So fellow travelers, packing ten days of traveling through multiple climates into one carryon and a backpack was easily the most difficult logistic to solve of this entire trip. My husband would be bringing a larger suitcase for the PNW segment of my travels so I had to coordinate which things to send ahead and […]
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Pack Lighter, Go Farther
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 17, 2018
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Bookends
So fellow travelers, today marks the start of a new solar year in this grand adventure of life. Reflecting on the bookends of the first and last days Team Fairbanks-Rahalski at the summit of Pinnacle Peak Trail in Rainier National Park I can see the origami of insights and growth created by the challenges weathered […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 16, 2018
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Fading West*
So fellow travelers, a friend who reads my blog posts commented on the line I used at the end of a recent entry. Their point was well taken. “Nothing in (my) life would ever be the same” is indeed a rather sweeping claim. Being aware of the hyperbolic aura it casts, I did not use […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 13, 2018
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Kateri’s Wisdom
So fellow travelers, setting the dial on the way back machine (any Rocky and Bullwinkle fans still out there?) we find ourselves on the road home the morning after the glorious Verdi experience. Bennington Community Art Center I’ve grown fond of the quiet college town of Bennington and it’s little sister North Bennington, home now […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 8, 2018
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Verdi in the Woods
So fellow travelers, cool overcast conditions have not dampened the enthusiasm of songbirds this morning. Sipping tea at the kitchen table of a favorite AirBnB I’m focused on the serenade echoing from the woods behind the cottage. It’s a glorious chorus of melodic phrases, punctuated by bright chirps and an occasional bass riff by a […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 20, 2018
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Mountain Spells
So fellow travelers, we have spent three days discovering the majestic power of the mountains in Rainier and Olympic National Parks in Washington. Mount Rainier (above) and Mount Olympus (below) They are spellbinding. Yesterday at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, Favorite Older Daughter and I hiked a trail leading to a lookout point. It […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 27, 2017
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Afternoon Tea with Roses
So fellow travelers, this visit to Portland has a more relaxed pace. Taking time to simply enjoy being here as if this is where we already reside gives me a different perspective of this quirky city. Portland is definitely exhibiting the aches and pains of a city which has grown far too quickly in the […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 24, 2017
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Solar Eclipse 2017
So fellow travelers, when I realized the 2017 total solar eclipse would pass through Oregon I began to make plans to schedule our annual visit to Portland around the August 21st event. Lunar map by National Geographic© After all, I am that kid who wanted a telescope and a wall map of the Moon not […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 22, 2017
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Market Magic
So fellow travelers, this Portland trip is focused on savoring my favorite elements of this quirky city. Foraging in vintage shops which abound in treasures and Goodwill stores which offer bargains on items we forgot to pack, like a fleece jacket to stave off cooler coastal temps. Gastronomic delights dreamed of for the past year, […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 20, 2017
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Zen Moment Sunset in Astoria
So fellow travelers, this moment from an evening post dinner walk in Astoria. Sunset boardwalk stroll Cherished moments together Gifts of time and love Walk gently on the path my friends and may adventure find you ready.
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 20, 2017
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