travel
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Ruminations on the Run: From sea to shining sea
Before we leave the Gulf of Mexico and turn inland to Vermont, let’s talk about why we REALLY come here, year after year. The undeniable draw is the…
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Ruminations on the Run: Eastpoint, Fl. to Prospect Bluff, Fl.
Camping along the Forgotten Coast of Florida’s Panhandle over the past few years has provided us with many unexpected rewards. The nearly pristine rivers have proven to be…
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Ruminations on the Run: Sopchoppy, Fla. to Eastpoint, Fla.
Travel is all about movement, and in a universe full of things, each time you move away from one thing, you move closer to something else. We frequently…
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Ruminations on the Run: Sopchoppy, Fla. to Wakulla Springs, Fla.
Amongst our friends and relatives, Florida makes a troubling impression. Home to disputed elections, toxic politics, unaffordable home insurance, and filled with Spring Break partiers and other dangerous,…
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Ruminations on the Run: St. Augustine to Old Town, Fla.
Florida is a complicated place. The state has recently reclaimed its crown of having the fastest growing population in America.
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Ruminations on the Run: Jekyll Island, Ga. to St. Augustine Beach, Fl.
In our last few days on Jekyll Island, we returned to the Goodyear Cottage Gallery in the historic district. It offers jury-selected arts and crafts created by Island…
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Ruminations on the Run: Hilton Head, S.C. to Jekyll Island, Ga.
Today dawned for the third in a row with frost on the grass and vehicles. Overnight temperatures have been flirting with 30 degrees, but have shepherded welcome daytime…
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Ruminations on the Run: Millersville, Md. to Lumberton, N.C.
Our first full week of traveling south took us to three different campsites along Route I-95. The first stop was in Millersville, MD, a somewhat rural suburb just…
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Ruminations on the Run: Prologue
As a contemporary American male negotiating his 70s, I find myself asking the same question of myself with repeated urgency, “Where is the meaning in the living of…