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The Wine, the Devil, and the Bridge: Camino Surprises

January 21, 2016

The Devil, the wine, and the bridge: a Camino story about legends and surprises in France. … More The Wine, the Devil, and the Bridge: Camino Surprises

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I'm a day late for #waterfallwednesday, but then again, this is a picture from my Oregon vacation almost a month ago, so it's a #latergram all the way around. 🏞️🏞️🏞️🏞️ I almost skipped the trail to Munson Creek Falls. I was being a bit of a snob, wondering whether it was even worth it for a hike that was *only* .6 miles each way. But on our last morning in the area, when the air was still frosty and the sun was just poking over the mountains, we took a slow (sloooow) stroll through one of Oregon's ancient forests. The leaves were mostly down, but still providing color. The sunlight played with the heavy moss on the trees. The mushrooms were abundant (much to Eric's delight). And the falls were stunning. The kind best observed from a distance, and in context. Thanks for the recommendation, @oregon_ancient_forests 📚 ------ #optoutside #oregon #tillamook #munsonfalls #waterfalls #takeahike #walkinthewoods #mushrooms #traveldeeper #slowtravel #hikeoregon #moment #worldofwonder #traveler #ancientforests

My #wednesdaymotivation comes from the people like Angel at @boldlywentadventures who not only read my story of a thousand mile walk on a thousand year old trail, but also share the pages that resonated with them. This is from the epilogue, which I re-wrote about 12 times, right up through my final @mtnbooks edits. Conclusions are always my kryptonite as a writer. But I knew I needed to tie the story together somehow, to tackle the question "what was different when you came back?" But what had changed? And who was I now? The beauty of writing is that it forces me to slow down and ask questions like that. (If you love travel stories, don't miss the @boldlywentadventures podcast, which collects real stories from real people about their favorite adventures.) ----- #caminodesantiago #travelwriters #traveldeeply #authorsofinstagram #booksofinstagram #amreading #inspiration #travelwriting #hikingadventures #womenwhowander #bookpages #writinglife #pilgrimage #jakobsweg #WalkingtotheEndoftheWorld

"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." Jacques Cousteau 🌊🌊🌊🌊 The climb was called Purgatorio for a reason. It was short—just 300 meters, but with 100 meters of elevation gain, it was less an uphill walk and more a hold-onto-tree-branches-to-pull-yourself-up ascent. But then I emerged from the trees, and there it was. The ocean, far below us and yet so close. That was my first day walking the Camino del Norte, the historic and UNESCO-recognized Way of Saint James that begins in Irun, on the French/Spanish border, and hugs Spain’s northern coast as it journeys west toward Santiago. In that 17-day walk, I found myself on cliffs or mountains, high above the ocean, almost every day. #swipeleft These were my high points (the theme of today’s #CaminoTuesday), both emotionally as well as physically. The trails were often rough, the countryside wild, and the ocean a living companion for the journey—sometimes a brilliant and welcoming blue, sometimes crashing waves of gray. As the saying goes, I could watch it for days. Oh, wait. I did. Because the Camino de Santiago is about slowing down, lingering, and moving at a pace that allows you to stay in the high points for days. What were your #CaminodeSantiago high points? Share and tag #CaminoTuesday ! --- #CaminodelNorte #travelSpain #thruhiking #Spain #womenwhohike #womenwhotravel #exploretheworld #traveldeeper #travelwriter #travelgram #BasqueCountry #whyihike #vivecamino #walkingtotheendoftheworld #wayofstjames

Well, this wasn't who I thought I would spend part of the morning with... While I was driving home from the gym, I saw this big, cheerful husky trotting up the middle of the street, looking far too pleased with himself. He had a collar and tags, but no person in sight. So I stopped the car and tried to call the dog over. Keep in mind, I'm a cat person. I know very little about dogs. I say things like, "Hey dog, will you please come over here so I can see where you live?" Despite our lack of shared language, he stuck around and started bouncing around me, totally curious and ready for a friend...but NOT ready to go home. He stayed just out of reach as I chased him in circles for about 10 minutes, up and down my street. (Sorry, neighbors.) I finally got smart, and took a blurry photo of his tag, which I blew up on my phone enough to get his phone number. His person was, of course, surprised to hear from me. He'd left 8-month-old Olympus (that's the dog) home an hour ago, in a house that he thought he'd dog-proofed. He mentioned that Oly loves cars. So I opened my car door and said "In," and this dog who wouldn't let me touch him ran practically right over my toes and dove into my little Impreza. And there we sat for 15 minutes or so, Oly drooling contentedly in my backseat, ready for another adventure, until his person came to get him. (Given how happy he still looked when he left, I'm going to keep his person's number in my phone. We might need it again.) ---- #dogsofinstagram #husky #Greenwood #everydayadventures #monday #dogsincars #lostandfound

I'm in another hotel room tonight, and I did the mistake of doing the math. Out of the past 30 nights, this is my 20th away from home. They have been good trips, important trips (for work and personal). But still, I miss this calico face. It's time to be home for a while. (Fingers crossed, after this I get to stay put until at least January.) ---- #catsofseattle #catsofinstagram #calicocat #mycat #homesick #Roo #formerferal #adoptdontshop

It’s always the stone that reminds me. The almost concave steps in the abbey at Conques and the bridge in Cahors. The deep dip in the sill of the doorway of the tiny Eglise de Sensaq. The cobblestones worn to a slippery shine at the edge of the Monasterio de Zenarruza. Stone is supposed to be permanent, impenetrable. So when my feet sink into the hollow places, I start to wonder, how many millions of other feet must have passed exactly this way? How many sandals, leather boots, and bare toes pressed into this same place where my Gore-Tex and Vibram now tread?👣👣👣 This week’s #CaminoTuesday theme is The Timeless Camino, and it reminded me of something I recently heard from another American pilgrim: “Spirit is what separates us [Camino pilgrims] from the hiking clubs.” Spirit, yes…and history. The timelessness of the Camino is what makes it more than a cheap vacation or a healthy hike. People have walked toward Compostella for a thousand years. It’s humbling to step into a story that’s hosted both kings and criminals, saints and scoundrels. It’s perspective-shifting to realize how small my part in this pilgrimage is. And how much of a privilege it is to be part of the story. ---------- #CaminodeSantiago #pilgrimage #ViaPodiensis #Cahors #medieval #wayofstjames #jakobsweg #chemindecompostelle #elcaminopeople #walkingtotheendoftheworld #exploretheworld #compostelle #hikingadventures #stjamesway #buencamino #storytelling #whyihike #traveldeeper #timeless #vivecamino #pilgrimlife #borntotravel

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