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Big Dipper over the Methow River
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It’s Warm Inside
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Icicles
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Wings of Life in 11 Acts
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Ode to Joy
As you take off your luxurious “QM 2” embossed bathrobe made from warm Egyptian terry cotton be sure to thank daddy for booking a cruise across the North Sea in November!
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Shipping Lanes
Cruising at 26 knots is likely the maximum velocity one should allow before risking soul lag, this tendency of the body to arrive before the mind.
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Setting Out to Sea
A November breeze blowing along the Elbe river cleanses our minds. The ocean liner slides through the night, gently rocking us into endless possibility.
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Mont Blanc Stage Right
You never know what you might find at the end of a quick evening romp up to 2900 m. As he is typing this Cranky is listening to the monks of St. Bernard chanting joyfully. They have been inhabiting this hospice at 2400 m for some 1000 years blessing the alpine environs with their community…
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Early September Snows
Gusty winds and sleet are a jolting reminder to pack extra gloves and socks for our alpine excursions. A little sleet can’t wipe the smile off of this mountain girl’s face.
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Bratislava Stanica to Starý Smokovec
No finer way to heed the call of the High Tatra than to board a train and roll by countless station agents nodding in approval of this mission to scale as many peaks and passes as will fit into six days.