed being with Daughter, Son-in-Law, and my parents for the first five weeks. Then we set off for the second five weeks in our Taj-Matrailer, visiting Craig’s friends from high school and work. That five-week-long camping period was broken up by our emergency trip to South Dakota, […]

Thoughts on Hiking

  Hiking is not my favorite activity, although I don’t mind hiking 3-5 miles, maybe even 6 for an exceptionally lovely view or waterfall or something. And I don’t mind bicycling for 15-20 miles on relatively flat ground. But for both of those things, about 4 hours is my limit. After that, my fun meter […]

Thoughts on Changing Plans

For the most part, ignorance is not bliss and could even be dangerous. But Hubby and I experienced a time when ignorance was bliss. We were camping in Mount Rainer National Park, the land of no electronics. There was no cell service and no wi-fi areas. We were completely out of touch with the world […]