2 Weeks in Japan July 2023

Solo international trip to Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Kagoshima. Jazz bars, yakiniku, bamboo forest, shrines, day trips to islands, onsen, sand baths, and soba by the river...

PNW & Big Sky Country September 2022

A month long camping trip to seven national/state parks in 6 states: CA, OR, WA, ID, MT, WY. For now, selected excerpts and photos.

My Yearly Birthday Tradition September 2023

I went to a community bookstore, found a skull rock, learned about the Sierra Nevada Logging Museum, and meandered into a few antique shops in Grass Valley. I camped at Calaveras Big Trees state park and Lake Alpine.

Utah & Arizona. May 2022

Beyond sweltering solo camping trip to Zion, Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon National Park just before summer.

Indian Cove Joshua Tree January 2022

On the road with 100k miles. My hand-crafted insulated Reflectix window covers were successful. I grilled onions and ate Korean barbecue, climbed over and crouched under rocks, and got lost in the mix of it all.

Summer of Joshua Tree August 2021

When wearing rose quartz, is the universe protecting me from xyz? Who knows?

Big Sur August 2021

The woman in the drivers seat seemed to have control over her destiny. One with the highway and the heavy weight of the car beneath her…