Tag: season
Posted on December 16, 2019
April 12, 2019 – Lake Tahoe, California
“I know a place where I want to go Could you just stay by my side It’ll be alright” I can’t believe it’s over already. Before leaving Tahoe, I promised myself that I would drive around the lake …
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Posted on November 26, 2019
March 17, 2019 – South Lake Tahoe, California
Mobile status: Engaged. As I’m walking downtown with my friend Melissa, I’m reminded how good it feels to have everything I own back in my car and ready to move on. Though I’ll be here for another month, …
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Posted on October 12, 2019
December 31, 2018 – Kirkwood Mountain, California
I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t drinking over the holidays. 18? 19? I made a pact a couple weeks ago with a family member (to support their sobriety), but the significance really sinks in as I …
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Posted on September 21, 2019
November 15, 2018 – South Lake Tahoe, California
If it weren’t for these hikes… Stop it, Nick. Look around you. Breathe the air. Enjoy the free time while you can. I often struggle with my mindset when it comes to these transitions. When I come to …
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Posted on August 20, 2018
June 2, 2018 – Sausalito, California
A Day in the Life of Nicholas “North Bay” Miller: I wake up from my bench-bed on the starboard side of Jeff’s twenty-six foot sloop (sailing boat with single mast and only one head-sail). He greets me and …
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Updated on May 25, 2018
April 22, 2018 – Sierra Foothills, California
And like that, I’m starting year four. [After an epic road trip from Iowa to California.] This place is beautiful. My host (Meibao) lives in paradise – surrounded by a pond, various mountains and forests, numerous pastures, and …
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Updated on March 20, 2018
March 10, 2018 – Lutsen, Minnesota
I’m 32 years old today. It certainly doesn’t feel like it, but maybe that’s just the combination of coffee and adrenaline currently sweeping over my body. Pour an IPA and ESB. Make a bloody Mary. It’s lunch time …
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Posted on February 19, 2018
February 13, 2018 – Lutsen, Minnesota
So, it’s not exactly a new place. But this time around, there are plenty of new faces (along with many old ones). The amount of redundancy is further curbed by holding a new position in addition to the …
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Posted on August 11, 2017
May 28, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington
My God, this feels incredible. I inhale deeply. With my eyes closed, I listen to the frogs croaking in the nearby pond. Slow exhale. I feel my body cooling from the water in the cold tub. Inhale. I …
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Posted on June 11, 2017
February 7, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana
Left turn. Left turn. Left turn. MSU. With enough bus rides to and from the same place, you begin to innately know what stop you’re arriving at or departing from without opening your eyes. You automatically memorize turns. …
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