Gone Travl'n
An east coast trip to Rhode Island and Maine
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Greetings fellow wanderers,
I am off this week as we head for the east coast to visit family in Rhode Island and Maine. I’m ecstatic that I’ll be celebrating the 250th Fourth from an island in Narragansett Bay and dining on plenty of fresh seafood all week long. We’ll hike some trails in Acadia National Park and check out the Puffins and all the other splendid wildlife Maine has to offer. I’ll be working on another Featured Wanderer interview soon and a few more new posts. So stay tuned!
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Recommended Posts
If you are new to Those Who Wander and looking to get caught up on some of my writing, might I interest you in some initial posts?
Consider starting with Those Who Wander’s About Page to get to know a little about me and what I’ve been up to in archaeology and anthropology.
Read about the Motives of Those Who Wander and Motives of Those Who Wander Revisited: Expanding on Why.
Read my first post and the first published excerpt from my book, Our Ancient Narrative.
Check out some of my favorite and popular posts of late:
For a look into our changing culture and possible future, see The Future Depends on Reimagining Our Lives Now: Where is Society Going in the Wake of AI Hype and Transformation?
On wandering close to home, see The Adventures Close to Home: What Can We Accomplish Right Where We Are?
On pilgrimage and mindfulness wandering, see The Pilgrimage of Matsuo Bashō: Poetic Wandering in 17th Century Japan
On escapism in youth, see On Youth and Longing to Escape Modernity
On what to do about brain rot, see How Do We Combat Brain Rot? Heed Thoreau’s Advice to Live More Deliberately
On the impact of high-speed travel, see Methods of High Speed Travel and How They Shape Our View of the World
On the need to get offline and touch grass, see Getting Offline and Touching Grass: How Do We Encourage Others to See the World Differently?
On the dangers of travel and adventure, see The Grim and Dangerous Side of Seeking Travel and Adventure: The Appalachian Trail as a Case Study
On how I was inspired to become an archaeologist, see Mesa Verde and the Power of a Place: An Archaeologist Dwells On Human Memory and the Meaning of Our Past
And for an in-depth look into hunter-gatherers and our problems evaluating human progress, see Hunter-Gatherers and Human Resilience: An Homage to the OG Wanderers and the Problem of Assessing “Progress”
Thanks for being a fellow traveller with me. I’ll be back next week. Please consider subscribing, sharing, and supporting this project—much more to follow.
Cheers!
-JSB