Category Archives: Travel

A Glass Filled With Travel

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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Peruvian Heights: Walking in a Photograph

Something from the Vault: Volume #4 Dawn draws a glowing fog over the ruins of Manchu Pichu.  Alpaca wander the courtyards, chewing their grassy breakfast and paying little attention to the boisterous group of tourists racing across their grazing territory. … Continue reading

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Guest Writer Inquiry

I’m really eager to continue my guest writer series.  Tales can cover just about any topic or location, as long as they wander and are travel-based (as you’ve seen, I interpret the term travel in many different ways).  The goal … Continue reading

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Hiking Untrailed Territory

Something from the Vault: Volume #3 “Screw the trail.  I’m tired of the trail!”  Michael yells over the gusting wind at the top of 13,054 foot Mt. Dana in Yosemite National Park. “It’s the best way to the car,” I … Continue reading

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Waking Uncivilized Travel

Managed another two week hiatus, my sincere apologies . . . getting back into the groove, rejuvenating the tale . . . Just because we travel, are there stories to share? How many moments while on the move do we … Continue reading

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Ramblings on Wilderness, Wildlife, and the Rights of All Animals

(Including Humans)  by Gary Gray                                                                                                Guest Writer Series: Volume II I’m searching for guest writers for posts in June, July, and August.  Send me an email at graywanderings@gmail.com to join this conversation. After last weeks post on ethics, my … Continue reading

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A Conversation on Ethics

Conversations on Travel: Discussion 1 During the recent themed discussions on the present moment and enjoying the nuances of life, I began thinking about how traveling motivates a deeper awareness for the world around us, and that this awareness certainly … Continue reading

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Gardening: A Day on the Earth

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

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

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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