hiking to high tea
(a different version of high)
altitude wins sips
perfect alpine lakes
to start and finish the day
as we drink in views
glacially made mirrors
waterfall motivation
for the long walk down
Road Trip 2026, Day Four
travel
Road Trip 2026, Day Three
a glass reflection
to start Canada travels
cold, bright, beautiful
Banff captures the crowds
who come to see Lake Louise
with its glacial blue
pup’s living the life
that most dogs only dream of
lake dips and air licks
Road Trip 2026, Day Two
sighting a grizzly
second day of forty-two:
not bad for this drive
but the paddle board?
early morning peace moment
to make Montana
views look like postcards
a photo could never catch
how perfect, Glacier
Road Trip 2026, Day One
ten thousand miles
begins before the sunrise
red, ready for us
two and a half states
bring us mountains, skies, and lakes
blue, gold, crimson calm
life isn’t parking—
adapting to site unseen
from a computer
but look at this lake
and this brown-eyed, sleepy pup
Montana, my heart
Road Trip 2026, Day One
ten thousand miles
begins before the sunrise
red, ready for us
two and a half states
bring us mountains, skies, and lakes
blue, gold, crimson calm
life isn’t parking—
adapting to site unseen
from a computer
bug look at this lake
and this brown-eyed, sleepy pup
Montana, my heart
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Twenty-one
a calming cycle
on a rails-to-trails flat path:
way to start the day
more history learned
at a medieval castle
built, burned, lost, rebuilt
my man boating us
back down the river, towards home
our heritage left
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Twenty
riding up river
in a boat we drive ourselves
weathering windstorms
the river’s flooded
even for Irish standards
yet we navigate
monastery stop
seventh century ruins
Irish faith runs deep
a long drive’s reward:
stellar food, oldest pub
and Guinness to drink
sleeping on a boat
knowing Athlone’s lights alight
can be quite calming
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Nineteen
a castle day trip
cycling on sketchy roads
yet worth the visit
hidden Irish gems:
four hundred years of earls
residing in stone
science surprises:
this telescope discovered
distant galaxies
and Bruce got to stand
in the largest redwood grove
outside the U.S.
night ends with laughter
in a 1500s pub
kindness in their blood
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Eighteen
a rough travel day
and some rough river waters
aren’t too rough for us
the sunset calms us
the river settles for bed
and we can rest now
Silver Anniversary Trip, Day Seventeen
we’re the post office:
through wind, rain, sleet, clouds… weather
we weather the storm
just another day
in the life we’ve created
in sickness and health
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