Author Archives: smithposts

Van Life Begins

Posted on September 20, 2022 by smithposts

We finally picked up our van and what an adventure we had… Continue reading →

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Sweeping out a lackluster week.

Posted on September 11, 2022 by smithposts

This is one week that I will be glad to whisk out the backdoor. Not that it was a bad week, no, I have had much worse. Instead, this has been of the wearisome variety, a wasted week. I have … Continue reading →

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Officially Fall, sorta…

Posted on September 5, 2022 by smithposts

It’s official, fall is here, at least meteorological fall (September 1-November 30). While we won’t see temperatures associated with fall until well after the autumnal equinox, fall is in the air. I can hear it in the chatter of the … Continue reading →

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Medicine Bow-Backpack #88

Posted on September 2, 2022 by smithposts

Almost every year for the last 20, we and a group of friends have taken a late August multi-day trek. Over the years we have hiked in areas whose beauty would have remain hidden to us had we not shouldered … Continue reading →

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“Coming Around”

Posted on August 28, 2022 by smithposts

I am finally “coming around” after landing home seven days ago. My expectation of a quick recovery was highly inflated. With 10 days spent above 5,300′, five of those above 10,500′, I have been slow to settle back in my … Continue reading →

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Wilderness Road Trail-Bicycling

Posted on August 6, 2022 by smithposts

It was cool this morning after yesterday’s round of thunderstorms. As the dog and I walked around the yard looking for her “perfect spot”, I could hear a flock of Canadian geese quacking in the distance. I guessed they were … Continue reading →

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Vanlife…

Posted on July 26, 2022 by smithposts

This happened last week, in Ohio… We left her at the dealership for a while, we still have a foot trip to take before we can focus on van adventures. But oh, the places we will go…

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Sunflowers in July

Posted on July 13, 2022 by smithposts

Every other year, and yes, this is an “other” year, a sunflower show comes to town. Continue reading →

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Cycling, Walking and Art…

Posted on July 10, 2022 by smithposts

This past Tuesday, while our hiking group was scattered to the wind, we took our “dog free” day to go bicycling. I find extra motivation in destination cycling but we stayed in town and cobbled together 20-miles on local greenways. … Continue reading →

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Hiking, Biking, Life Recently

Posted on July 4, 2022 by smithposts

I consider July to be the mid-point of summer and 4th of July the 2nd in a trifecta a summer holidays (Memorial, 4th and Labor). Back in the days when life centered around work, I looked forward to these 3-day … Continue reading →

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