Category Archives: United States

Taking care of kids in Juneau and Anchorage

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Bryan Keith

After the cruise, Kevin and Elise returned straight away to Anchorage to get back to work, leaving Jasper and Zoë in our care for a few days. I figured there are some great education opportunities for kids in Juneau.  You … Continue reading →

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Ketchikan to Juneau: a cruise

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Bryan Keith

Five years ago my family got together to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary in San Miguel de Allende.  For 55 we met this year in Ketchikan for a cruise to Juneau.  We spent a week on a 100-person ship, … Continue reading →

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Ketchikan’s totem poles

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Bryan Keith

Four weeks after Ferda and I were learning about cemeteries in Tana Toraja, we found ourselves in Ketchikan learning about totem poles.  Totem poles are not for religion, and they’re not worshiped.  They’re built to tell stories.  Just as stories … Continue reading →

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NW Sonora’s treasure: Pinacate National Park

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Bryan Keith

If there are any nice beach places on the northern Sonoran coast, I haven’t found them.  On this driving trip with Megan and Ferda, we went to both Desemboque and Puerto Peñasco, and both were stunningly awful.  With a cold … Continue reading →

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Following the footsteps of Father Kino

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Bryan Keith

On this road trip we usually just camped where we wanted, often looking for places after dark since we were covering big distances and it gets dark so early in the winter.  This isn’t always the most comfortable, and Megan … Continue reading →

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