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Category Archives: 2012

Strange Goings-On in the Woods

November 21, 2019by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 6 Comments

(Updated and republished November 2019) One night in July 2012,  I was parked in the national forest and was the only person parked there at the time, when I heard […]

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2012, OOPS! WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, STAYING SAFE!!!

Things That Go Bump in the Night

July 27, 2019by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 4 Comments

(Originally posted on July 17, 2012) One night in July 2012, I had just fallen asleep in the back of my (then) Subaru, when I heard a strange noise; strange […]

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2012, ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS

How I Slept in my Subaru Outback (My home from 2010-2012?)

May 2, 2018by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 1 Comment

Written in August 2012, for my (then) blog, A Free-Spirited Woman. Some of you may be wondering how I go about sleeping in my car. Above: In 2010 I replaced […]

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2012, MINIMALIST & THRIFTY LIVING ~ How to live with less, MY VAN (and previous homes)

Lucky to be Living Outdoors–The Good Times

November 13, 2017by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 1 Comment

I’m going through some old posts, and I thought this was lovely enough to share again. Keep in mind that when I wrote this, I think I was living in […]

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2012, SPECIAL TIMES

Anti-Semitism in the Night

October 20, 2017by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 2 Comments

This post was originally written in September 2012, and at that time I was camping in the national forest near Estes Park, Colorado. I’ve had very few scary experiences while […]

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2012, OOPS! WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, STAYING SAFE!!!

Evacuated by Smoke from a Wildfire! (One night in July, 2012)

July 24, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 1 Comment

I think that almost everyone in the US, and many people overseas, is aware of the horrible fires Colorado suffered during the late spring and early summer of 2012. One […]

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2012, Estes Park, OOPS! WHEN THINGS GO WRONG

A Room at the Inn (A Special Birthday in Hanksville, UT)

April 8, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 4 Comments

December 2012   Above ~ The San Raphael Reef (or Swell) ~ Click on the picture to view larger It was December 10, 2012, the day before my birthday. I’d […]

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2012, San Raphael Swell Area, SPECIAL TIMES

Lazy Day After Hiking to Jailhouse Ruin and Perfect Kiva at The Grand Gulch Primitive Area, Utah

December 18, 2012by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography Leave a comment

December 8, 2012 I’m having a lazy day today, because yesterday I hiked to Jailhouse Ruin and Perfect Kiva, in The Grand Gulch Primitive Area. The guidebook said 4-5 hours, […]

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2012, Cedar Mesa & Grand Gulch Primitive Area

Changing Views from my Bedroom/Living Room Window

December 9, 2012by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography Leave a comment

December 9, 2012 – Formerly published on a blog I had called A Free Spirited Woman. Obviously I was living in Mitzi then, my Mitsubishi Montero Sport SUV. Each morning […]

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2012, SPECIAL TIMES

Oops, That’s My Pee Bottle NOT My Water Bottle

November 5, 2012by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography Leave a comment

I’m sure that many men who use a Nalgene bottle as their ‘pee bottle’ have experienced something similar to this little incident that happened to my traveling partner, Joe, one […]

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2012, OOPS! WHEN THINGS GO WRONG

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