The Duffel Bag: January 2021

Where the spirit leads the feet will follow.

Down distant paths for unmapped miles.

Heads forget but hearts remember:

The art of living knows no bounds.

"The best journeys answer questions that in the beginning you didn't even think to ask." - Jeff Johnson, 180 Degrees South

"The best way out is always through" - Robert Frost

Sleep doesn't help if it's your soul that's tired.

Friday, January 29, 2021

* Stuck In The Middle With You - Cover

Stuck In The Middle With You - Cover (Feat. Reina and Toni) at Josh Turner Guitar's YouTube channel.

Monday, January 25, 2021

* The Miracle of Morning by Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman

Lovin' Amanda Gorman's poems.

The Miracle of Morning

...Let every dawn find us courageous, brought closer;

Heeding the light before the fight is over.

When this ends, we'll smile sweetly, finally seeing

In testing times, we became the best of beings.

Saturday, January 23, 2021

* Sugaree (Grateful Dead) Cover

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

* Poet Amanda Gorman Speaks at the Biden-Harris Inauguration 2021

The Hill We Climb - Amanda Gorman

...For there is always light

If only we're brave enough to see it

If only we're brave enough to be it

Sunday, January 17, 2021

* January Sonoma Coast

A great morning hiking on the Sonoma Coast at Goat Rock. Starting just before sunrise, we hiked the Kortum Trail starting from the Goat Rock Road, and went South for about 2 1/2 miles. We stooped between Shell Beach and Wright's Beach for a breakfast of scrambled eggs and a Mate', and then hiked back. Before getting to the car we took a quick climb up Peaked Hill for a view North past Jenner.

I feel January is the best month to hike the Sonoma and Marin coasts. Between storms, the weather is sunny and very pleasant, and although it is always crowed there, January is a lot less crowed than the summer months.

Distance: 5.11 miles Time: 03:27:19 with breakfast