sharing my thoughts through words and images
November 23, 2024 We’ve been visiting our son in the Santa Cruz Mountains on the peninsula near Woodside, CA. Unfortunately, upon our arrival, we were inundated with an “atmospheric river” coming off the Pacific Ocean. This past Saturday, there was a break in the… Continue Reading “California Coast 11.23.24”
April 20, 2024 Before departing Limogne-en-Quercy, we stopped by a local grocery to pick up some snacks. This was the first “supermarket” we had encountered on our journey since leaving Le Puy-en-Velay. I had gotten used to – and loved! – the quaint “épiceries”… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Limogne-en-Quercy to Bach”
April 19, 2023 Today was a picture perfect blue-sky day!! I started off the day walking for a short while along the Lot River. The walk from Cajarc to Limogne en Quercy alternates between lightly traveled paved backroads and dirt paths. It passes through… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Cajarc to Limogne-en-Quercy”
April 18, 2023 Before departing Béduer today, our host kindly showed us an alternate path that would be a short-cut back to the GR65 heading towards Cajarc. This meant we would not have to back-track and would save us a few “steps.” Our walk… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Béduer to Cajarc”
April 17, 2023 Today, our walk between Figeac and Béduer would be a short walk – only 12 kilometers or close to 7.5 miles. The weather is clear and sunny. It’s interesting to note there is a popular alternate route that leaves Figeac called… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Figeac to Béduer”
April 16, 2023 Leaving Le Terly, it would be a shortish walk to our destination of Figeac – about 11 kilometers. Piece of cake!! The weather gods delivered us a nice day for our hike – sunny, blue skies! The first small hamlet we… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Le Terly to Figeac”
April 15, 2023 After some cold, damp days, the weather took a more positive turn! It was sunny for most of our 18 kilometer walk today, albeit a tad windy and cool. But – oh, the sun!! 🙂 We left Vivioles bright and early… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Vivioles to Le Terly”
April 13 and 14, 2023 Conques is a medieval town renowned for its preserved Romanesque architecture and art. The town is built on a steep hill and most of the streets are paved in cobblestones. The wet weather made walking in town more treacherous… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Conques to Vivioles”
On one our recent day’s off, we planned a day trip to the small town of Hood River to get supplies. After enjoying a DELICIOUS breakfast at the Huckleberry Inn in Government Camp, our first stop was the trailhead for the Tamanawas Falls. This… Continue Reading “Timothy Lake Journal – Tamanawas Falls”
We started our workamping gig in the state of Oregon on May 6 with a weeklong training session held at the facility headquarters in Estacada, Oregon. Our employer, Portland General Electric, operates 14 different day use and overnight camping facilities along the Clackamas River… Continue Reading “Workamping in Oregon”