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Read moreAcadia National Park, Maine – October 2018
My 21st U.S. National Park in 2018! My first trip to Acadia, it was autumn. So profoundly, riotously beautiful. Even looking back on the photos later, they bring tears to my eyes. And, for the first time, I got to say the words “Bah Hahbah” practically, not just to...
Read moreMisc. Maine – October 2018
I have been utterly enchanted with New England since I was a kid. We had family all along the Eastern Seaboard, and would frequently take road trips from relatives’ house to relatives’ house, from NC to VA, NY, MA, NH, PA and back. I had such a big crush on New...
Read moreMoon Fire Farm, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada – October 2018
My home for the week I was in Nova Scotia, Moon Fire (organic!) farm. Funny story: One morning when the wind was pretty fierce, I was in their shower, covered head to toe in soap – and the power went out, including the water pump. The only water available for...
Read moreBay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada – October 2018
My final glorious day in Nova Scotia, exploring a bit of the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy – with one of the highest tidal differentials in the world. I spent this day driving from Chéverie to Truro and back, enjoying the quiet autumn Sunday in farmland and...
Read moreReflections on Radio, Cape Breton area, Nova Scotia – October 2018
I think radio is one of the ways to read the “tea leaves” of an area. Earlier this year I was delighted to find a Hopi NPR affiliate station in Arizona (KUYI) that had the best mix of music genres I think I have ever heard. In Southern Oregon, I remember being struck...
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