Tag: Camping
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Lakeland Circuit Review: Gorgeous, Gritty, and Worth It
I just returned from a three-day loop on the Lakeland Canoe Circuit in northeastern Alberta—a stunning, remote, and often underappreciated backcountry canoe route. It’s Alberta’s only official canoe circuit, and while it offers a good mix of challenge and serenity, let’s just say it could use a little love in a few spots. We launched…
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Running with the saints: day 1
June 1st, 1861 was a Saturday just like today. On that day, a branch of my family tree, including William Joseph Despain, set off from Florence, Nebraska for their promised land. They were going to the Salt Lake valley in the then territory of Utah. One hundred and sixty three years later, I’m joining them…
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Northern Musandam: Wadi Khasab
Days of rest are many here in the UAE. June 6th is as of now (May 20th of this year) a national holiday here in the UAE called Al Isra’a Wal Miraj in Arabic, الإسراء والمعراج. It is taught in the Quran to be the day that the Prophet Muhammed traveled to Jerusalem from Mecca…
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Camping in Oman – Part 3
Well we are on to the last leg of this adventure. Our friends, it turns out, also wrote about the trip: the Andersons and the Palmers. I found it interesting to read about the same trip from another’s perspective. A big thank you to both the Palmers and the Andersons for such a wonderful time.…
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Camping in Oman – Part 2
The last post concluded with our first morning in Oman. Friday in the Middle East is the sabbath and so off we went to find the little branch of the church that meets in Muscat. It was about a 2 hour drive from our campsite on the beach outside of Tiwi. The branch meets in…
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Camping in Oman – Part 1
It has been a few days since we’ve posted. This is because we’ve been camping in Oman. Oman is the eastern most country on the Arabian Peninsula. With borrowed tents, sleeping bags and even a borrowed car we set out with two other families this Eid weekend. A special thanks to our friends the Palmers…
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