Jeanne BustamanteThis August my husband and I traveled to South Carolina to visit with his parents. The day after we arrived…
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Good morning Johnson Lake! Although I hadn’t seen them myself, Ambrose did report that the chipmunk was not our only…
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I have a tendency to obsess over meaning. When I speak with other people, I tend to over analyze what…
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Recently my boss asked me why my husband and I stop our backpacking season after Labor Day. There are a…
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I’m not a serious athlete. I have no goals to become a professional athlete, but like many other people who…
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Ambrose and I have discovered that there’s something strangely uplifting about eating dessert for breakfast. It’s not a burden to…
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I like drinking coffee. I didn’t always like the taste. When I was young, the aroma was enticing, but the…
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Ambrose woke me around 8am on Saturday. We were at the Kennally Creek Campground, which was not where we had…
Continue ReadingWhat Would You Do for Your Weekend?
The weekend of July 24th, my husband and I drove to the Kennally Creek Campground, outside of Donnelly, ID, and…
Continue ReadingQueens River Loop: Day 4
The campsite, after we cleaned up and were ready to go. I went to sleep early enough that I woke…
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