Only two resolutions for 2018: Always carry a book and always carry a camera. Both those served me well when I started this blog. I sort of let them go in the past year. A “photo a day” requirement should keep me engaged.
Been offline, working on my tan
Tan lines are just not quite there yet, but should be soon.
Home for the weekend
It’s quiet. Lots of people at Coachella. I don’t much care, but it’s nice to have the neighborhood feel rather abandoned despite the nice weather.
New place, old blog
Welcome to the new home of my Reluctant Adventurer Blog, formerly hosted at http://michaelgat.tumblr.com.
μAdventure: Carizzo Plain 2
The mountains were yellow, orange and lavender. As I hiked up, I went through all those colors – mostly yellow at my elevation, but some traces of the others as well.
μAdventure: Carizzo Plain 1
I decided I would head to the Carrizo Plain today to check out what was there, do some hiking and generally just get away.
New Year’s Thought
I like traveling with a block of time and minimal plans, not beholden to a schedule or detailed itinerary. That’s what makes it a vacation for me.
NZ Epilogue: What I did; What I planned
It’s what happens when you go to a place you don’t know and discover things you never considered along the way. Those “unknown unknowns” they teach you about in project management class.
NZ: Final thoughts about the CB500x
When loaded it was a bit sluggish in the corners but a willing hauler that could still pass slow trucks with ease when asked to. When unloaded it was a lot of fun on twisting roads and mountain passes.