Earlier travels, national parks, and the preparation that led into this journey.
Field Notes
A field note from Texas gathering the weeks before departure: a Christmas homecoming after twelve years away, a family wedding, museums, markets, Texas logistics, an ice storm, and the final work of leaving well.
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A winter field note from Big Bend National Park, following the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive through open desert, volcanic formations, Santa Elena Canyon, Terlingua, and Marathon.
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Dragon Lights, a final Thanksgiving, one more drive to Tahoe, and the decision to leave our cat behind: the last season of a fourteen-month chapter in Reno.
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The physical and administrative work of dismantling a settled life in the final weeks before an international departure.
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A November field note from California's Central Coast, moving from Pinnacles National Park through San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Monterey, Big Sur, Point Lobos, and Carmel.
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A late-October hike from Echo Lakes to Tamarack Lake through granite, forest, early snow, and the high-country landscape of Desolation Wilderness.
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A road field note from northern Georgia through Helen, Gatlinburg, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge, Buc-ee's, and Chattanooga.
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A five-day Yosemite Field Note from the Valley to Cathedral Lakes, Sunrise Lakes, Clouds Rest, and the high Sierra night sky.
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A Nevada field note from red rock canyons and dark sky country into one night of Las Vegas spectacle, then back north through Henderson and Tonopah.
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A desert field note from Valley of Fire State Park to Death Valley National Park, shaped by sandstone, salt flats, extreme heat, and careful travel decisions.
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A late-summer field note from Bryce Canyon National Park, moving from Bryce Point at sunset to dark skies, Sunrise Point, Queen's Garden, Navajo Loop, and Red Canyon.
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A late-summer field note from Zion National Park, following the long drive across Nevada to the Narrows, Hurricane Cliffs, Springdale, and Observation Point above the canyon.
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A late-summer field note from California's Lakes Basin and Lake Tahoe, moving from Rock Lake and the Mount Elwell loop to Shakespeare at Sand Harbor.
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A high-desert field note from Nevada's Highway 50 to Great Basin National Park, with bristlecone pines, Lehman Caves, Wheeler Peak, dark skies, and practical lessons from car camping at elevation.
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A year of foothill walks, ski season, music, civic festivals, and day trips into the wider American West: Reno, Nevada, the high-desert home base where Some Great Place began.