

Santa Fe Road Trip
Our friends Mike and Jen were planning a visit to Santa Fe and invited us to join them. John thought the two of us should drive to meet...


New York City
John was speaking at the CMT (Chartered Market Technicians) 50th annual conference, and Zoë wanted to attend the event to hear the...


Pioneertown
For the Christmas weekend we headed to the Joshua Tree area. The stark beauty of the landscapes provided calm and awe as we hiked between...


Big Bear
My birthday was on a Wednesday and we decided to spend the week in Big Bear, working in the morning and hiking and exploring in the...


Mountain Home Post Fires
Those who follow our travels know that one of our favorite places to camp is Mountain Home State Park, which is filled with my beloved...


Lake Arrowhead
It was John's birthday on May 27th and to celebrate we went to Lake Arrowhead for a few days. Friends lent us their townhouse on the...


Texas Road Trip - 2021
Prior to Covid John purchased a collection of 1500 Telarc CDs from an audiophile in Texas who did not want to ship them. Our friend Duke...


Temecula Wine Country
Looking for another local getaway in times of Covid we found an AirBnB in Temecula. It was perfectly situated in the middle of vineyards,...


Joshua Tree National Park
International travel is probably a long way off and the family was in need of an uplifting diversion when John suggested a trip to the...


2020 - The Year of Covid
Usually my posts are travel related, but not this year. We went camping twice this summer (separate blog posts) but the California...