Category Archives: Our travel

Durham Bulls

Posted on May 4, 2019 by JohnMatel

Finished our Forest History Society board meeting. The evening program included a Durham Bulls baseball team. The local team did not do well. The stadium is very nice but a little small. The other team, the Gwinnett Stripers, were able … Continue reading →

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“Do you believe in a higher power?”

Posted on February 28, 2019 by JohnMatel

My story worth for this week. A deeper subject. “Do you believe in a higher power?” I had been living away from home for many years, had a family and life of my own. I was an adult far from … Continue reading →

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Salton Sea, Borrego Springs, California

Posted on January 11, 2019 by JohnMatel

We had a beer-less lunch today in a little village called Borrego Springs. We drove from Palm Desert to Temecula in a very round about way, first going south the Salton City and then west through Borrego Desert Park. The … Continue reading →

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Young men are stupid

Posted on January 8, 2019 by JohnMatel

Next note in my story. This one asked about my first big trip alone.   It was not a good idea, but did it anyway. I had planned to hitchhike to Arizona over spring break with a couple of young … Continue reading →

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Crash & Bang

Posted on November 9, 2018 by JohnMatel

Crashing, banging, feeling queasy & nearly fainting. These are some of my impressions of the crash-bang course I completed yesterday. I hope I never need to most of what I learned, and I am happy to report that I have … Continue reading →

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Crash, Bang, Some Blood & Lots of Beer

Posted on November 7, 2018 by JohnMatel

November 5 at 10:05 PM · I am at the crash-bang course. Not supposed to write about details and not allowed to take pictures. I have to take it so that that I can spend more than 44 total days … Continue reading →

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Santa Fe

Posted on January 29, 2018 by JohnMatel

Santa Fe is quiet and quirky. Chrissy and I had lunch at Los Potrillos, a nice Mexican restaurant. The food was very good and the people very nice. The beer in the picture is Modelo Especial. It is not bad … Continue reading →

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Travel along I-95

Posted on July 14, 2017 by JohnMatel

I drove all the way from Georgia to Virginia yesterday. I was afraid that I would get fatigued and not know it, so I resolved to stop at all the rest areas along the way. The first I hit was … Continue reading →

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Down the middle of America

Posted on June 24, 2017 by JohnMatel

Heading home from Baraboo right down the middle of Wisconsin and Illinois. Got my last slice of Rocky Roccoco and headed south and east. My first photo shows the Wisconsin River flowage, Lake Wisconsin. You go slower on the country … Continue reading →

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Chicago & Frank Lloyd Wright

Posted on June 21, 2017 by JohnMatel

Continuing with Chicago, Chrissy & I went the architecture tour on the river. I recommend it. We had an exceptionally good tour guide. He even played blues harmonica was we came in to dock. Since i live in Washington, high-rise … Continue reading →

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