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Coming soon to Amazon
Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows A memoir and Camino de Santiago adventure by Reginald Spittle Illustrated by Sue Spittle They call it a pilgrimage, but for Reginald Spittle the 500-mile Camino de Santiago was the test of a lifetime. A professional journalist and a gifted educator, Reg projected an air of confidence to those…
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Discover The Cape Arago Beach Loop
Just a short detour from U.S. Highway 101 in Coos Bay lies a beautiful stretch of the Oregon Coast where three state parks await your discovery. The parks are easily reached by car, but the best way to see the sights is by foot along the cliff top path, an 8.5 mile walk out and…
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The Way of St. Francis: A View Through Two Countries
Were it not for the line of curiosity seekers, we might never have found the peephole we were looking for. It’s there, just to the right of the white hat brim, looking very much like a round keyhole. It is, in fact, known as The Aventine Keyhole and is part of the property owned by…
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The Way of St. Francis: Over The Hump
Yesterday afternoon we arrived at our hotel in Trevi so incredibly soaking wet that the owner simply handed us our key. No passports, no check-in, no formalities. Plenty of time for that after showers and hot tea! We awoke to more rain this morning and grudgingly donned our rain gear as we set out to…
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The Way of St. Francis: Umbria’s mountains
We sit safely within the medieval wall surrounding Città di Castello this Tuesday night, exhausted but feeling a dose of exhilaration. Our boots carried us up and down nearly 6,000 feet of elevation change on country roads, through countless small farms, and under dense forests. Heat and humidity added to the challenge, but Umbria’s natural…
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Family meetup before the Bluegrass
A bluegrass music festival in Placerville, California brought son Chris and his girlfriend Gail from West Virginia to Sacramento for a day. Sue and I drove from Oregon and Brad came from Chico for a day of walking, eating, and even showing our skills at a shooting gallery. We wrapped it up with drinks at…
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Backroads Across America: Asheville Leaves Us With Questions
Eclectic, mild climate, college town, surrounded by the spectacular Blue Ridge Mountains. City traffic hassles, parking challenges, a place rough around the edges. Both descriptions fit Asheville, North Carolina. A city of 87,000, there are 425,000 in the metropolitan area. It was raining when we set out this morning, so we jumped on the…
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Alas, spring arrives in Rogue Valley
A warm spring day welcomed us to Upper Table Rock, a U-shaped mesa overlooking the Rogue River near Medford, Oregon. Friends Jeff and Lan hiked with us on the 2.8-mile loop that climbs 720 feet. Wildflowers, vernal pools as well as views of Mount McLaughlin and the Siskiyou Mountains made the trip well worth every…
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