[at-l] New adventures on the horizon...

[Mara Factor]

Shortly after returning home from my spring trip, my landlords informed me 
they were putting the house on the market.  As a tenant-at-will, I knew I 
might have to leave with just one month's notice so that kept me close to 
home for the remainder of the year.  The house recently sold and even though 
the buyers have offered me the upstairs apartment, I've decided to move out 
at the end of February and take the opportunity to travel without the 
pressures of a home base.

Right now, I have no definite plans but I do have some ideas: I may start by 
spending some time on the Appalachian Trail this spring; I may explore a job 
opportunity as a backcountry ranger for the Forest Service out west (get 
paid to hike?); I may go hiking out west (more PCT perhaps?); I may spend 
next fall and winter in southeast Asia; I may finally get to Africa, 
southern Central America, South America, etc.  So much to do, and finally 
time to do at least some of it.

I know non-stop travel takes its toll on me so I may stop here and there and 
take a furnished room or apartment for a month or three.  Not only will it 
give me the chance for some R&R, it'll also afford me the opportunity to get 
to know other places, cultures, and people, much better than when I'm 
constantly on the move.

As my plans firm up and I start to travel, I'll be sending updates to my 
TravelsAndTrails Yahoo group.  If I'm going to be in your neighborhood and 
you would like to get together or offer me some floor space, send me an 
email.  I plan to read my mail frequently when possible.

To join the yahoo group, go to 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TravelsAndTrails/ and click on "Join this 
group" or from my home page, click on "Blog/email list."

A little anxious and a LOT excited,

Mara

P.S.  If you happen to live in the Boston area and would like the use of a 
Scandinavian design teak executive desk for the indefinite future, get in 
touch with me.  I would rather someone use it than put it in storage. Thx, 
MF
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