A letter in flight January 7 2012 A letter from earth [take two] January 18 2012 Letter from the mountains January 21 2012 At the new office October 4 2012 Fiddling October 18 2012 Official announcement and map October 23 2012 Moving to a new site November 8 2012 11/4: Goodbye!—Lawrence to Pomona Lake November 8 2012 11/5: Tough day—Pomona Lake to Council Grove Lake November 8 2012 11/6: At last, a good choice—Council Grove Lake to Marion Lake November 8 2012 11/7: A fine day—Marion Lake to Wichita November 8 2012 Mah kit November 9 2012 Changes to the blog and the next phase November 12 2012 11/13: Thorn'd!—Wichita to Kingman state fishing lake November 14 2012 11/14: Frost—Kingman state lake to Greensburg November 15 2012 11/15: The other garden of Eden?—Greensburg to Meade November 16 2012 11/16: Couchsurfing—Meade to Hugoton November 16 2012 11/17: Dirt roads—Hugoton to Cimarron National Grassland recreation area November 18 2012 Why fireflies and snow? November 18 2012 11/18: Wind!—Cimarron National Grassland to Boise City November 19 2012 11/19: Up and down—Boise City to Black Mesa State Park November 21 2012 11/20: Black Mesa day two November 21 2012 11/21: Ugh—Black Mesa State Park to Clayton November 21 2012 11/23: High plains drifter—Clayton to Capulin November 23 2012 11/24: More mountains—Capulin to Raton November 25 2012 11/26: Can I do this?—Philmont scout ranch to Arroyo Hondo November 27 2012 11/25: Sugarite canyon to Philmont scout ranch November 27 2012 11/27–11/28—Day off in Taos, Arroyo Hondo to Española November 30 2012 11/29: Rising above it all—Española to Santa Fe November 30 2012 11/30–12/1: Days off in Santa Fe December 4 2012 12/2: The old forest—Santa Fe to Corrales December 4 2012 12/3 to 12/5: Time passes—Days off in Albuquerque December 6 2012 12/6: Moving again—Corrales to Belen December 9 2012 12/7: Mariachi Christmas—Belen to Socorro December 9 2012 12/8: Wild—Socorro to camp near Magdalena December 9 2012 12/9: Sunflowers and snow—Magdalena to Datil December 10 2012 12/10–12/11: To Arizona—Datil to Quemado to forest near Eagar, AZ December 12 2012 12/12–12/13: Longest day—Eagar to Show Low to Payson December 13 2012 12/14: It's all downhill, right?—Payson to Fountain Hills December 14 2012 12/15–12/16: Big city—Fountain Hills to Mesa to Estrella Mountain Regional Park December 17 2012 12/17: Oasis—Estrella mountain regional park to Tonopah December 19 2012 12/18: Chance encounter—Tonopah to Butch's land December 20 2012 12/19: California!—Butch's place to Blythe, CA December 20 2012 12/20–12/21: Parking at Patton's—Blythe to Patton Memorial Museum, Chiriaco Summit December 23 2012 12/22: Enthusiasm meets experience—Chiriaco Summit to Joshua Tree National Park December 23 2012 12/23: Somebody else's torch—Joshua Tree National Park December 25 2012 12/24–12/25(–1/6): Chinese Christmas and a Buddhist New Year!—Joshua Tree National Park to Twenty Nine Palms December 25 2012