A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single full tank.

Wandering Arrow Canyon

Last weekend some friends joined me hiking up Arrow Canyon, about 40 miles north of Las Vegas. After on-again-off-again weather we happened to pick the hottest day of the year so far to do it. Not so bad considering it's one of those hikes where you get a nice respite as the canyon narrows to a point where the ground and walls stay nice and cool from rarely, if ever, encountering the sun's rays.

Pic: Ferrying to the Olympic Peninsula

I'm on vacation for 12 days, and it's off to Washington state! My mother lives in the small seaside town of Port Townsend, and it's actually been a few years since I've come up to visit. It's not all family business, though. Port Townsend lies next door to the Olympic Mountains, and although the mountains themselves are snow-packed and inaccessible the surrounding forest and communities hold a lot of possibilities for fun and discovery.

If you know the area and have a recommendation for places to visit leave me a comment or @roadup me on Twitter.

A New Beginning

This space used to be merely a vacation home for me while I represented myself elsewhere. More and more, though, it's becoming my main identity out here in the pixel world. And like every aging home, eventually it needs a few repairs, some structural improvements, and a fresh coat of paint.

I was a poor (read: infrequent) blogger, and I knew something had to be done or give up this space as a content-lite dead end. So, with repair and rejuvenation in mind I closed shop for a bit and am working to solidify the focus of the site and centralize my little adventures here.

Even if folks subscribe via iTunes or their own feed gathering tool this space still matters to me. After all, this is where I live. :)

With that, let the games...continue.

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