Travel The Wild Way

I actually like fishing, but not necessarily for the obvious reasons. It really doesn’t matter to me if I catch anything. I like hanging out by the water listening to the stream, feeling the sun and hearing the birds. Sometimes, when you are still and quiet, the birds forget you are there and will go about their business. It’s cool to watch. The best part about fishing is that it looks like you are doing something. People don’t bother you when you are doing something.  So, when my friend Patti and my brother David hatched the idea of one last trip up the canyon to our fishing spot before the river closed for the fall, I was all in.  The fishing spot is about sixty miles away and up in the mountains. (I’m not going to tell you exactly where. It’s not personal. It’s just that when I get there next time with the intent of doing nothing while looking like I’m doing something, I don’t want to find you doing nothing in my spot.)  The spot is kind of remote. You have to park in a grav

Traveler’s Lament I love to travel. I hate to pack. I want to pack light. I hate it when I don't have something I need. I want to have a travel wardrobe. I hate spending a ton of money on one piece of clothing. I love cruising. I don't cruise often enough to be good at packing for a cruise. I love traveling with the whole family. It is hard to transport everyone's luggage . Have you ever felt like this when you are trying to plan and pack for a trip?   Here are some tips that will help de-stress your travel planning and packing. Talk about the baggage plan ahead of time. Before you even leave for your trip....  Before you even start packing.... Talk with your family about packing. Set some expectations about how much each person will reasonably need to bring on the trip. Remind yourself and your family members that you don’t have to bring everything you own. Be sure to emphasize the "only as much as you can carry yourself" principle. It is tru