Happy New Year!
Hello, friends, and welcome to 2025!
It’s been a minute since I’ve sent out an edition of this newsletter and I hope this finds you all well.
A lot has happened since I last wrote in June and I’m excited to share it all with you.
First, the big big news! You might have noticed, over the past year or three, that I’ve made mention of my partner in travel and otherwise, Lisa Rozmyn. Lisa and I have enjoyed each other’s company so very much over the past three years that we made it official and got married this past September.
We had a small private wedding ceremony with immediate family and then a larger reception/party with many of our friends the following weekend. Here are a few photos from both occasions:
Travel Adventures
I/We’ve been on a few travel adventures in the last half of 2024 (which is part of why this newsletter comes to you a bit belatedly).
In June, we took a weekend trip through central Washington to visit a few new state parks (more on those a bit later). Along the way, we got a great view of Washington Pass:
Central Washington and Washington Pass
In September, just after our wedding, we took a “mini-honeymoon” to Las Vegas. Lisa was attending a conference for her work and I worked remotely from our hotel room for the week. We managed a couple little travel adventures while we were there:
Valley of Fire State Park (Nevada)
The Fremont Street Experience (Las Vegas, Nevada)
In November, we made a week-long holiday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I’m including a link to the overall page for our Mexico travels. There are six parts to the travel story and I hope you enjoy them all!
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, November 2024
And then, just before Christmas, with most of my immediate family off on travel adventures of their own (it’s all good – no worries), I took a solo trip to southern California to explore Joshua Tree National Park and its surrounding area.
146 Parks
The parks project continued apace, although I’m close to running out of parks to visit ‼️. Since the last e-mail, I’ve visited:
#131: Ranald MacDonald State Park Heritage Site
The parks project will take a pause for a few months. There are relatively few parks remaining and most of them are bike trails or islands which will be easier or more comfortable to visit during the warmer months later this year.
