by Kelli Donley | Jul 11, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Travel
Wandering in the Rockies yesterday on a lengthy hike with a friend, I stopped to admire the forest floor. The soft crunch underfoot was a quilt of characters — dark black compost covered with bright splotches of lime green moss, rust orange lichen, fading...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 10, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Travel
4:30 am: Leave Phoenix. I couldn’t get to sleep and by the time my alarm goes off, I’m running on excitement. 6:30 am: Arrive in Flagstaff, throw the sunroof open, smell summer. The scent of a cool breeze blowing through pine is one of my favorites. In...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 2, 2009 | Goals, Journal, Travel
My passport is up for renewal. In the last 10 years I’ve managed to travel to: Israel, Palestine, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Mozambique, South Africa, Cameroon, Malawi, Costa Rica, Ireland, England and the Bahamas. Most of these...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 18, 2009 | Journal, Travel
Beach Gardens Libations Hiking Add great friends and you’ve got a recipe for the perfect trip to southern California.
by Kelli Donley | May 17, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Travel
The fastest way to find wildlife in Yellowstone is to first locate the gaggle of humans. This rare specie will more than likely have a camera way too powerful for their own good, a giant RV, and potentially be wearing Hello Kitty (which I didn’t realize they...
by Kelli Donley | May 16, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Travel
My breakfast vs. Shelley’s. Are you kidding me? A day in Yellowstone and all you are having an English muffin? Bring on the carbs. And the eggs. And the smiley. (Jess ate the pork.) The Roosevelt Gate at the entry of the park. A sign of the great things to come...
