Tag: travel
group name: i-am-grateful
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January 04, 2007 06:29 AM EST --
I almost shot my horse.
It was the tail-end of elk season and the heavy snows had forced my son and I down from our high camp at 5,000 feet near Craggy Peak, not far from the Cascade crest, half way between . . . more
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November 25, 2006 02:51 PM EST --
I've been away. "Come down" said my son "I'll take you to see James Bond". How could I resist - a chance to see son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter - and James. . . . more
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October 21, 2006 05:43 PM EDT --
In the year 1986, ages sixteen and twelve, my daughter and son were privileged to cross the seas to visit the Old Country and the Irish grandparents in Dublin.
Two weeks before their bon voyage, . . . more
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November 10, 2006 01:36 PM EST --
The Things We Too Seldom Consider ...
When you put most any name or picture out as the higher known representative of the far right agenda, you will see oppression of the free thinkers, the 'little' . . . more
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September 22, 2006 02:07 AM EDT --
Once again we embark on a Holland America ship.
This time the Veendam is our home.
We're off to Alaska, our 49th state,
A long way from Texas to roam.
We soon settle in to the grand ship's . . . more
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September 22, 2006 02:21 AM EDT --
God made the sky, the land and the sea.
And the San Juan Islands are the epitome
Of all that goodness rolled into one.
Especially great when you see the sun.
But even in rain and fog you see
What . . . more
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July 15, 2007 12:30 PM EDT --
As the pilgrim poet sat resting in the shade of a tree
A person approached him asking
Are you a pilgrim also?
Some have called me that.
Could you spare some water and . . . more
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October 24, 2006 08:54 AM EDT --
For many years I had wanted to learn Spanish. One day I saw a free online course in Spanish and decided, "The time is now!" I took the course and bought textbooks and workbooks and audio tapes . . . more
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August 13, 2007 05:23 PM EDT --
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October 10, 2006 12:55 PM EDT --
Driving With Dad in September Part I
Dad came to visit in September. I take that back. I drove 550 miles to get him and brought him back north and then he visited.
Growing up, I don't . . . more
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June 05, 2007 10:57 AM EDT --
Dear Gather Friends:
It's in vogue to leave gather and write a swan song. I'll spare you all the gory details. It doesn't matter. I will say this though.
I'm . . . more
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August 30, 2007 12:48 PM EDT --
Five-year-old Marianito watches the heavy plane rumble over the crowded slums and high-rise hotels of Guatemala City to the airport wedged inside this city of 3 million people. His eyes light up as he . . . more
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April 25, 2007 11:52 PM EDT --
Last Sunday we visited The Butterfly Place in Westford, Mass!
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November 21, 2007 01:32 AM EST --
I booked a CHEAP FLIGHT for December 6th (Walker's and my 3-month wedding anniversary), and I won't be coming home till some time in MAY (Walker, you don't need to remind me that this is a . . . more
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September 24, 2006 07:04 PM EDT --
Did you get to view the new show on CBS called Jericho? I loved it! I think it reinforced the need for preparedness on so many levels. The people in the show were not prepared for a disaster. Their first . . . more
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December 02, 2006 12:21 AM EST --
When I met you, I was looking to meet no one.
When I knew you, I wanted to know only myself.
You came into my life like a gush of wind, . . . more
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February 15, 2008 06:50 PM EST --
I'm pretty excited about seeing both of my train travel articles, written for AllAboard.Gather , featured on the home page. Check them out, if you get a chance.
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February 11, 2008 12:54 AM EST --
Many of you have responded to some of my posts about train travel with curiosity about the experience, expressing a desire to take your next vacation by rail. For those of you considering taking an overnight . . . more
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April 22, 2007 12:07 PM EDT --
To you who cradles every birth
With grounded sustenance
To you who dazzles every sense
From mighty mountains to sparkling seas
To your volcanic fire and glacier . . . more
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August 13, 2008 08:33 PM EDT --
I took my grandchildren, Tommy age 10 and Cassie age 9 to Ely, Minnesota last week. Why take grandchildren to Ely when there’s so much to do and see here on Minnesota’s north shore of Lake Superior? Come . . . more
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