Picking It Up Again...

Location Coordinates:

44°50'41"N, 93°31'18"W
Chanhassen, MN

     Five years ago this week I initiated The Right Latitude blog. It was a simple idea: Develop short articles about places I had visited in a manner that inspired others to seek out their own special spots, or Right Latitudes. I had a tremendously good time writing the articles and making supporting photos about places and things both widely known or not-so-known. But change is inevitable and life paths often take us in unforeseen directions. Shortly following the publication of my forty-seventh entry I found myself preparing to leave Minnesota and begin a new existence in a different part of the country. My momentum hit a wall.

     The San Francisco Bay area, our new location, certainly provided immense opportunity to continue seeking and writing about new adventures. But in an odd variation to Tony Bennett's famous song, I found I had left MY heart in Minnesota. My photography faltered, my writing ceased to exist, and the blog simply died as I drifted aimlessly through one sunny California day after the next.

     But never one to be a stranger, our old friend Mr. Change once more came calling, and I seized an opportunity to return to the Twin Cities and make the Land of 10,000 Lakes my home again. Now that I'm properly settled, I've dusted off the camera, found the long lost dictionary and thesaurus, and am keen to get back to exploring and writing about things that might be interesting along life's trail. My desire is unchanged from the original goal, which is to encourage readers to see that anything and anywhere has the potential to be something special to someone.

     Like many Minnesotans, we now split time between two homes, which will certainly aid in expanding my discoverable territory. So while many of my explorations will again focus on the Upper Midwest,  I will also be able to add findings in the Mid-South region as well as the occasional journey to locales more distant. It's been a long while since I went searching, and I'm charged up to get out there again. So I'm off to find some new Right Latitudes. Want to come along?