July 2012 – The Perpetual Vagabond

Last Weekend I had the opportunity to travel through Central Oregon and visit the Pine Mountain Observatory outside of Bend where I was able to check out Saturn and the M1 star cluster through high powered telescopes. Central Oregon has one of the best night sky viewing areas in the world and I would highly encourage anyone…

July 23, 2012

Photo: Damselfly

July 22, 2012

All Packed and Ready to Go!

I don’t leave for Spain and the Camino de Santiago for another 2 weeks…but my bag is packed and I am ready to go! The good thing about packing so early is that it gives me time to make sure I am not forgetting anything important and not bringing more than I need. The bad…

July 18, 2012

Photo: Portland, OR

July 18, 2012

In Search of Adventure Abroad and Community at Home: Thoughts on Being a Vagabond

I am a vagabond; that much is clear to me. But I am also drawn to building creative and meaningful community at home. This makes me feel torn on a near constant basis and the process of fuzing these two realities together seems to be more alchemy than a hard science. At least I have…

July 12, 2012

Photos: The Moth

July 12, 2012

Month: July 2012

Photo: The Columbia River Gorge

Photo: Central Oregon Cascades

Photo: Oregon Painted Hills

Photo Essay: Flowers and Bugs

Photo Essay: Central Oregon Night Sky