Walking As a Way of Knowing

Tag: travel

  • Bike Tour! (Day 6)

    Deception Pass State Park to Spencer Spit State Park on Lopez Island: Today was a beautiful, and while fairly short overall, exhausting day! We finally made it to the San Juan Islands and decided to start our time here on the “bicycle island”. Our campsite is amazing, our dinner at the “Love Dog Cafe” was…

  • Bike Tour! (Day 3)

    Today was a 9 mile ride to Ft. Warden State Park and then a wonderful rest day!

  • Bike Tour! (Day 2)

    Today we traded in bike paths and trains for ferries, highways and back roads. We rode from Kingston, WA to Port Townsend, WA for a total of 32 miles. Overall, it was a wonderful day although a bit challenging. The terrain was hilly and the shoulder often disappeared into the moss. In the end, we…

  • Photo: Cows in the Pyrenees (on the Camino de Santiago)

  • San Sebastian, Spain

      I spent about a month in Spain during the summer of 2012. During that time I walked a portion of the Camino de Santiago and the days were hot and dry! The only day I saw rain was the one day I passed through San Sebastian before I began my trek. It was a…

  • A Very Happy New Year to All!

    I would like to wish everyone out there a very Happy New Year as we enter 2014! This past year has truly been one of the most amazing of my life thus far and I have enjoyed sharing my photography, poetry, stories and travel adventures with all of you who are following my blog! Thank…

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: Grand

    Flying out the the Portland, OR airport never gets old with views like this. In the blink of an eye the vastness of the landscape enfolds below and I am in awe every time! Here is a view of Mt. Hood from my recent flight to Louisiana.

  • Photo: Cape Town, South Africa (2010)

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: From Lines to Patterns

  • Two Years!

    Hello everyone! Today I am celebrating my 2 year anniversary of this blog! Because of this milestone, I wanted to share some of my thoughts about what blogging has meant to me and some of the many changes I have experienced as a result. Two years ago when I made my first post (https://theperpetualvagabond.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/today-2/), I was…