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"The beaten path is the safest but the traffic's terrible" Jeff Taylor


Real Name: Kathy
Lives In: Minneapolis, US
Birth Date: June 18, 1955
Member Since: Jan 20, 2005
Last Login: May 11, 2008   15:15 UTC
Member's Time: May 12, 2008   10:11 CDT
VT Rank: 2286
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by goodfish - last update: May 2, 2008

The Narrows, Zion NP, Utah
I really should change this Homepage picture as it's a few years old but I don't have the heart 'cause it's a tiny little capture of one of my most perfect vacation days EVER so a great memory. The outfitter in Springdale, who rented us water equipment for this trek, was in the graphic arts field like me until he did his first trip into the Narrows. Guess you could say he had an epiphany, right there between the majestic walls of this slot canyon, and his life hasn't been the same since - quit the job, sold the stuff, moved to Utah and became a champion of the experience for other adventurers. Gotta love it.
St. Paul Winter Carnival
I live in Minneapolis where it's really nice about 6 months of the year and really sort of not so nice the rest of the time. Our winters can be long (!) up here in the North but we're good at bundling up and having a little fun with them. Here we are at St Paul Winter Carnival freezing our behinds off on one of the ice sculptures outside a favorite pub. It might have more to do with the several pints we'd just finished than the festival but never mind - we look happy, right? Whatever. Cabin fever does bizarre and frightening things to people... It really is great here most of the time and winter just makes us appreciate spring and summer that much more.
Winter in our backyard
In the blue light of early morning,
after a wet, heavy snowfall that sticks to everything,
even winter can be a beautiful thing.
My Canon gracefully bites the dust
I'm working on my tips from Rome, Capri and Sorrento last fall and finding it slow going. There's so much about travel that's not about what you SAW that made a trip great, you know? It's the day that didn't start so well but turned into one of the best in trip. Connections with interesting people. Fleeting moments of magic that you can't share as a "How to" with other VT'ers. Happy accidents. Speaking of happy accidents, here's a shot from a camera meltdown a few years ago. Ordinarily, having a camera go kaput on vacation would be kind of a bummer? My beloved Canon rescued a stressful weekend of over-scheduled events, a major city water problem and some high-maintenance travel companions by producing a few interesting, accidental pieces of art as its swan song. Fun stuff.

Happy trails, all!

2008 - a week in NYC in April and maybe a return trip to New Mexico in the fall.

Comments for goodfish
madamx Sat May 3, 2008 22:22 UTC
 Hey there Kathy, I haven't been here in a while. Nice seeing you in the forums *waves* ~ Helen
agapotravel Sun Apr 27, 2008 16:22 UTC
 Hi!! I love your picture of the Narrows. My husband and I will be visiting Zion in June. Did you do the entire 16 mile hike? I welcome any advice you can give. Thank you! :-)
rexvaughan Fri Mar 21, 2008 17:57 UTC
 Hello friend Kathy. Happy Easter to you. Is it snowing there? We are enjoying spring here.
goingsolo Sun Jun 17, 2007 20:55 UTC
 Hapy birthday Kathy! I hope this finds you well. All the best in the coming year. :)
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