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About Me

M. J. Good-Leake

M. J. Good-Leake

I am Blogger, Creative Writer, Poet, Wildlife & Landscape Photographer. As a retiree full-time travel blogger touring the U.S., I provide my opinion, wisdom, and thoughts about travel, retirement lifestyle, and life. I'm an aspiring pre-published indie author of baby boomer romance and adventures with a whimsical comedic side. I enjoy photographing wildlife and landscapes, mountain biking, kayaking, hiking, and backpacking. I mostly travel the back roads of America, Canada, and Mexico, documenting my adventures via print and photography.

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Patience = Wisdom
09/21/2023
Migratory travelers
09/14/2023
Illinois River shoreline
Minnesota State Parks, Wow!
08/10/2023
Prairie trail Buffalo River State Park
Trumpeter Swans.
07/27/2023
Maplewood State Park, MN.
District School Houses
07/21/2023
Looking north bound on MN route 59.
Early Summer Travels
07/04/2023
Nature’s trails heals.
06/29/2023
Triple “H,” Weekend!
06/01/2023
Nicodemus, KS, 2023
05/27/2023
Road Runner Rest Stop
04/21/2023
Road Runner New Mexico State Bird
Love and Healing
04/19/2023
Elephant Butte Reservoir NM
Full-time RV home, yes mama.
04/06/2023
81 Palms 55+ RV resort campground
Sleeping in Nature
04/05/2023
Deserts of Moab Utah.
2020, MN, ND, Harvest Hosts and destinations.
03/24/2023
Hyphened Journeys
03/21/2023
Saguaro National Park East, Again
03/12/2023
Saguaro National Park East Sunset
My Valentine’s Day love letter.
02/14/2023
Fellowshipping with new friends
02/04/2023
Sunsetting in the Arizona desert
Desert morning
02/02/2023
Image captured by the author Saguaro National Park Tucson AZ.
Rubber Tramp Rendezvous 2023
01/31/2023
Happy New Year, 2023
01/01/2023
Yuma AZ BLM Near VFW on Route 95
Poetry is Nature
12/29/2022
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest⁩, ⁨Salt Lake City⁩, ⁨Utah⁩, ⁨United States⁩
End of the Year, 2022
12/18/2022
Foxy receiving solar charging desert style.
Summer of Fun 2022
10/24/2022
Arctic Fox 22G
Golden moments of a day.
09/19/2022
Fl Everglades Sunrise
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Trumpeter Swans.

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/27/2023 2 Comments

The young swans in the photo above are called Cygnets.

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Nature’s trails heals.

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/29/2023 0 Comments

My times have been moments of spiritual tranquility.

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Love and Healing

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 04/19/2023 2 Comments

Dreaming of nomadic travels roaming our planet, searching for tranquil moments surrounded by nature.

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Anxieties Lifeline

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 08/30/2022 2 Comments

Anxiety is life's emotion to prepare for life's adventures

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Natures Spirituality.

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 08/16/2022 0 Comments

Nature is forever, as opposed to humanity's life span of fewer than one hundred years.

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Visiting an old friend

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 05/07/2021 0 Comments

The first icon park I fell in love with.

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"What a Summer!"

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/04/2019 14 Comments

Surrounded by nature, emitting happiness and contentment.

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“Falling in love with nature.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 11/26/2019 8 Comments

Surrounded by nature, emitting happiness and contentment

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“Winter in the Everglades.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 03/04/2019 2 Comments

Always beware, there will be alligators in those waters. :-)

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“Chipmunks​ Everywhere!”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 08/30/2018 3 Comments

I was taking a short day hike around the campground in Collier Memorial Park in Oregon when I met another camper/traveler and our conversation turned to current events. It was…

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“Time to return to the trails.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 03/16/2018 4 Comments

As the days of March wind down and I continue editing, re-editing and repeating the process of my short stories. The recent cold weather in Southwest Florida provoked a wrinkle…

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“Suddenly there is no sound.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 03/10/2018 8 Comments

Suddenly there is no sound of the trail, but I feel and hear my heart pounding after my climb to summit the small peak of 2500 feet. My breathing slows…

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“Travel, what title?”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 02/12/2018 15 Comments

When I began traveling in the late 80's upon a 1987 Kawasaki touring motorcycle around the US, I never created or was bewildered with a title for what I was…

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Leaf, needles, and a forest.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 09/23/2017 6 Comments

Hiking the trails within the National Parks, National Forest, and National Conservation Areas can produce a feeling of irrelevancy for whatever is going on in the world. Standing motionless staring…

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“I have no qualms on a precipice.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 05/18/2017 4 Comments

After two months of preparations, working out at a gym and buying $987.94 worth of backpacking gear. We are on the John Muir trail in Northern California and have been…

