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Abbreviated Good Pursuits (fix1)

Post author By TravisGood
Post date October 21, 2007
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Manhattan Bridge — So many under-appreciated things to do between D.C. and NYC. I need to get off my duff and sample, try, explore more of it! Not everything has to be at least a day’s drive away.

During certain months of the year it’s difficult to take long road trips. Camping isn’t an option. Weather doesn’t cooperate. Parks are closed for the season.

At the same time, I live near some of the world’s greatest cities. Washington D.C. and New York City are two excellent examples and they’re both a reasonable travel distance from my home. I’m committed to not repeat my past mistakes; I will take advantage of getting to know great places near where I live.

This page is about trips to appreciate that lie close at hand:

Summary Travel

Extended Good Pursuits

Traveling Companions — Required Ingredients: One Travel Plan, One Means of Transportation, One Chunk of Time, One Driver Directions: Combine and Stir, Execute Plan & Enjoy!

Since retiring in 2006 and with the unbelievable support of my family I’ve been traveling to unfamiliar frontiers. There’s been no master plan. An idea occurs to me, it starts to take shape, and before I know it a new adventure has begun. Often I’ve taken road trips but not always. Often I’ve stayed in the U.S. but not always. Regardless of where I go or what I do three things are certain: 1) I will take lots of pictures, 2) I will share my experiences, and 3) I will learn new things as I travel. My good pursuits are a source of continued growth.

Another thing I’m learning along the way is web publishing. The consequence is that I have an evolving series of web sites with different styles. This makes for a bit of a hodgepodge but it’s all a part of my learning. Even though slightly messy I hope you enjoy my stories.

Here are a few of my travel sites:

Mountain Ocean River Road Summary Travel

The World’s Longest National Road – Driving the TCH

Post author By TravisGood
Post date May 2, 2007
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TCH Walking Tours — Every Yellow Icon Represents a Night's Stay in Canada

Since I was going to drive the length of the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH), from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia, I was going to need regular exercise so as to stay fit and an engaging project to keep my mind occupied and interested. If I could do both and at the same time learn a lot about Canada then all the better.

The answer of what to do came from a book entitled “Canada: Coast to Coast” which not only details thousands of points of interest along Canada’s major highways, but also includes full walking tours for 14 of Canada’s largest cities. Twelve of these 14 were along my chosen path so I resolved to walk all twelve tours.

This site is not about my walking tours.
This site is about something I did during each tour.
At every tour stop I recorded a brief video from my wife and daughters.

This page has the videos I made across my three week journey down the TCH (12 Apr 07 – 2 May 07).

Summary Travel

My Publishing Odyssey

As I took up a life of travel, I got the itch to write and the web was an obvious destination.
This page chronicles my journey and scrapes together roadkill from the ride.
I can’t say I recommend my process but in the end I learned a lot.