This is the place for you if you’re looking for more than just recommendations and guides for travel. You will find them here too, but my intention is more than just sharing detailed information about places. I want to share the spirit in these places and experiences, and inspire you to make the destination like a home for the time you’re there. My hope is that these stories, the ones the mountains and rivers have to tell by the people who live in their foothills and banks, coupled with my perspective as a visitor experiencing these places without the roots that their occupants possess, will encourage you to explore and adventure further than just the more popular and well-known sights. Experience those, sure, but look for the less-exposed places too, like the local parks and trails and historic sites that gave birth to the area. Give yourself the opportunity to truly learn what makes each place on this planet special in its’ own right.
Every piece of this Earth I put my feet in changes me in some way. Whether it is a new location that I’m seeing for the first time or one that I’m returning to because I fell so in love with it when it was fresh, travel brings me closer to myself, to humanity, and whatever land I may be standing on. Dig deep, in where you go and in how you go there.
Treetops Restaurant Dining Pods at polymath park
I'm a lover of good food, and I've had plenty of amazing dining experiences in my life. The meals that I grew up sharing with family at my...
Malibu, CA – The Sunset – November 2021
Malibu wasn't a destination on this trip last November, but it was a convenient spot well outside of the thick and heavy Los Angeles air that...
Badlands National Park: Part 2 – Badlands Loop Road
Badlands National Park is over 240,000 acres of some of the most fascinating stretch of terrain I've seen in this country. Created by both...
Badlands National Park – part 1: boondocking in the badlands
One of my favorite parts of road trip planning is finding lodging. On the longer trips, I always try to strike a balance between camping (which I...
Friday flashback – maternal lineage
I don't know what's going on here but I love this photo. My great grandfather (Dosh) is the one in the center holding the guy on the ground. His...
World’s Only Corn palace – Mitchell, South dakota
Most of my travels take me to wild, woodsy, or wide-open spaces. But in between those major destinations I like to sprinkle my road trips with...
WELCOME TO THE STUDIO
*Image taken by my lovely friend Mary, overlooking Big Sur. That Two-Year-Plan that I started talking about back in 2020? You're looking at a big...
GOLD
I’m not a terribly dedicated morning person, but I love a good sunrise. There’s something about seeing that color emerge and morph from subtle pink...
HELLO, MY NAME IS TAWYNA – I AM ACROPHOBIC BUT LOVE TO FLY
I've always had a fear of flying, and I would plan my travel around it, avoiding it altogether. In 2016 I took a train across the country, and while...
TRAVEL JOURNAL – PART ONE
After my mother died, I found an old leather bound journal that my parents got from collecting “Marlboro Miles” over the years. My dad had written...