Buffalo in Theodore Roosevelt National Park/Photo: Brian Hieggelke
I was at the Hotel Shoreham, a lakeside outdoor pizza restaurant in rural Minnesota at the end of June, and a Twins game was playing on the television at the bar. I was mesmerized by the images of baseball, scenes I’ve seen so many times that I often use the games as white noise, a background that is work friendly. But right then and there, all I wanted to do was sit at that bar outside with a cold beer and watch a team that means little to me play baseball on TV. This got me thinking about the amplification of simple pleasures we’re all experiencing this summer… which in turn led me to the topic of vacations. These annual rituals of escape seem so important right now. (Brian Hieggelke)
On Vacation: Me, Myself and I Ever since my five-year-old was born, I long for the days when I didn’t have to utter a single word to another human being…
On Vacation: Grass Lying on grass can be an exercise in relaxation, blissing out, drifting off.
On Vacation: When The Going Gets Good This summer, more of us will be going both on vacation and going on holiday—eagerly leaving behind the confines of our physical and spiritual four walls…
On Vacation: 24 Hours in Springfield Eventually I realized I needed to take a hiatus, a vacation from the taxing, addictive work of online dating. Then I thought, what better way to spend my online dating vacation than by getting out of town…
On Vacation: The Rear View Horizon I had three annotated maps in the shotgun seat of my car and a GPS that chided me at each turn. It was easy to get lost here. There is something so accessible and nostalgic about the road trip.
