Waking Expectant Archive

Riki’s Random Ramblings I am making a list of things to do. This is normal for me. Getting them all done is not normal for…

A remote wonderland of geology, the Bisti De-Na-Zin Wilderness is one of our favorite places in the world. With vast collections of hoodoos and amazing…

We love the southwest… its hoodoos and arches and canyons, its vistas and solitude.  The Chiracahua Mountains have been on our list for a while,…

How does one go from writing a blog about an international mega-trip to writing about a Sunday afternoon outing? Maybe in a similar way as…

We arrived in Vienna very early on Christmas Eve day.  It was strange to be back in such a modern place with its luxuries, including…

We spent fifteen amazing, grueling, mind-blowing, exhausting days in Chad. Of those days, the better part of eight of them were spent sitting in the…