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“Wanderlust.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 05/03/2017 11 Comments

Wanderlust is revealed through my photography during my nomadic travel adventures. These photos reflect my travels from Key West Florida, up the East Coast of the US, through the Midwest,…

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“Journey Unravel.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 04/13/2017 7 Comments

Usually, a journey takes someone from one location to another, so what is a personal journey? Within the mind, a personal journey begins with imagination, a dream or idea, driven…

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“Two, Gulf of Mexico morning horizons.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/11/2016 13 Comments

The Gulf of Mexico has two horizons for me as seen from Galveston Texas sunrise December 2016, windy cold. Fort Myer Florida November 2015 sunset, lazily warm. Sunrise or sunset each has…

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Radical Moose Encounter

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 09/13/2016 10 Comments

What would be the radical experiences to capture morning photos of the sunrise at a place called Silver Lake at Brighton Utah, 8000 feet above sea level? I never thought…

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Ghost away

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 08/21/2016 4 Comments

Ok, if you are a follower of this site, you know that I have begun traveling and reporting on my locations with photos. So, this is a very personal blog…

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“Shared Journeys”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/30/2016 0 Comments

I have taken many journeys across the US either by car, motorcycle, and tractor trailer. During all of my travel's my family and my mother, in particular, worried about me…

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“Feast”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/21/2016 0 Comments

My date and I enjoyed a dinner feast, discussing our live and thoughts about our future. We decided to meet the following Saturday to attend the religious festival feast of…

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“Frail”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/20/2016 0 Comments

Newborn infants, puppies, kittens, and small baby animals, are considered frail. However, their frailty we view is their strength for life, struggling to live, learn and become one within a…

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“Patience for the Storm”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/17/2016 3 Comments

Storms within the mind, Storms of the heart, Storms gripping the soul Storms around you, or Storms above. Storms come and will eventually go away. Wordpress daily word prompt

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“Glass”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/11/2016 4 Comments

The word glass has many definitions around the world, yet, its basic form, glass is a non-crystalline solid with enormously other uses. For me, the word glass immediately brings to…

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“Partners”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/06/2016 7 Comments

I took plenty of long-distant photo of the Mute Swan partners with their cygnet securely in between both. A week later, they ventured to my side of the lake for…

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Voyages

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/04/2016 6 Comments

The various reasons voyages are taken range from curiosity to seeking what's' over the next hill, seeking adventure to explore places unknown, a pilgrimage of self-reflection and sometimes you just…

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“Pleasurable Reality”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/02/2016 3 Comments

  Many pleasures can be seen watching people and pets. People's faces reveal their pleasure during conversations producing laughter, smiles, and giggles. People show their pleasure while holding hands, eating…

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“Fence”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/30/2016 6 Comments

Standing in a Kansas wheat field. A fence of wheat on the left. A fence of wheat on the right. A fence of wheat ahead. A fence of wheat behind.…

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Awe or Awesome

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/23/2016 11 Comments

The word awe is a noun, and some people consider it is short for awesome, however, it is not. Awe is defined as a feeling of reverential respect mixed with…

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“Serendipity”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/22/2016 6 Comments

I use the word "serendipity" to describe the events that have brought about my writing and photography experiences and opportunities. Serendipity took center stage Tuesday morning after I met an…

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“Simplicity”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/14/2016 0 Comments

The simplicity of life is sought daily by many around the world. Whether you live in a small village or the big city, we all dream and seek the simplicity…

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“Beach”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 05/16/2016 2 Comments

The sight of seabirds above Listening to the waves Smelling the ocean mist The beach is an essence I desire. Wordpress daily word prompt.

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“Thanks Hindsight”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 02/15/2016 2 Comments

How is the year shaping up for you so far? Have your prediction come true, or did you have a curve ball or two? The past 46 six days of…

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“Courage to Overcome”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/08/2016 1 Comments

Courage to overcome life's obstacles is essential, however, what motivators are used to begin and sustain the courage to overcome? Awakening from what I hope was a nightmare is all…

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“Write Here, Write Now”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/02/2016 1 Comments

Write a post entirely in the present tense. I walk along the wooded path listening to birds chirp morning songs. I see a pair of Blue Jays squawking and chasing…

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“If I Ruled the World”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/12/2015 4 Comments

Welcome to your life; there's no turning back Even while we sleep we will find You acting on your best behavior Turn your back on mother nature Everybody wants to…

Aspiring Writer Forces in nature Photography

Photo101/Day Five: Solitude & the “Rule of Thirds”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/13/2015 2 Comments

We’re excited about today’s theme, solitude. In addition to thinking about what it means to you, also consider the placement of the subject in your shot. How can you interpret…

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Patience = Wisdom

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Migratory travelers

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Minnesota State Parks, Wow!

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Trumpeter Swans.

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A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.

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