Note: This report was prepared in January, 2024, but due to a “Biden moment” (actually more than one), I thought I had posted it, but alas, had not. I only now discovered that.
So a little late, but here it is.

Well, it is the end of another year, one in which several long-time friends and family have died, and life has changed greatly for others. The reality of life’s brevity is finally coming to rest on me. Although I am not a fan of reliving the past, I think it is important to look at my year and revisit some of the events and savor those that were special in some way.

I covered a lot of ground in 2023 — About 10,000 miles, mostly on America’s byways. Only in the early 2000’s when I was flying between the US and UK have I traveled more. In the past 12 months, I…

• Lived in the Airstream for 7 months
• Spent time in 18 states and 4 Canadian provinces
• Visited 11 Civil War battlefields
• Camped in a World Heritage Site
• Followed and explored the old Santa Fe Trail
• Walked on the ocean floor
• Climbed the Kill Devil hills
• Camped on several American Indian reservations
• Explored the original Manhattan Project site
• Met many interesting people

Of all the places I visited, here is a severely limited list of stand outs.