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Rolling slowly and loving it! 😎🚐💚 Exploring the world with my vintage Toyota camper (Zennie).🌎 Travel writer & mystery author. New book at link!

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Memento Mori ☠️ - Remember you will die. It sounds a bit gruesome, but I've been listening to a lot of #stoic philosophy recently, and it's quite the opposite.
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I'm currently camping in a gorgeous spot in the New Mexico mountains, with miles of hiking trails, perfect weather, views that stretch forever, and not another soul around. It's absolutely glorious and an ideal place to write, yet it's easy to get sidetracked by negative thoughts. The internet is too slow. I don't have enough Amazon book reviews. And how could I forget to buy more half & half?
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Memento Mori brings a different perspective. So the internet is spotty --- does that really matter? And the missing half & half doesn't even register in the grand scheme of things.
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It's all about #priorities and doing what matters most, because none of us know how long we've got. So after a hike to savor the awesomeness here, I'll get back to work. I can live without half & half for a few more days. At least I remembered the chile lime chips. 😎 #carpediem
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#philosophy #mementomori #death #life #stoicism #skull #ghosttown #newmexicoghosttowns #alwayswandering #writinglife #onelifeliveit #liveadventurously #vanlifediaries #writer #author #writerslife

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I've seen few wildflowers this year, but at least the #ocotillo is doing well! Desert hiking at its best. 🚶‍♀️😎 #lotsofpricklystuff
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#newmexico
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#newmexiconomad #welivetoexplore #wonderfulplaces #onelifeliveit #carpediem #travelawesome #traveladdict #lifeofadventure #overlandinglife #sheexplores #vanlifeexplorers #lifeontheroad #newmexicolandscape #newmexicooutdoors #findnewplaces #naturethegreat #outsideculture #thegreatoutdoors

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Out looking for #petroglyphs. What do you think this one is?? 🤔
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#history #rockart #petroglyph #ancient #carving #newmexiconomad #newmexicohistory #newmexicoart #welivetoexplore #wonderfulplaces #onelifeliveit #carpediem #travelawesome #traveladdict #lifeofadventure #overlandinglife #sheexplores #vanlifeexplorers #lifeontheroad #archaeology #archaeologyart

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Can any of my knowledgeable friends out there please tell me what these yellowish plants are? They're a few inches tall, growing in shady areas along Cherry Creek in the Gila National Forest. Thank you in advance! 🔎🌱😎 #anothermystery
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#newmexico #gila
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#plants #flowers #flora #silvercity #nm #hiking #hike #onthetrail #forest #gilaforest #newmexico_igers #newmexicooutdoors #goexplore #alwayswandering #seizetheday #adventuremobile #rvliving #camperlife

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I love all the murals around Silver City. 🎨💚😎
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#newmexico #streetart
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#mural #painting #art #silvercity #nm #beautiful #newmexicoart #newmexicophotos #newmexiconomad #newmexico_igers #goexplore #alwayswandering #choosehappy #enjoyyourtime #travelawesome #traveladdict #rvtravel #fulltimervers

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Inside the Hotel Stratford (on Avon) (in Shakespeare). The place is full of artifacts, #atmosphere, and stories. Like the guy eating breakfast in the dining room who was shot and killed over who got the last egg. 🥚🤯 #goahead #youcanhaveit
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#ghosttowns #history #historic #abandoned #hotel #travelnewmexico #newmexicotrue #ghosttownsofamerica #newmexicophotos #newmexiconomad #newmexicohistory #explorer_lifestyle #roamtheplanet #travelbug #travelblog #adventureanywhere #roadtrip

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This ghost town went through a few names before finally a Brit moved in and decided to rebrand it as #Shakespeare. He named the main street Avon, and the building in the photo became the Stratford hotel. 😂🤣
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The remains of the town are on private land, bought for ranching by this guy's family many decades ago. As he showed us around, he carried a pistol for shooting rattlesnakes. (And had a carcass of one from the day before in case there were any doubts.) #adayinthewest
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#ghosttown #history #historic #abandoned #hotel #travelnewmexico #letsgoeverywhere #keepexploring #onelifeliveit #travelersnotebook #ontheroadagain #roadtrip #travelpic #travelogue #stayadventurous #adventuretime

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And I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down! 💨
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Couldn't help myself! 😜 #ghosttown #lakevalley
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More from the ghost town of Lake Valley. The silver boom here petered out in the late 1800s, but the town reopened for manganese mining during the world wars, which must be when this old station is from. The sign is the brightest thing left in town. 🧡 #ghosttown #lakevalley
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#history #abandoned #mining #historic #conoco #vagabonding #neverstopexploring #seizetheday #choosehappy #travelawesome #traveladdict #adventureanywhere #stayadventurous #shewanders #lifeontheroad #driveslow #alwaysoutside #getlost #blm #lonely

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I've been hanging out in Silver City, and decided my summer project is to check out the coolest, most intriguing places I can find in New Mexico. High on my list are ghost towns! 👻👍 I love the atmosphere, the sense of history and mystery, and pondering what life was like there, back in the day. 🤔
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This one is Lake Valley, home of the fabled "Bridal Chamber" mine, a silver discovery like no other. 😱 The "Chamber" measured more than 100 x 100 feet, 10-20 feet high, and was almost entirely covered with silver. Some of it was mined by simply sawing off great chunks of silver, and one solid mass weighed more than 10,000 pounds. 💰
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Today, it's all abandoned, just a dusty, windy spot in the middle of nowhere. 😎 #ghosttown #lakevalley
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#history #abandoned #mining #silver #exploremore #letsgosomewhere #onelifeliveit #carpediem #utravelshare #travelgram #adventure #liveadventurously #getoutside #wideopenspaces #historic #blackandwhite

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My local walking / running path. 🌵🏃‍♀️ It's an instant spirit lifter. How can you feel down when you step outside the door of your camper to find this marvelous desert sunshine? Doesn't get any better! 😎
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#arizona #az #desert
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