Tag Archives: California

Wednesday photo: Aspen trees

Posted on July 6, 2011 by elliewick

On other trips out west, I have seen these trees from the car and have been awed by their beauty. In June, I got to spend a night camping by an aspen grove and then hiked through them on the … Continue reading →

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Dirty no more! And other thoughts (and firsts) about my upcoming trip to Colorado

Posted on June 17, 2011 by elliewick

After a few frantic days of wondering where I will shower after camping for three days and then needing to attend a wedding in Colorado Springs and writing Searching for a shower, a college curling friend has come to my … Continue reading →

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One year later and a list of desired experiences

Posted on January 27, 2011 by elliewick

Travelin’ the globe is now a year old. Yes, it’s really been around since the spring of 2008, but this after-college version just turned one. In honor of this day, I’ve compiled a list of 25 things I want to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Founders’ Grove, Humboldt State Park

Posted on December 8, 2010 by elliewick

My trip to Portland, Ore., in October grew into a trip to California as well because I wanted to see the redwoods. In my pictures, I feel like the size and grandeur of the trees isn’t well represented. Jon snapped … Continue reading →

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Close encounters with the Pacific Ocean

Posted on November 25, 2010 by elliewick

I met the Pacific Ocean for the first time last month. I saw it a day after I arrived in San Francisco, but it was a couple of days later before I got to touch it. Jon and I were … Continue reading →

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Meet me in San Francisco, please! And how a search for nature begins

Posted on November 8, 2010 by elliewick

In a sentence, that’s essentially what happened. What started as a trip to Portland, Ore., to visit one of my college friends, kept getting bigger. I had read about the redwoods of California in a National Geographic article called The … Continue reading →

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The Top 5: Travel theme songs

Posted on November 1, 2010 by elliewick

When I travel, I like to pick a song as that trip’s theme song. Almost always it is a song that has a connection to the place I am visiting (rather than something like “Country Roads Take Me Home”), and … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Golden Gate Bridge

Posted on October 27, 2010 by elliewick

I spent the past week and a half touring the Pacific coast from San Francisco to Portland, and I was really excited about the Golden Gate Bridge. I got to see it from a couple of viewpoints, but the best … Continue reading →

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Experiencing the world

Posted on October 3, 2010 by elliewick

I have spent the last few weeks thinking about my life a lot, thanks to one small change that has had a pretty big impact. When I follow the lines of what has been impacted, this blog is what had … Continue reading →

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