What a wonderful Christmas with the family. Emmi’s ballet performance was outstanding, I got to ride my bike in a t-shirt on Christmas Day and our boxing day celebration was just as entertaining as it’s always been. That was on a Tuesday and by Thursday I was restless. I had nearly three weeks before my…

I was on a bit of a time limit now. Seven days to drive 24 hours back to Phoenix. If I did four hours a day, I’d make it. It wasn’t just Christmas I had to be home for, it was my eldest niece’s annual ballet performance in the Nutcracker. Having know her nearly six…

In Washington Already After leaving my Thanksgiving family, I did some errands around Bend (Amazon package pick-up and refuel) before heading north. I studied my Astro-map a while to make sure I took roads I hadn’t been on before. Since I was keen for some lower elevation (and warmer temperatures), I avoided Mt. Hood. It’s…

Late Arrivals I finished Vegas qualifying then got talking to Jayne on the phone when Ross, Jen, JoJoe and Levi walked through the door. Cleo went defensive, already determined to prevent intruders from entering this new place we were in, but she soon calmed down when she saw Jen. The boys were in bed pretty…

While I’d committed to a month of camphosting in Moab, I only made it to three weeks because I had a better offer. When my friend Jen messaged me in late October inviting me to Bend, Oregon, to spend Thanksgiving with them, I said I couldn’t go because of my commitment. When  I woke up…