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April Escape: The Meetup

July 3, 2018 By Val Weston

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I was high. High on successful travel. Motorcycle travel, solo travel, and managing challenging conditions while still having fun. It's Day 3 of my April Escape. I'll meet up with my dear man a day … [Read more...] about April Escape: The Meetup

Filed Under: Motorcycling, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: april escape, bishop, lone pine, motorcycle travel, sierra nevada, weather, wind

Bad Weather and Good Friends at Tremont

April 28, 2017 By Val Weston 5 Comments

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Let's face it, life dishes out the unexpected and undesired. A lot. The only thing we're in control of is how we respond, right? I have just returned from a whirlwind trip to Georgia. Part of the … [Read more...] about Bad Weather and Good Friends at Tremont

Filed Under: Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: flexibility, foothills parkway, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains institute at tremont, great smoky mountains national park, macro photography, nature photography, smoky mountain raptor center, spring workshop, steve zigler, tennessee, tremont, weather

Celebrating Winter

January 16, 2015 By Val Weston 4 Comments

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Here in the Peach State, winter is a conundrum. The respite from summer's brutal heat is welcome yet we don't often have the benefit of snow to liven up our outdoor adventures. In fact, snow here can … [Read more...] about Celebrating Winter

Filed Under: Motorcycling, Outdoors Tagged With: geocaching, georgia, hiking, john burroughs, quote, weather, winter

Overland Expo to TBEX: The rain in Maine… again.

February 19, 2014 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

So we were driving back through Maine. Again. Through torrential downpours. Again. It was a slow drive, but fortunately I'd left myself plenty of time to get from Fundy National Park to Bangor for our … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: The rain in Maine… again.

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: camping, geocaching, maine, massachusetts, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), road trip, subaru, weather, wompatuck state park

Val vs. the Atlanta Snowpocalypse

February 3, 2014 By Val Weston 9 Comments

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As you know, Atlanta has been the focus of scrutiny and ridicule following the absurdity of last week's snow-induced debacle. And, as you also know, we were right smack in the thick of it. The … [Read more...] about Val vs. the Atlanta Snowpocalypse

Filed Under: Life, Uncategorized Tagged With: homeschool, weather

Overland Expo to TBEX: The Rain in Maine

January 22, 2014 By Val Weston 2 Comments

When I last left you in the Overland Expo to TBEX saga, we were leaving Franconia Notch State Park in New Hampshire a couple nights earlier than expected. The combination of the iPhone debacle and … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: The Rain in Maine

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: camping, canada, experiential education, geocaching, iphone, maine, New Hampshire, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), rain, road trip, roosevelt campobello international park, tropical storm andrea, weather

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