Tag: camping
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Traveling West
These pics are of just a few samples of the places I’ve been recently. I was nervous at first about traveling west and the larger spaces, National Forests or Bureau of Land Management free camping, but I’ve made it to California and am having fun and meeting interesting people along the way. Carlsbad Caverns was […]
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Devastation and Holiday Expectations
I spent nearly a month on the island of Ocracoke on the outer banks of North Carolina. Ocracoke isn’t for everyone. The only access is by ferry. The campsites don’t have electricity and there is no hot water. The town hasn’t changed much. No arcades or indoor malls. Just beaches and fishing. I hope they […]
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Going Back
I was heading for North Carolina’s outer banks when a hurricane forced me to turn around and flee in the opposite direction. Now I’m going back. Forty years ago, emerging from college with a “valuable” fine arts degree, I got a job at a small art gallery in Nags Head. It didn’t pay much, but […]
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The Journey Begins
They say, “When you run out of time you’re done.” I wasn’t done. It was time to leave. Maybe I should start closer to the beginning. Where do you start, as each step in life moves you along towards the next step and the next until you realize you are on a different road you […]
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