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The Stories of This Vagabond

Category: 2023

  • Boats! Boats! Boats!

    Boats! Boats! Boats!

    Hi Gram,It’s been a long time since I slept in a tent. Based on the aches and pains when I woke up, starting again at my age might not have been the wisest choice. Luckily I was so tired from the fun we had yesterday that I slept most of the night and didn’t wake…

  • Road Trip!

    Road Trip!

    Hi Gram,Howard and I started our road trip today! I’ve been looking forward to this trip for a while now, and I’m really glad that we’re making it happen. Howard, being a typical teenager, likes video games, YouTube, tv series, and books. I wanted to get him out in nature and a little outside his…

  • Visiting Seattle Family

    Visiting Seattle Family

    Hi Gram,I love visiting family on my travels. I woke up this morning in a comfortable bed about probably hit snooze on the alarm a few too many times before I got up and headed downstairs. Elizabeth was having her morning cup of coffee, so we sat and chatted for a good long while. It…

  • Boise Beauty

    Boise Beauty

    Hi Gram,I spent a couple days in Boise, ID visiting my friend T’Rell and we had such a fun time! I stopped along the way at an REI to get some shorts, sandals, and a shirt for my trip. The shorts are the same make and model as some pants that I own and wear…

  • Arch!

    Arch!

    Hi Gram,I didn’t get nearly enough sleep, but I was eager to wake early and get to the park before it got too hot. I grabbed a quick breakfast, then got to the park at 6:50am. I had a timed entry pass for 7am in case I didn’t wake up in time, but it wasn’t…

  • So. Many. National Parks!

    So. Many. National Parks!

    Hi Gram,I was tired and sore when I woke this morning, but I didn’t want to sleep the day away. I did my morning exercises and stretches, got some things done on the computer, then packed my stuff and headed downstairs to hang out with Mark. He offered to cook some eggs and we had…

  • Mountain Sushi

    Mountain Sushi

    Hi Gram,Another beautiful day in the mountains! I was a little sore this morning and objected when my alarm went off, but I got up and did my morning routine anyway. After breakfast, Mark and I decided to the the bikes out for another ride. We stopped by the local deli to grab sandwiches for…

  • My Subaru in Nature

    My Subaru in Nature

    Hi Gram,I just can’t get enough of this wonderful life! I woke up a touch sore after our hike yesterday and had a little bit of a brain fog, but I’m finding that when I have good, understanding friends around me the brain fog isn’t as stressful. I caught up on some tasks on the…

  • Milo & Miles of Hiking

    Milo & Miles of Hiking

    Hi Gram,Happy Friday! I got up and did my morning routine of brain exercises and breakfast, then Mark and I loaded up the truck and headed to grab sandwiches and go for a hike. Feeling guilty that we were out enjoying nature and leaving Milo home in the house, we brought Milo the dog so…

  • A Mountain Bike Ride

    A Mountain Bike Ride

    Hi Gram,I woke up this morning and took the chance to have a slow, lazy morning. I read a little, chatted with my friend T’Rell, and had some tea and chatted with Mark. It felt good to take it easy and let me mind and body rest a little. Some days I’m excited and eager,…