Month: October 2017

Nazca Lines, Sand Dunes, Pisco, and “The Final Countdown”

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

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Driving in Peru is terrifying. And I’m not even talking about being the driver. Just being the passenger brings on cold sweats, elevated heart rate and even terror. Ricardo picked us up at 7:30 a.m. for our 4 hour drive down to Ica and…

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The Inca Trail: Nothing Worthwhile is Ever Easy

Posted on October 14, 2017 by

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Fifty yards remained. As our guide, Fredy, gathered us around for one last talk on our trek to Machu Picchu, I found myself verklempt. It had been an absolutely incredible three days. We had seen some of the most beautiful sights I’d ever seen…

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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”

Hunter S. Thompson

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My “happy place” takes various forms, but many times mountains, whiskey and someone I kinda like are involved. Hope you’re in your happy place this weekend! #takeanip * * * #colorado #breckenridge #peak8 #happyplace #snowboarding #hittheslopes #slopes #goofyfoot #mountainlife #coloradosfinest #emptynestadventures
There is something that drives me crazy; like I can feel my blood pressure rise, crazy. And it’s so UNNECESSARY. Why has it become acceptable for every sentence that involves a speaker and another person to be “______ and I” even if it should be “_____ and me”??? Two of the last three books I’ve read (good books too!) have had this major grammatical error. Aren’t books read by numerous people and EDITORS before they’re published? Here is the rule...if you would use “me” in a sentence, like “would you please go to the store with me?” and you add another person, you don’t switch the “me” to “I”. You keep “me”. “Would you please go to the store with Mom and me?” Hearing it verbally is bad enough, but to see it in print is most egregious. I’m currently reading My Dear Hamilton (which has not one, but two authors) and here is the offending sentence: “My father had never discouraged my sisters and I from taking an active part in his affairs.”🤦🏻‍♀️ Don’t get me started on they’re, there, their, too, to, you’re, your, or putting a possessive apostrophe when it is a plural. #grammarmatters * * * #icanttakeit #wecandobetter #fortheloveofgod #caminhodesantiago
Anyone know the name of this peak and what product made it famous? I’m not sure how well known this product is outside of the US, but all Americans have seen it many times. Although to be honest, I can’t understand its popularity. #highmountain * * * #travel #colorado #adventure #explore #hike #14er #usa #americathebeautiful #purplemountainsmajesty #emptynestadventures
All across America, moms are getting punked by their millennial kids in the #turkeychallenge. They text “how long does it take to microwave a 25 lb turkey?” Here are some of my favorite answers: * “You’re adopted. My son wouldn’t be that dumb.” * “Where did I go wrong?” * “You can’t, you idiot.” * “12 days” * “That is a fricken huge turkey. What are you thinking.” * “Wrap it in foil. Then get a pre-cooked turkey to feed the fire.” * One mom sent a photo of a 1988 microwave manual with cooking times. 6 hours * “Remember you need to consider that a whole turkey doesn’t cook evenly and you need to be careful not to overdo the breasts.” * “Who the hell is going to marry you?” * And isn’t it interesting that the pilgrims used wattle (weaving branches) to create the walls for their homes and turkeys have a wattle??? #therearenocoincidences #thanksgiving #momsadvice #wattle #turkey #familytime #thankful #emptynestadventures
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends. I don’t know about you, but it really snuck up on me this year! Does it seem like time is going faster? Norma, an adorable elderly woman who works at my grocery store, is convinced “something is in the atmosphere” that’s making the years fly by at an unnatural pace. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Norma thinks it will go by faster than it should. And thanks to @graymattrmusic for sending me this awesome shot of sunset over our Rockies. #happythanksgiving * * * #thankful #familytime #donttalkpolitics #colorado #rockymountains #emptynestadventures
I have to say that even in broad daylight, walking through this Savannah forest gave me the heebie jeebies. It would be downright terrifying at night. Savannah is said to be the most haunted place in America. The city was built, literally, on its dead. Homes and buildings sit atop Native American burial grounds; roads cover forgotten cemeteries of slaves and colonialists. Over the years, bloody battles, massive fires, duels to the death, yellow-fever epidemics, notorious murders and hurricanes have taken hundreds of thousands of lives. Savannah has seen a lot of suffering. I have had so many inexplicable things happen to me over the years, (like my bathtub faucet turning on full blast in the middle of the night) that I am a firm believer that spirits are among us. What about you? Believer or not? #spanishmoss * * * #haunted #thesouth #georgia #savannah #somuchhistory #wormsloeplantation #ghosts #travelblogger #civilwar #exploreyourcountry #letsgosomewhere #anniversarytrip #adventourous #theunknowninfluencer #emptynestadventures

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