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Im flying through the Book2 chapters, but the bigger excitement for me is seeing how my editing has drastically improved.
Take that, junior high English!
Two days ago it was 82F (27.8C). Now 60F (15.6C) for the high, w/rain. Cooler & wetter tomorrow.
Be everwell.
Spring reawakening, forest floor on north slope of the mountain, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 24, 2025, 5:22 PM.
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Good day!
My progress on this book is surprising even me. Welcome surprises are always, well, welcome.
Peace, Ive discovered, isnt a surprise, nor is it an external possession I can hold onto.
I create it within, because thats all I can control.
Be everwell.
Thanks for sharing this! We've had a research project investigating practices and options for maintenance of complete streets elements. We expect to have a research report published in the next few months. I'm sharing this with the team working on that.
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Good day!
I started the final, pre-publishing review of Book2 yesterday & made insanely great headway.
All the time Ive spent editing is paying dividends at this stage.
Also insane is how warm its been. Thats about to change. Maybe with rain. What a novelty.
Be everwell.
5 Amboy Crater, Mojave Desert CA
A rare opportunity to explore a well-preserved volcanic cinder cone in the eastern Mojave Desert.
Schluchigrat, Kantone und
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The Mission Mountains
Good day!
I think I slept about half of yesterday & might as well have slept the other half. Yeah, pretty sure.
After a week of meager sleep, I feel alive again. Now, its (past) time to start the final check of Book2 before publishing.
Be everwell.
Spring cliff walk, Giant's Right Knee, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 29, 2025, 3:25 PM.
Sweathouse Creek Victor, Montana
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The American bison. This is where I spent my day yesterday, watching these magnificent animals in their natural habitat, something Ive long wanted to do.
Once administered by the US govt, its now governed by the Confederated Salish & Kootanai Tribes.
Be everwell.
Make an Art TrailBlack Balsam Knob in Canton, North Carolina
On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.
Soft spring evening at Plunge Pool, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. April 30, 2025, 4:51 PM.
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66-years ago today, I was born & wasnt expected to survive the day.
15-years ago today, I was in the ICU fighting for my life. Months later, they recommended hospice.
Never give up. Theres no telling what life is waiting for you to do, or what someone else will need you to do.
Im leaving on an adventure soon
Be everwell.
Ewbank Scar in Westmorland and Furness, England
Water demonstrates its carving power along a Cumbrian trail.
On my walk this morning:
a tree has fallen
and it cannot get up,
did anyone hear
Pass dil Segnas Blick auf den Muletg da Sterls
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I cleaned yesterday.
There were bodies.
I thought those folks left months ago.
This is the NW valley, downtown on the extreme right behind the tree, the airport behind the trees to the left.
Another eclectic day so Im ready for an excursion tomorrow.
Be everwell.
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Good day!
An eclectic day awaits since the Book2 read-thru is complete.
I absolutely need to clean. My writing projects come at the expense of most everything else.
Beyond that, theres my writing journal, a preliminary blurb for Book2, & other neglected tasks.
Be everwell.
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Good day!
Home for over a decade now, which is a long time for me.
I love the climate & outdoors, especially the rivers & mountains, which are more accessible than anywhere Ive lived.
Yet, my life here feels tenuous, like another chapter is waiting
Be everwell.
these are usually the trails I like to road, I need to feel the stones in my arms & ass for fun as well as climbs that almost forced me to go hiking off my bike.
Threshold03
Good day!
I saw my first eight-legged creepy crawly yesterday so thats it. Im done.
My apologies to anyone who had plans for the summer, but were skipping straight to autumn.
Nothing personal, spidie creatures.
Theres a good reason why I live in the north.
Be everwell.
Hit the trail todayFinally on the flight home from LHR so excited to see my and (not pets)
5 Kelso Dunes, Mojave Desert CA
The Kelso Dunes tower impressively in the eastern Mojave Desert, forming the second-tallest dune system in California. There are no half measures on this hike - be sure to climb all the way to the top!
-English below-
entstehen nicht von selbst.
Die braucht unsere Hilfe!
Seit ich im Sommer 2022 in eine Woche lang mit anpacken durfte, schaue ich ganz anders auf gut gepflegte , weil ich nun wei, wieviel Arbeit dahinter steckt.
Um so erschtternder ist es, lesen zu mssen, dass der Organisation im wunderschnen dank der AmericaFirst-Politik die finanziellen Mittel komplett gestrichen wurden.
Seit gestern luft deshalb bis zum Monatsende eine , die ich hiermit etwas promoten mchte.
Das Trail-Projekt wird von sehr engagierten und netten Menschen aus Amerika sowie vor Ort im Kaukasus vorangetrieben, anvisiert wird ein 3000Km Trail durch , und .
Ein Muss fr jede Weitwandererin und Weitwanderer.
English:
trails do not develop by themselves.
The TranscaucasianTrailAssociation needs our help!
Since I was able to help out for a week in in the summer of 2022, I look at well-maintained trails in a completely different way because I now know how much work goes into them.
It is all the more shocking to read that the organization in the beautiful has had its funding completely cut thanks to the America First policy.
As a result, a fundraising campaign has been running since yesterday until the end of the month, which I would like to promote here.
The trail project is being driven forward by very committed and friendly people from America and locally in the Caucasus. The aim is to complete a 3000km trail through Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
A must for every long-distance hiker.
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Good day!
Reviewing Book2 (about 33% of the way in a day). My editing skills had obviously improved by Book3.
So, more of doing that on a mild day, my windows at last open. Ill walk, do some cleaning.
An outing is planned for the 7th, & another hike will happen soon.
Be everwell.
A little mushroom village in the hollow of a mossy stump right there on the trailhow could I resist
Ich war Fahrradfahren.
Es war sehr warm.
So hnlich wie neulich, aber doch anders.
Zuerst Obere Zeterklippe, verdeckte Ilse, Ferdinandstein, dann Mittagspause bei der Plessenburg. Weiter gings ber den missing link zum Kammweg. Zum Abschluss noch mal rauf zu Jack the ripper.
Hat echt Spa gemacht, trotz Hitze
32,13km
3:37h
1160Hm
8,9km/h Durchschnitt
63,4km/h vmax
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Good day!
Heading into the forest. Let the adventure begin
So began my last hike.
Time to shift my attention to Book2, A River in Each Hand, & preparing it for publication.
Because Book3 is a prequel, it served as the perfect lead-in to Book2 (& Books 1,4,5).
Im so ready to do this.
Be everwell.
Fuj zase civilizace ...
Jsem na 42km, musm dolu k elektrrn, jsem u , tam je takov njak hop hop prjezd.
The heart of springtime at Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 29, 2025, 1:15 PM.
Buzzard rocklacking buzzards today30
Good day!
And so it ends
The month, that is.
Ill complete the last of the Book3 read-thru today after my walk, & after editing my blog post.
Then, Ill quickly catch up on neglected tasks before returning to Book2, which Ill stay with to publication.
Be everwell.
Passo di Nimi, ,
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Footpath through the towering pines, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. April 25, 2025, 4:44 PM.