Travel Notes • Photo Stories • Reflections
Our Journal
This journal is our companion to the journey — a place for travel stories, photographs, backstories, practical discoveries, and reflections from along the way. Some entries begin with a place on the map; others begin with a photograph, a memory, a question, or the anticipation of where the road might lead next.
We write about Tanzania, the American West, Europe, the Smokies, photography, and the moments before and after travel that often stay with us as much as the journey itself.
Travel stories, photographs, backstories, and reflections from along the way — from Tanzania to the American West, Europe, the Smokies, and the moments that linger after the journey.
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A New Glasgow Lobster Supper
Our 23rd trip to Prince Edward Island. Reasons for coming are many, and even after 23 years, we seem to discover something completely new almost
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BONEYARD BEACH REVISITED
A recent review of my journal led me to several draft entries, ones where I started a post, and then wandered off for one reason or another. I started this one five years ago, and I think the stopping point was that I wanted to feature a better example image,

Day Trip to Capitol Reef
It was the last day of our southwestern US photoshoot, and the visit to Capitol Reef National Park checked off the last of Utah’s “Big Five” national parks. I confess that until I went to AAA to get maps and information, I didn’t even know Utah had a Big Five

A 190-mile Vermilion Cliffs Loop
This would be quite a road trip, but our sources said that visiting the Vermilion Cliffs would be worth it. Before we begin a description of our journey, though, I beg your indulgence to poke around the word “vermilion”. The linguistic detour started with a “Hey Marcy, is ‘Vermilion’, one