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April Escape: Anatomy of a Trip

June 19, 2018 By Val Weston

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You have three straight weeks of challenging travel looming on the calendar. It's taunting you. It knows you're bracing for impact; that you just hope you make it through without too many issues. But … [Read more...] about April Escape: Anatomy of a Trip

Filed Under: Motorcycling, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: april escape, flexibility, motorcycle travel, sierra nevada, solo, solo travel

Working Past Fear

March 23, 2016 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

News flash. I'm not fearless. I'm often told I am and it makes me laugh. I think "Are you kidding me?!?" Of course I have fear. Lots of it. The well-meaning commenters see it as a … [Read more...] about Working Past Fear

Filed Under: Life, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure travel, fear, obstacles, overland expo, solo, ted simon

Going Solo

September 6, 2012 By Val Weston 6 Comments

I know you parents out there feel my pain. As rich as our kids make our lives, sometimes you need a little adult time. And when you spend as much time together as we do in our roadschooling pursuits, … [Read more...] about Going Solo

Filed Under: Outdoors, Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: cades cove, camping, Clingman's Dome, foothills parkway, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains institute at tremont, great smoky mountains national park, north carolina, SANCP, solo, tennessee

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