Prisoner of Hopes

Tag: perseverance

  • Mountain Hike: Travel Goals Alaska

    Mountain Hike: Travel Goals Alaska

    After spending the morning in Skagway, I want to spend some time in the woods. The lower lake trail is touted as a two mile loop trail around a mountain lake. To get to the loop, there is a steep trail up the mountain beginning across the railroad tracks from the Skagway Hotel. Our new…

  • Takao: Travel Goals Japan

    Takao: Travel Goals Japan

    Today we planned to travel to Nagano to see the snow monkeys. But when we woke up, we just were not feeling like a long train ride in order to catch a bus in order to hike. Perhaps earlier in the trip it would have been worth it, but with only two days remaining in…

  • First Look Vancouver: Travel Goals Canada

    First Look Vancouver: Travel Goals Canada

    I may have mentioned in an earlier post that we like to take a big red bus tour of new cities on the day of arrival. Why, you ask? Well, we are usually tired after a long plane ride and struggling to stay awake to avoid jet lag. The bus driver does all the navigation.…

  • Arrival: Travel Goals Canada

    Arrival: Travel Goals Canada

    Most days I love my rural home. Those days I am up before the sun, happily curled up in my favorite chair drinking coffee and either reading or writing. Today we have an early (5:30 am flight) and we live an hour from the airport. If you do the math; factoring travel time, airport parking…

  • Tourist Mecca or Sacred Mountain?: Travel Goals Japan

    Tourist Mecca or Sacred Mountain?: Travel Goals Japan

    Today’s destination is Fushimi Inari Taisha, a temple that has over 3 miles of trail up Mount Inari. The mountain temple path is lined with over 10,000 Tori Gates. My son has picked the location because of internet reviews and photos of the Tori gates. It does look impressive and a little intimidating. However, if…

  • In Flight Entertainment

    In Flight Entertainment

    Earlier in the week I was on the flight from hell. Today, I am determined to have a great travel day. Despite the flight to California on Monday, my work week has gone well. I had a good hotel, good food, good training sessions, and the clients are happy. It is time to go home.…

  • Manspread: It Has That Effect On Me

    Manspread: It Has That Effect On Me

    Whew, this day! I leave the house at 2:30 am to drive an hour to the airport to catch a 5:30 flight. I am pleasantly surprised that the airport shuttle driver is at my car almost immediately. He insists that I allow him to carry my bags. He is cheerful and it is contagious. I…

  • The Long Ride: Rural Road Trips Texas

    The Long Ride: Rural Road Trips Texas

    The lure of the open road is strong. I love road trips and I love to drive. Today I am behind the wheel of our thirty foot rv which is towing our Chevy pickup. My husband completed the first shift coming out of New Mexico. He navigated White Sands missile range, Alamogordo, and Roswell. I…

  • White Sands: Rural Road Trips New Mexico

    White Sands: Rural Road Trips New Mexico

    Today we decide to channel our inner elementary school selves. We leave with all the excitement of “are we having a snow day”. But not before we stop and borrow two round “UFO” sleds from our campground. It is hot and fully in New Mexico’s high desert. But Apparently sand dune sledding is a thing,…

  • Queen of the Desert: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    Queen of the Desert: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    Today we head to Bisbee, Arizona. It is a small town built on a legacy of copper. The copper queen mine sits just at the edge of town, a reminder of a booming past. The present condition of Bisbee is the opposite of booming. It has seen better days. Still there are antique shops and…