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The Pacific Northwest Tour: Week 1

May 20, 2014 By Val Weston 1 Comment

I'm one week into the Pacific Northwest tour and I find myself in Cortez, Colorado. I'm currently hunkered down in a hotel room trying to catch up on work. The whirlwind of a 1,700+ mile drive to … [Read more...] about The Pacific Northwest Tour: Week 1

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, colorado, georgia, mississippi, New Mexico, overland expo, pacific northwest tour, road trip, tennessee, texas, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014)

The Pacific Northwest Tour: On the Road Again

May 7, 2014 By Val Weston 12 Comments

So now that I've finally finished chronicling the Overland Expo to TBEX trip... it's time to set out on another journey. On Tuesday, May 13th, I'll be heading out to Overland Expo once again. It … [Read more...] about The Pacific Northwest Tour: On the Road Again

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, british columbia, canada, colorado, Idaho, manitoba, oregon, overland expo, pacific northwest tour, road trip, saskatchewan, seattle, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014), utah

Overland Expo to TBEX: Toronto Bound

October 24, 2013 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

Some places are harder to leave than others. Great Sand Dunes is one of those places for me. Toss in knowing that the next week of our trip was going to be urban rather than outdoors and you can … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: Toronto Bound

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: canada, colorado, great sand dunes, indiana, kansas, missouri, overland expo to tbex, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), road trip, TBEX, tent, toronto

Overland Expo to TBEX: Great Sand Dunes Edition

October 16, 2013 By Val Weston 2 Comments

The Camp Granola entrance to Great Sand Dunes was anything but smooth. With a few months to ponder my folly I can now laugh at my foibles. In truth, the whole thing went pear-shaped back in the … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: Great Sand Dunes Edition

Filed Under: Outdoors, Photography, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: colorado, education, experiential education, great sand dunes, great sand dunes national park, infrared, medano creek, overland expo to tbex, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), roadschooling

Overland Expo to TBEX: Of hiccups and detours…

June 11, 2013 By Val Weston 2 Comments

So friends, I have at least a dozen posts in draft about the current Overland Expo to TBEX & beyond expedition, but none of them seem to be approaching completion given the pace and hiccups of … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: Of hiccups and detours…

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, canada, colorado, New Hampshire, new york, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), road trip, subaru

Overland Expo to TBEX: Three weeks in…

June 5, 2013 By Val Weston 2 Comments

In a complete blur, we've completed the first three weeks of our seven week journey. As I mentioned before I set out, I knew Stage 1 would be completely bonkers in terms of the pace and what I was … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: Three weeks in…

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, california, canada, colorado, great sand dunes, lessons, new york, overland expo, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), road trip, TBEX, toronto

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