This Thanksgiving finds us safely ensconced back home in Maryland with family and friends.  We have been incredibly fortunate to be able to enjoy our itinerant lifestyle exploring our wonderful nation’s beauty.  From coast to coast, across the Midwest, into the northern tier of the Plains states to the rich verdant glory of the Pacific Northwest and back across the high Sierra and the deserts of the Southwest to the Gulf coast of Florida and now lastly up through the Appalachian and Blue Ridge Mountains, we are home.  What an adventure! To be able to take you along with us has been a constant reminder of our good fortune and we are extremely thankful for it.  Most of all, and I have said this many times to people who ask if we enjoy it, the answer is always yes, but we sure do miss our family and friends and being able to cook a real meal. So now here we are squarely in the middle of them for the holidays making “Gramma D Rolls” for Thanksgiving dinner.

Marti and I sincerely hope your holidays are full and joyful and most of all warmed with the love of those who are dearest to you.

While we are here we plan to post some thoughts and remembrances about our travels this year.  We hope you will enjoy these little pieces as much as we will thinking back on our adventure.

Happy Holidays to all of you!

Ed and Marti

Aspen woods in the Kaibab National Forest near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

The Narrows of the Virgin River in Zion National Park.

Lake Watson in the Granite Dells, Prescott, Arizona.