
I say mass production because so much of our daily lives have been transformed to be as efficient as possible. You see lots of different ways life can be, rather than simply experiencing a mass production version of life. We discovered that the further you go off the beaten track, the more curious and welcoming people tend to be. Big enough to hold lots of gear, and with enough lift to land and take off in the short, bumpy runways we were likely to encounter.

We had a 30-year old workhorse of a plane. The Kenai Peninsula (three solid days of rain, but the tent stayed dry).Denali National Park (camped three nights, exploring the beautiful tundra and picking berries, until the clouds finally parted and we could see the magnificent Mt.White Horse (the largest city in northern Canada, though the population is only 25,000).

Nelson, Toad River and Lliard Hot Springs in British Columbia, Canada Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada (the B & B proprietors serenaded our family for hours with a classical Spanish guitar said to be hundreds of years old).Yellowstone Park (geysers, animals, hiking – always wonderful).Douglas, Wyoming (camping with my sister).

