So, our top favorite parks here in Seattle have been recommended by everyone we meet: Discovery Park Lincoln Park Seward Park As a family, you really could spend a whole day at each park with a picnic lunch, bikes, and a camera. They all have 3 things we love: trails, water, and a zip-line!! One…
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Mt. Rainier
A visit to Seattle is not complete without a trip to Mt. Rainier. It does take a whole day to visit, though. Yes, it looks like it’s just around the corner, but it’s about a 2 hr. drive, just sayin’. 😉 We picked a sunny day to make the trek. It was actually VERY cloudy…
Friends, Frost and Foliage
We had a packed last few weeks, and I thought I would catch up with some reflections since we left Spokane and hit the road for the mountains. Our kids told us tonight, “There’s no other family I would want.” This is after cooking dinner on some of our newer titanium cookware in the foggy…
Alki Beach
We have totally enjoyed so many areas of the city of Seattle, but we were happy to call West Seattle “home” for a month. It was a quiet place of retreat, while still providing enough variety of parks and beaches to explore. One of our favorite places was Alki Beach. Despite the cold, the kids…
Being a Mom on the Road
I’m the type of person that handles life best one thing at a time – one goal at a time. My stress-meter goes up when I’m pulled in too many directions (like more than two! 😉 Being on the road has made life much simpler in so many ways. I don’t have to worry about…
Leaving Spokane
We spent a very memorable month in Spokane WA – great weather, nice hikes, fun friends. But when I think back on this month, I will remember how it just kinda grounded us for the trip and gave us a template for our future month-long visits to new cities. Once we settled into a home,…
We Are Runners
It’s really great being parents today. Our kids are at such cool ages where they have wonder and excitement about sites and places they have never seen. There is so much stunning beauty that they are taking in. Sonya and I hope it enlarges their hearts for nature and a healthy view of the world….
Freedom – Trumpet of the Swan
My daughter Jadyn just finished reading, Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White. She LOVED it. It was especially neat for her that she began reading it when we were in Montana, the setting of the beginning of the book. I read this aloud to my son, Isaac for the first time a couple years…
Spokane Bucket List
I have to admit that we never thought we’d spend a month in Spokane, Washington. But after visiting the downtown area one day, we started to consider it. We researched lodging options with extended stays, apartments, and VRBO, but ended up connecting with a wonderful woman via Craigslist who spends her time between Seattle and…
Lodging and Mobility
I don’t really like planning. I have a lot more fun figuring things out as I go and seeing what happens. It makes life spontaneous, but it can also be stressful. That’s why I like the balance I have with Sonya, who is wonderfully opposite of me. She can put great plans together which has…
Living The Journey
Wow, what a last few weeks it has been. I have to say that I underestimated the attention I could give to things that my adult world demanded. I live in a schizophrenic state. On the one hand, this freejourner adventure is about the freedom from the conventional life and its relentless tyranny on the…
Going Away Gifts
What To Give Someone Who’s Giving Everything Away We have some of the most thoughtful individuals as close friends and family. Even though we were just going away for a year, our friends showered us with cool gifts. I’m sure it wasn’t easy for them, as they tried to think of something we would actually…
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