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A Visit to Georgia

September 18, 2018 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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Ah, Georgia, my former home state. Last month I flew back to send Fred off to college and attend Dragon Con with George. This was my first visit purely as a tourist since finally … [Read more...] about A Visit to Georgia

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: dragon con, geocaching, georgia, paddling

Expand Your World With Local Travel

July 13, 2018 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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A few weeks ago, my pal John Cloonan wrote a nice post about travel. It wasn't about far-flung, exotic adventures but the value of what can be discovered nearer to home. I was shocked to learn … [Read more...] about Expand Your World With Local Travel

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: adventure, geocaching

Teens in Tahoe

March 20, 2018 By Val Weston

Another spring break season is rapidly approaching. Last year Fred and George joined me in Nevada for their break and they are heading back here again this year. They once traveled with me everywhere … [Read more...] about Teens in Tahoe

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: california, geocaching, nevada, nevada state parks, spring break, teen travel, teenagers

Eight Years of Geocaching

November 14, 2017 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

I began geocaching on my birthday in 2009. That means in a few short weeks, I'll celebrate eight years of geocaching. I need to confess, however, that I'm not a rabid geocacher. I go through ups and … [Read more...] about Eight Years of Geocaching

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure, challenges, geocaching

Love Note to the Peach State

February 15, 2017 By Val Weston 2 Comments

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Oh Peach State, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways—mountains, swamps, beaches, rivers, pinelands, farms, waterfalls, museums, gardens, rich history, beautiful people. The list goes on and on. … [Read more...] about Love Note to the Peach State

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: camping, chattahoochee nature center, cloudland canyon, cumberland island, dahlonega, dungeness, fort pulaski, geocaching, georgia, georgia state parks, going caching, hiking, jimmy carter national historic site, len foote hike inn, skidaway island, stone mountain, vickery creek

Roadschooling at Arizona’s Meteor Crater

September 2, 2015 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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As you know, we here at Val in Real Life like to learn when we're traveling. Fred and George don't travel with me as often these days but when they do, I still like to sneak in some learning that … [Read more...] about Roadschooling at Arizona’s Meteor Crater

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, experiential education, geocaching, road trip, roadschooling, Route 66, western adventure

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