There is something so special about the day before departure: the point of infinite potential, the pendulum at the top of its swing, the inhale before the rest of your life. I’m off to Peru at the break of dawn and am beyond thrilled and eternally grateful

Now, how many lifetimes has it been since I've even thought about this blog thing? Several, to say the least. I usually think of this as a travelogue, so here's a picture of the train. To remind us that, even if you're living in one place for three years

Sometimes you just find yourself out there with nothing but a knife. Better have some skills to back it up. Hope you get a chance to tune in Sunday evening to the Discovery Channel. 12 of us doing 40 days in Colombia: Naked and Afraid XL. Thanks for all the support

I'm not exactly sure what I'm trying to write about, so here's a bit of random thought... I've been just so crazy and so caught up in all the doings of life lately that I've been missing the ease and peace that comes with simply being. In all my discussions and.

what I'm getting at is that I usually only do this sort of thing when I'm traveling. because I put more value on my life when I'm in transit rather than living in one place. when you wake up to a different skyline every couple days, the words flow like wine

Honestly it's been an honor. i came to prescott with only the highest of expectations and can confess to saying (on numerous occasions, nonetheless) that i might just stay here for ever and ever and never leave... alas... emphasis on the might. oh, go time!

it's the home stretch. the lines are done, the shading, the color. all that's left is to put the white in. that's where I'm at... packing up the house, looking at T Minus 48 hours and counting. departure. go time. loving it. I'm not sure why I'm so bent on leaving.

To appreciate the sunshine. generally i am drawn to it. colorado. arizona. cali. and there are times when i find myself broadsided. portland. oregon coast. with that golden light worth so much more. don't it always seem to go & gotta love it.

New Years. J Tree. 2012