Day 34 welcome goes out to Nina of Arizona

Today's warm welcome goes out to Nina of Arizona, a neighbor at Recapture Lodge. (Most people admire my dog on this journey, but Nina admired my JEEP license plate, probably because she drives a pretty cool Jeep herself.) I'm sorry we did not have a chance to chat longer, but the road beckoned the two of us in different directions, Thanks for your stories about exploring that fantastic area we both took advantage of. (If you see this, please send me the name of that cool light on your drivers 's side.) Safe journey back home, and to your dog.

Ed and Donner, from the road

Day 33 welcome to Charlie and Al

Today's welcome goes out to...

Charlie Pike from Kansas, a neighbor at Recapture Lodge. Thanks for your for sharing your stories of backpacking and off-roading at Moab with me.

Al, whom i met at Goosenecks State Park in the desert at Valley of the Gods. Thanks for sharing with me your Navy stories and experiences of life on the road. Safe travels everywhere.

Ed and Donner, from the road

Day 28 Welcome to Pierre and Roxanne and JP

I amend my earlier posting by adding Roxanne and Pierre to my list of fellow travelers along with their dog JP whose friendship i had the pleasure of enjoying in Death Valley tonight. We also discovered we had in common the experience of managing a large paralyzed dog, in their case, Fille, a Bernaise Mountain Dog, as beautiful as she was proud. Welcome to my blog, and please send me a photo of Fille.

Day 27’s welcome goes out to Roger from Delaware

Thanks for stopping by our camp today to greet Donner. And good luck with your plans to retire and to get on the road yourself. You may never return to your former life once you do.

Ed and Donner, from the road

Fwd:

> Today's very warm welcome goes out to Ale and Krista, from Texas and Kansas respectively. Both consummate dog lovers, they stopped by site 101 tonight to say hello to Donner, but got a two-hour lecture on how to live a storied-life without planning to, and wishing one could read about them instead of living some of them. It's meeting absolutely delightful people like these two young women on these trips that tempts me to remove the SOLITUDINEM from my patch.

Ed and Donner, from the road

day 18, Warm welcome to all fellow travelers at Kalaloch

One of the advantages i now see in staying put for a few days at a camp is that i am able to actually talk with people as they stroll by my site, many with their dogs, instead of my rushing to move on. I have met too many at Kalaloch to name individually, so let me jointing extend a warm welcome to all of you here . Thank you for your friendship, albeit ephemeral. But the memory of meeting good people like you, fellow travelers and nature lovers, will be permanent.

Ed and Donner, from the road

Day 15’s warm (i mean cold and rainy) welcome

Day 15's warm (i mean cold and rainy) welcome goes out to Lisa, Mike and Rudy of Florida, formely Alexandria and Reston. It is always a pleasure to meet like-minded travelers on these trips. Lisa and Mike are especially welcome because of their travel partner, Rudy, who will male Donner's day when he stops by our camp. So far, it has been a no-dog-day for Donner. Poor dog.

Ed and Donner, from the road , Mt Rainer National Park 

Today’s warm welcome..

Today's warm welcome goes out to Bill and Kim from Cortalane (Sp) Idaho, formerly DC. Hardy travelers if ever there were two, or four, including Donner and me. . Safe journeys to the two of you. And Thanks for your for sharing your adventures with me.

Ed and Donner, from the road