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I am a flight nurse who travels all over the US. This is my work and personal travel journal.

Northeast AZ – Travel Journal Entry

Posted on August 6, 2023November 9, 2023

July’s assignment had me travel to northeast AZ to two locations – Chinle and Kayenta. I flew into the international “Sunport” in Albuquerque then drove to my base in AZ…

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Wyoming Round 3 – Travel Journal Entry

Posted on June 28, 2023November 9, 2023

June’s assignment has me traveling back to Wyoming. I split my time between Riverton and Lander. This hitch one of my missions was to get my credentials up to fly…

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Hard or soft Luggage? – Gear/Tips

Posted on June 23, 2023November 9, 2023

Hard sided or soft sided suitcase? I have chosen to go with hard sided luggage and I’ll show you how I decided. I have a set of American Tourister soft…

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Take a Motorcycle Trip – Open letter series

Posted on June 20, 2023November 9, 2023

Dear Millennials and Generation Z, You need to take a motorcycle trip. I know its dangerous and you were raised in a world where you were told these machines were…

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New Mexico May 2023 – Travel Journal Entry

Posted on June 16, 2023November 9, 2023

New state! This is my first assignment outside of Wyoming since starting with the company. I was excited for several reasons: its a new place and several of my friends…

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Wyoming April 2023 – Travel Journal Entry

Posted on June 13, 2023November 9, 2023

April rolled around and it was back to Wyoming for me. This time I would fly into Casper and rent a car and drive to my first assignment for 5…

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Drive an old Car – Open letter series

Posted on March 21, 2023November 9, 2023

Dear modern car owner: Everyone needs to drive an old automobile. You probably have a friend who has an old car and you don’t understand why they spend so much…

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Wyoming – Travel Journal Entry

Posted on March 16, 2023March 14, 2023

Back in February work had me traveling to the beautiful state of Wyoming. I didn’t have much time to spend sight seeing as I was there for work but did…

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Cruise & extras – Was it worth it?

Posted on March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

On our cruise we paid for a few extras. Here is my evaluation of the extras we paid for and my evaluation of the trip overall. Faster to the fun:…

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What is Self Loading Baggage?!

Posted on March 7, 2023March 7, 2023

I am a flight nurse and paramedic. For all of us in the industry we have a habit of mocking each other as means of showing affection. This is not…

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