It began with 2 years living on the road

The Vignettes
To document an adventure we'd never have again

The Vignettes
And it became Away We Go

The Vignettes
Now, it's 200+ adventure vignettes for you to explore

The Vignettes

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The Apogee

Perhaps we'll encounter them next year, or maybe a curious stranger will happen upon that orange rocket fallen in the crack between stone and earth and prickly desert bushes.

Beth Downing 5/27/25 Beth Downing 5/27/25

A Tiny Boost

The juniper had clearly ceased active living processes some time ago yet it still supported hundreds, thousands, who knows how many people on their way up and back.

Beth Downing 3/25/25 Beth Downing 3/25/25

Sitting in Spring

But when sitting is a must, the early spring sun is an awfully good place to do it.

Beth Downing 3/3/25 Beth Downing 3/3/25

The Melt

Sitting in my backyard, the snow mounds crackle as they disintegrate into the solar-heated concrete of the patio. This noise can be heard even over the roar of the nearby interstate. Water is louder than an engine on this bluebird afternoon.

It began with 2 years living on the road

To document an adventure we'd never have again

And it became Away We Go

Now, it's 200+ adventure vignettes for you to explore

The Apogee

A Tiny Boost

Sitting in Spring

The Melt

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