Willfully complacent

We’ve taken a certain pride in choosing routes and destinations with due attention to security, knowing that we’re part of a “tribe” in which folks look out for each other...

‘More of a destination than a waypoint’

We're comfortable here. We have all the services we need. It's not just "as good a place as any" -- it's a very good place...

Into the woods

Life here at the campsite is, in a word, wonderful. Even with errands and chores it's restful, almost perfect...

More, at random

Man doesn't live by coffee alone -- or this man doesn't, anyway, although some days it seems that way...

‘The tonic of wildness’

"We need the tonic of wildness -- to wade sometimes in marshes where the bittern and the meadow-hen lurk..."

Stretch & Feast

This journey has stretched me in more ways than I can count. It's been a torrent of experiences, a sensory smorgasbord, calisthenics for an active mind, an old soul and a body that's not quite what it used to be...

The water

Water is a thing, an important thing, maybe the single most important thing in life. The older I get, the more...

Back to the Buffalo

The Buffalo National River grabbed 'hold of us the moment we first laid eyes on it. As much as we love this entire region, the Buffalo National River is what we always talk about when explaining what makes the place so special...

‘Too hot in the sun, too cold in the shade’

Deb kept moving her chair from the shade into the sun and back, remarking that she couldn't seem to find a spot that was comfortable...

Thrice

There's a tale told of a pilot who adjusted the altitude and speed of his SR-71 Blackbird to allow him to see three sunrises in one day...