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Travel

A Trip To Paradise

For a number of years, I have suffered from the obsession that somewhere out there is a small ranch that I was meant to own.  I have dragged Dorothy to...

My Peruvian Adventure, Part 1 — Contemplating Cusco Culture

During my time at Texas State University, I took a course from Dr. Christa Conlee on Archaeology of the Inca Empire.  Dr. Conlee had done work for many years in...

My Peruvian Adventure, Part 2 — Exploring Cusco and The Sacred Valley With Odon

As I mentioned in my first post, upon the recommendation of my veternarian and friend Dr. Elizabeth Fowler, I decided to go to Cusco Peru for a week before my...

My Peruvian Adventure, Part 3 — Warming Up For the Inca Trail (Saqsayhuaman, Pisac, and Ollantaytambo)

After saying goodbye to Odon and his family I checked into the Monasterio Hotel on the early afternoon of Wednesday, April 12, 2017 and, in short order met my Wilderness...

My Peruvian Adventure, Part 4: Hiking The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Well, it was time to fish, or cut bait --  it was time to hike the Inca Trail.  I had spent many hours and many days preparing for this endeavor,...

Tales From the Great Northwest: Our Trip to Seattle and Beyond…

I wish I had a dollar for every time I proposed a trip to my wife and failed to generate even the slightest interest on her part.  So imagine my...

A Beautiful Wedding On The Magnificent Island of Maui

One of the supreme blessings in our lives has been our friendship with Charles and Lynn Pollard.  We met them in 1976 when we bought our first real house on...