2024-04-05

Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 5)

We left Bisbee this morning after saying goodbye to a few of the local fixtures around camp. Along the fence line were two coyote...

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2024-04-04

Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 4)

This morning we stopped by Tombstone. It’s an old frontier town best known for the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1881, when Wyatt...

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2024-04-03

Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 3)

We spent some time this morning exploring Yuma’s Historic Downtown. Once a key stop for riverboats and railroad travelers, the area still looks like...

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2024-04-02

Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 2)

I took Bruno out for a long walk around the Silver Strand neighborhood, and we eventually made our way to the pier. There we...

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2024-04-01

Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 1)

This morning, we set off on our coast-to-coast journey! Although this family photo would suggest that we’re all going, it’s just Bruno (the dog...

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2024-03-20

March 20, 2024

Last weekend, I made my way to the California Delta. The rivers and streams were vibrant and the land looked so lush. It also...

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2024-03-17

Where Rivers Meet: Traveling China’s Waterways

Last year, I spent six weeks backpacking across China. I explored waterways both far in China’s interior and near its coastline. My journey enabled...

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2023-12-31

The San Diego Union-Tribune – I was stunned and awed by my Baja motorcycle trip

Last March, on my 38th birthday, I was laid off from work. I wish I felt bitter. I wish I was angry that I was...

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2023-06-22

Stories from China (Part 39)

For my final post, I had hoped to share an amazing story about my last meal. Unfortunately, in my haste to make it to...

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2023-06-21

Stories from China (Part 38)

I arrived in Beijing in the evening, and it was blistering hot, nearly 100°F (36°C). When I left the metro, I worried that I’d...

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