You Have Arrived...In the Swamp
The moment I’d giddily anticipated, my big splash arrival, was upon me. “Welcome to the District of Columbia,” the GPS announced...
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- Sep 9
- 7 min
Ramblin' Anne's Wild Ride Home
Hold onto your seats, friends, because this Ramblin’ Anne update is about to take you 2,500 miles across 11 states and three time zones...
- Jul 4
- 4 min
Discovering Synchronicity in the High Sierras
Do you believe in synchronicity? Yesterday, I took-off north on Highway 395 from my base in Mammoth Lakes, and headed up the precipitous...
- Jun 9
- 5 min
High Sierra Transition – Shoulda Had a Gummy
I am in the midst of yet another transition; and I’m taking this one hard. So hard, I wonder why and how I ever set off on such a...
- May 22
- 6 min
California Dreams and Realities
I came for the healing power of the sea. I came to complete – literally and symbolically – my coast-to-coast journey. I’d envisioned my...
- May 6
- 2 min
Temecula Transition - Desert to Sea
Out of a deep slumber, from behind the heavy, rubber blackout curtains of El Rancho trucker motel, I awoke, this morning, like clockwork,...
- Apr 28
- 7 min
Lost and Found in the Desert
“What intolerable garbage and what utterly useless crap we bury ourselves in day by day. That’s what the first taste of the wild does to...
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Desert Love - A Poem
I’ve been kissing trees, lately, Arms embracing cottonwood girth, Thick, ruddy bark rough on my lips. Old man tree’s too old for me,...
- Apr 6
- 3 min
On the HIGH Road to the Eye in the Sky
Crossing state lines is always a momentous occasion on the journey road. As I merged onto US-191 heading out of Cortez, Colorado, West,...
- Mar 14
- 4 min
Woo-woo Journey Takes a Miracle Turn
Greetings, friends. I dedicate this post to the brave people of Ukraine, for peace in their country and on this earth. May all beings...
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Courtship
It’s hard not to go all googly-eyed smitten over Santa Fe. Their skies, a dreamy baby blue, never stop smiling at you. And their...
- Feb 21
- 8 min
Fateful Encounters in the Land of Enchantment
“When you travel in an unplanned way, you are free; there are no have-tos or shoulds. You are structured at first only, perhaps, by the...
- Jan 3
- 9 min
I Got Kicked-Out of the Colony and Other Things to Be Grateful For in 2021
Happy New Year, dear friends! I’m a big believer in the ritual of end-of-year reflection. Though where does one begin to reflect on a...
- Dec 7, 2021
- 4 min
Encounters with Ghosts, Robots, Poets and, Eventually, The Muse
Greetings from Dairy Hollow, friends. It was a darn long drive from Washington: 1,334 miles over two days, across four states and...
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
I Will Not Let Them Fuse Me
I will not imagine the doctors fusing my vertebrae together so as to immobilize me. I will not imagine six to twelve months of recovery....
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Now, the Good News
The microwave digital clock reads 10:23, and my eyes widen. For the first time in weeks, without the 7 am wake-up call of saws and...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 5 min
The Journey Takes a Sharp Curve
The porch project completion was joyfully in sight. This was a sign: I was almost ready, again, to continue my journey. Or was I? I...
- Nov 5, 2021
- 3 min
Insights at Basecamp – When Life Gives You Tomatoes...
I hide-out in the basement, hiding from the secret shame of returning home with my tail between my legs, hiding from my naïve hope and...
- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
Grounded at Basecamp: Ode to an Adventurer
A spirit has awakened me. At the wee hours, I stare up at the dark ceiling of my basement dwelling, squinting for some sign of life. But...
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
SeeChange Turns 20 – The Beauty and Burden of Being Your Own Boss
This fall marks an important milestone, and I almost let it slip by: the 20th anniversary of my freedom from "the man." I’ve been harping...