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Medical Update 1

It has been a long few days, but we are glad to report that Ava successfully made it through her first surgery yesterday.  Her patella was well and truly smashed.  It took 6 screws to put it back together which is remarkable because the bone is so small.  I can’t imagine...

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen is the National Park that we almost had to miss.  When we first set the goal of seeing all the lower 48 NPs, we knew that weather would be a critical factor.  In the winter time, several parks shut down everything but one visitor center operating on limited hours.  Or they become...

Home

Why does my image of home start with fabric? Because if you know me well, you know I have never met a house that can’t be renovated – or at least redecorated. I am weirdly domestic for an ardent feminist. The next question is why am I renovating a brand new RV? That is the...

Apologies to Kansas

I offer my sincere apologies to the State of Kansas. Ever since a cross country trip in my 20’s I have panned Kansas as flat and uninteresting. Turns out I was making the classic mistake of assumption based on the tiny snippet of Kansas I saw racing past my window on I-70. Pure...

The Great American Road

“Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose. “Song of the Open Road by Walt Whitman On the eve of our departure I thought I would reflect on a question we have been asked a few...