familiar
August 20, 2019
I’ve seen this stand of graceful birch trees countless times—in leaf and in winter, in temperatures from 38° below to 80° above. … More familiar
Category: On the Road
everything at once
August 20, 2019
Sometimes what’s not said is the loudest part of a conversation. … More everything at once
carrying on
August 1, 2018
“You’re going all over the place,” said the Alaska Airlines ticket agent when I hauled my bag onto the airport scale this morning. I’d printed and attached my bag tag at home; it said SFO → PDX→ ANC→ FAI. I agreed with her. That’s plenty of “all over the place” for one day. Besides figuring … More carrying on
yvr : pdx : sfo
August 28, 2016
Friday at sunrise, I found myself on a prop plane headed from Vancouver Island back to the mainland, where I caught a flight south. It was eerie that day, the ribbon of Highway 5 unspooling so quickly underneath me, like a time-lapse film in reverse. … More yvr : pdx : sfo
owlish in seattle
August 23, 2016
A new phase of this trip began today when I left my car on Vashon Island. It’s now tucked away on my aunt’s property where it will stay for a month while I continue traveling north. … More owlish in seattle
yreka
August 22, 2016
A miner named Daniel A. Jenks made this drawing of Yreka, California in 1860. That was right around the time my great-great-great-grandparents arrived in town. … More yreka
Fairfax to Fairbanks 