Too Old for This Kind of Nonsense – My Murtaugh List After weeks of desert landscapes, highways, and endless horizons, something remains that goes beyond photographs. Travel doesn’t change the places on the map. Sometimes, it changes the way we look at our own lives. Somewhere between California and the flight home, a small […]
Sedona – Between Vortex and Reason Prologue – The Disappearing Bracelet It wasn’t a big moment. No announced farewell. I looked at my wrist – and the bracelet was gone. The little “healing stones” Reinhold had given me during our last visit to Sedona had long become more than jewelry. Rose quartz for the heart. […]
The Days In Between – The Light That Remains Prologue – No Itinerary Required Not every day here needs a destination. No national park. No highway. No “must-see.” Between Joshua Tree, Pioneertown, and San Diego lie the unnamed days. The ones where nothing seems to happen. And that is exactly why everything does. We love […]
San Diego – Between Switchbacks, Sea Air and Sea Lions Prologue – Cities with Patience Some cities you visit. Others wait. San Diego doesn’t wait loudly. It leans back. With an ocean view. We’ve been here many times. Driven across the sweeping Coronado Bridge, parked on Coronado Island, wandered through immaculate streets, and lunched at […]
Between Movie Sets, Faith, and Granite – A Winter Day in the Mojave When a national park like Joshua Tree sits practically at your doorstep—about an hour from La Quinta—you don’t mind visiting for the fifth time. Not rushed. Not routine. This time, we save it for the drive back. As our finale. We like […]
Shake it, Baby – An Earthquake in the Coachella Valley Prologue – An Evening That Wanted Nothing In all the years we’ve been coming to California, we had never experienced this. This January was our first time. The day had already slipped into evening mode. Deep into the second season of White Lotus, a fire […]
Tahquitz Canyon – Between Water, Stone, and Legend Prologue – Arriving We had been here once before, years ago. Back then, too, we walked this demanding loop trail. How strenuous it truly is—we had forgotten. “We’re here, let’s meet at the Visitor Center,” Tanja texts via WhatsApp. With her are Sam, her husband — our […]