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Art, Indigenous Peoples, photography, travel

6 Cultural Murals in Minneapolis

Just home from a week away in Minneapolis to visit family. We had fun swimming at an outdoor pool. Grandpa then Grandma were great sports taking Eagle on a dual innertube down the water slide. We saw my sister’s family and my mom’s sister and her husband over dinner. Grandpa grilled chicken and burgers. The […]

Nature, travel

Throwback Thursday: La Crosse

Grandad Bluff is the spot I remember best from our sisters and family trip around 2015. We met in La Crosse; my sister, her husband and kids drove south from Minneapolis and we drove west from Madison. This was our first trip with just our two families. The time went so fast. I enjoyed hiking […]

photography, travel

Destination Vaccination in Prairie du Chien

The post also known as, “Husband’s Vaccine in Prairie du Chien”. Chien means dog in French; the town is named after prairie dogs! That’s another thing I like about it, besides the appointment I found for my husband there a week ago. Evan qualified to be vaccinated before I did. It was worth it to […]

Afro-Latinos, Spanish Culture and Language, travel

The 36 Remarkable Women of the Anza Expedition

Women’s History post: The year is 1775. You are traveling to Spanish California, riding horseback 1200 miles, mostly on desert trails. Now imagine those three months bouncing on a mare while expecting a child! In 1775, eight out of 36 women on the Second Anza Expedition were pregnant on the journey. The Second Anza Expedition […]

Nature, photography, travel

Up Late Pining for Limestone Cliffs

A year ago autumn, Eagle and I visited a camp on the Wisconsin River. This was the view from Blackhawk Island. Where does the cliff stop and the mirage begin? For more equilateral photos from near and far, see Becky’s Squares. ¡Olé! –Rebecca

Mexico, Spanish Culture and Language, travel

Up Up and Away Above Guanajuato

I found uplifting news this weekend about an annual festival in the City of León, the State of Guanajuato, México. According to the Balloon Federation of America, the Festival Internacional del Globo de León (FIG) is one of the top three events of its kind in the world. It is the largest hot air balloon […]