Day Hiker Grammie

My first solo trip was more like a spiritual sojourn.  It was spur of the moment but incredibly pivotal for me as a person.  I enjoyed every single minute of it.  Of course, my destination was a place I was very familiar with and that helped me to feel safer traveling alone.  I went to Kerrville. I spent four nights there. I've blogged about Kerrville before so this blog is more about staying safe on the road when you're traveling solo.  Solo trips are worth the extra headache that safety precautions bring because when you're traveling solo, it's your own agenda that you have to worry about. So here are some safety basics when you're traveling solo: 1.Travel during the day.  It sounds like a cliché but it isn't.  Daytime travel brings visibility and a bit of camouflage to your solo status.  Service stations are busier during the daytime hours. 2.  Stop in well lit, busy service stations. This one is especially important if you've got to...

Sometimes during your travels, you find a place that feels like home.   It’s the place that you make a point of revisiting several times a year just because while you’re there, it seems to recharge your batteries more than any other place.   In truth, recharging the self is usually the primary reason for taking a vacation to begin with.   However, a spiritual journey is not the same thing as taking a vacation.   I learned this truth recently.   I took my grandchildren on the semi-annual jaunt to Kerrville but this time, it was more than just a vacation. My trip to Kerrville came approximately a week after my trip to Colorado.   The trip to Colorado was amazing and a welcome change. I learned some things on that trip that didn’t manifest until the trip to Kerrville.   The trip was the last big one I intended to make until I returned to the real world with a full time job and a college class schedule on top.    I knew it when I left. ...