Category Archives: Different Modes of Exploration

What the Road Tells Us

Posted on November 18, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration #15, Part 2: Highway Aphorisms These were an enjoyable process to put together last week, and I only traveled through ten of the reflections.  I thought I would try out just a few more: 1. During … Continue reading →

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Road Meditations

Posted on November 11, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration #15, Part 1: Highway Aphorisms Two weeks ago today I loaded up my Ford Focus and headed north into Wyoming for what turned out to be a ten-day, 3400 mile road trip to Oregon, on down … Continue reading →

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Brewery Blogging

Posted on October 15, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration #14: The Multiple Purposes of Travel Writing Over the past two weeks, I’ve been focused on updating the web pages at my other blog/website, coloradobrewerydays.com.  While there’s still more work to be done, I’m quite happy … Continue reading →

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From Trail Running to Slowing Down

Posted on September 9, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration #13: Walking Mindfully Not only am I examining a different mode of exploring in this post, but I’m also attempting a new form for this narrative, something along the lines of “traveling aphorisms,” (a new coinage). … Continue reading →

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Summiting Seven Peaks of the San Jacinto Mountains

Posted on August 26, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration #12: Cross-country Hiking Photos Courtesy of Daniel Gray, © All Rights Reserved The guidebook warned of timber rattlesnakes lingering throughout the cienega (a hanging marsh high in the mountains). So as we step off the trail … Continue reading →

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Born to Run?

Posted on July 29, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration #11: Trail Running I wake up with the question, “am I born to run?” turning in my mind.  Christopher McDougall’s book doesn’t pose the phrase as a question but as a statement.  At the 5 am … Continue reading →

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A Glass Filled With Travel

Posted on July 1, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration #10: Wine My nose leans in towards the last sip of a Central California Pinot Noir, a grape varietal (one of my absolute favorites) described as “silky, complex, subtle and beautiful,” by the experienced wine enthusiast … Continue reading →

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Gardening: A Day on the Earth

Posted on April 29, 2012 by mlgray

Over the past few weeks I’ve explored this theme of the present moment, of enjoying the familiar, of slowing down and taking-in the now.  It’s a concept I think we talk about often, so much so that maybe it’s become … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Present Forgotten

Posted on April 23, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration #8: Music — Part 2 Curtis Fuller sits on the edge of his padded stool, almost standing. He pulls the trombone to his lips, a brass instrument as tall as he is, but surely not as … Continue reading →

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When the Written Word Wanders Us to New Worlds

Posted on April 15, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration #7: Reading I leaned back in the moldy recliner that sat on the porch of my dorm with Cannery Row in-hand.  From my perch, I read half a semester worth of novels. I felt snub.  And … Continue reading →

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