Heading Back North on the Kenai

Heading Back North on the Kenai

We were in no hurry, the forecast showed gray skies and rain most everywhere. We headed back to the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area along the Sterling Highway and found a free campground at Petersen Lake. I found this campground to be one of the most lovely we’ve stayed at. There are only four campsites, one of which was occupied. We snugged up parallel to the beautiful, tranquil lake. This was an area conducive to meditation, quiet pondering and introspection.

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A Dozen Ways to Love Mother Earth All Year Long

A Dozen Ways to Love Mother Earth All Year Long

Loving Mother Earth is easy to talk about, but more difficult to do. I think most people, and that includes us, want to reduce pollution, insure clean water, reuse, re-purpose and recycle, use less energy, etc. … all the key components of making Earth a better place for us and our progeny to live. We want to do it until… well, until it’s inconvenient or it costs more or it interferes with our plans. Then we kind of conveniently forget all about it. So as another Earth Day rolls around, I thought I’d reflect on maybe trying a little bit harder in the future.

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High on the Las Vegas Highland Games

 High on the Las Vegas Highland Games

T’is the season of fairs and festivals and we’re taking in our share. After whooping it up at the Clark County Fair and Rodeo recently, we also had the opportunity to attend the 2023 Las Vegas Celtic Gathering and Highland Games. We last attended these traditional Scottish games when we were in New Zealand and really enjoyed the spectacle. We were hoping Las Vegas’ Celtic ‘gathering’ would be just as much fun with its Heavy Athletics, Highland Dancing, and Bagpiping competitions. It’s a great way to soak up some Celtic/Scottish culture.

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