Sunday, July 25, 2021 –Buckshot Cabin, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Michigan to Juneau Park Beer Garden Milwaukee Another day and I was up with the sun, as usual. The morning was as cloudless and beautiful as the night before. With the orientation of the shore line the sun didn’t rise out of the lake,Continue reading “Lake of the Clouds”
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Backcountry
Saturday, July 24, 2021 – Buckshot Cabin, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Michigan We were really in the backcountry. Of course you can get much, much deeper, but we were 2 ½ miles from where we parked the car with no power, no running water, and no cell signal. It was paradise. I woke upContinue reading “Backcountry”
That’s When I First Saw the Bear
Friday, July 23, 2021 – Milwaukee to Buckshot Cabin, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Michigan Since moving to Milwaukee from Florida three years ago, we have taken several weekend camping trips around Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest each summer. The long, warm days with nights cool enough to enjoy a fire and sleep comfortably inContinue reading “That’s When I First Saw the Bear”
Floating Temple, Deer, and a Snake
Monday, August 7, 2017 – Hiroshima, Japan It was a rainy morning as Typhoon Nora passed by to our east. After watching her “wobble” like all typhoons and hurricanes do, she missed us and did not interrupt any of our travel plans. We got a little wet from a couple of outer bands, but itContinue reading “Floating Temple, Deer, and a Snake”
Memorial Day
Sunday, August 6, 2017 – Osaka to Hiroshima, Japan We took our second and last Shinkansen (bullet train) trip from Osaka to Hiroshima. It is an incredible experience I hope to repeat some day. We arrived in Hiroshima at 11:00 and couldn’t check in to our Airbnb rental until 4:00, so we needed a placeContinue reading “Memorial Day”
Thousands of Gates
Saturday, August 5, 2017 – Kyoto to Osaka, Japan We started the day at Fushimi Inari Taisha – a Shinto shrine for the Inari, or fox god. The shrine is on the side of a mountain with trails to the top lined with thousands of red gates. It was stunning to behold. We went aboutContinue reading “Thousands of Gates”
Castle and Golden Temple
Friday, August 4, 2017 – Kyoto, Japan A new city and a new run for me. I got up early and found a running trail along the Kamo River. A nice mix of running the city streets to get to the trail, then a bit of nature and even a fisherman as I ran besideContinue reading “Castle and Golden Temple”
The Bamboo Forest
Thursday, August 3, 2017 – Hakone to Kyoto, Japan Chrissy and I were married on August 3, 1991. There was no better place to spend our 26th anniversary than in Japan, starting in the beautiful setting of Hakone and ending in the bustling city of Kyoto. We started the day with Aaron taking pictures ofContinue reading “The Bamboo Forest”
Ten-Course Meal
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 – Hakone, Japan The day started with the Ryokan breakfast. We sat at the same table for all of our meals, overlooking a lovely garden with a waterfall. For breakfast we had our choice of Japanese or Western. Aaron and I got Japanese, Chrissy got Western, and both were excellent. TheContinue reading “Ten-Course Meal”
Black Eggs
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 – Tokyo to Hakone, Japan It was time to leave Tokyo behind and embark on the next leg of our journey. I have visited two countries and only experienced the principal city – in France I have only been to Paris and in South Korea I have only been to Seoul.Continue reading “Black Eggs”
Where Are We Going Now? 