About Me (Barbara Weibel)

Barbara Weibel After years of working 70 hours a week at jobs I detested, I felt like the proverbial "hole in the donut" - solid on the outside, but empty on the inside. Searching for meaning in my life, I abandoned my successful but unsatisfying career and set out on a six-month solo backpacking trip around the world to pursue my true passions of travel, writing, and photography. My blog features stories about the destinations I visit, people I meet, the crazy things...Read more here....


A scene in Shenandoah National Park that needs no words…

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One of the many trails in Shenandoah National Park

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  • http://www.gaymwalker.blogspot.com/ Gay Walker

    I panicked until I realized you’re on the East coast and working ahead…

    Have a delightful holiday.

    –Gay
    http://www.gaymwalker.blogspot.com

    Gay Walker’s last blog post..Happiness is a Good Book

  • http://www.gaymwalker.blogspot.com/ Gay Walker

    I panicked until I realized you’re on the East coast and working ahead…

    Have a delightful holiday.

    –Gay
    http://www.gaymwalker.blogspot.com

    Gay Walker’s last blog post..Happiness is a Good Book

  • http://nicktay.net/2008/12/24/wordless-wednesday-jolly-old-stnick/ nicktay

    Merry Christmas

    nicktay’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday :- Jolly Old St.Nick

  • http://nicktay.net/2008/12/24/wordless-wednesday-jolly-old-stnick/ nicktay

    Merry Christmas

    nicktay’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday :- Jolly Old St.Nick

  • http://cameratotinidiot.blogspot.com/ Camera totin’ idiot

    Great photo. I’ve been to Shenandoah several times before. Thanks for the comment on my photo. That was out the bathroom window in our rented cabin at New Germany State Park in Garret County, Maryland. It was our 20th anniversary.

    Camera totin’ idiot’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

  • http://cameratotinidiot.blogspot.com/ Camera totin’ idiot

    Great photo. I’ve been to Shenandoah several times before. Thanks for the comment on my photo. That was out the bathroom window in our rented cabin at New Germany State Park in Garret County, Maryland. It was our 20th anniversary.

    Camera totin’ idiot’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

  • http://catsynth-fema.blogspot.com CatSynth

    It’s great to see such a verdant scene as we head into the depths of winter.

    Happy Holidays!

    CatSynth’s last blog post..Upcoming Shows: Saturday, Sunday and tonight!

  • http://catsynth-fema.blogspot.com CatSynth

    It’s great to see such a verdant scene as we head into the depths of winter.

    Happy Holidays!

    CatSynth’s last blog post..Upcoming Shows: Saturday, Sunday and tonight!

  • http://lipzip.blogspot.com Aly @ Lip Zip

    Beautiful shot. I miss greenery. Everything around here is so dead right now!

    Aly @ Lip Zip’s last blog post..On the Road…With Everyone Else in the World

  • http://lipzip.blogspot.com Aly @ Lip Zip

    Beautiful shot. I miss greenery. Everything around here is so dead right now!

    Aly @ Lip Zip’s last blog post..On the Road…With Everyone Else in the World

  • http://gigidiaz.wordpress.com/ GiGi – Incrementum

    I’ve been looking for a beautiful outside park or other type of excursion on which to take my younger brother (too much video gaming) This might be it! Have you been? I also played but my picture is not nearly as nice =0)

    GiGi – Incrementum’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

  • http://gigidiaz.wordpress.com/ GiGi – Incrementum

    I’ve been looking for a beautiful outside park or other type of excursion on which to take my younger brother (too much video gaming) This might be it! Have you been? I also played but my picture is not nearly as nice =0)

    GiGi – Incrementum’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

  • http://ckgoplaces.blogspot.com/ CK Go Places

    Nice pic, great nature. Happy WW and Merry Christmas! :)

    CK Go Places’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday – Vibrant Samba Girls

  • http://ckgoplaces.blogspot.com/ CK Go Places

    Nice pic, great nature. Happy WW and Merry Christmas! :)

    CK Go Places’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday – Vibrant Samba Girls

  • http://spatter.typepad.com June

    What a beautiful place it is! As it happens, I posted a photo from just down the road a piece on the Parkway. Have a happy holiday…and continued safe travels!

  • http://spatter.typepad.com June

    What a beautiful place it is! As it happens, I posted a photo from just down the road a piece on the Parkway. Have a happy holiday…and continued safe travels!

  • http://bfishreads.blogspot.com/ Beth F

    Lovely to see that inviting forest trail on an icy, cold day like today. Thanks.

    Beth F’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday #9

  • http://bfishreads.blogspot.com/ Beth F

    Lovely to see that inviting forest trail on an icy, cold day like today. Thanks.

    Beth F’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday #9

  • Barbara Ann Weibel

    Hi GiGi – Shenandoah is a gorgeous park with scads of trails leading to canyons, waterfalls, etc. You just have to watch for the bears. I actually encountered one on a trail. We looked at each other, and then he ambled off one direction and I went the other way!

  • http://willtaft.com Will

    I have always wanted to visit that part of the country. We occasionally encounter bears when hiking here in Oregon. They always seem to run as fast as they can in the opposite direction. Not used to humans, I guess.

    Happy WW!

    Will’s last blog post..Tuesday (whoops) Search of the Week

  • http://willtaft.com Will

    I have always wanted to visit that part of the country. We occasionally encounter bears when hiking here in Oregon. They always seem to run as fast as they can in the opposite direction. Not used to humans, I guess.

    Happy WW!

    Will’s last blog post..Tuesday (whoops) Search of the Week

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