https://www.wanderingwomanem.com/words-for-the-mind daily 0.75 2026-02-16 https://www.wanderingwomanem.com/words-for-the-mind/wanderingintothewizardingworld monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/11f82602-fb77-4dbd-908c-95f74882e113/However%2C+hundreds+of+miles+away+from+both+of+these+locations%2C+in+far-off+places+without+physical+addresses%2C+let+alone+buildings+or+even+a+sign%2C+is+the+real+wizarding+world+so+many+of+us+have+come+.png Words for the Mind - Wandering Into the Wizarding World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/3a87a8ff-cff2-4451-9aa7-3e5062db8b90/unsplash-image-rkFIIE9PxH0.jpg Words for the Mind - Wandering Into the Wizarding World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/6f0b5d3d-10b5-493b-97ec-69ebd9b4f80a/However%2C+hundreds+of+miles+away+from+both+of+these+locations%2C+in+far-off+places+without+physical+addresses%2C+let+alone+buildings+or+even+a+sign%2C+is+the+real+wizarding+world+so+many+of+us+have+come+-3.png Words for the Mind - Wandering Into the Wizarding World - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/8e314a67-d255-4edc-9b2b-464c228afdd5/However%2C+hundreds+of+miles+away+from+both+of+these+locations%2C+in+far-off+places+without+physical+addresses%2C+let+alone+buildings+or+even+a+sign%2C+is+the+real+wizarding+world+so+many+of+us+have+come+-4.png Words for the Mind - Wandering Into the Wizarding World - Far off in foreign lands… The rain began to fall heavier, the air seemed to become chillier, and I stood on a random hillside, far out into a country I had never visited before, utterly alone, and I couldn’t have been happier. An unexplainable joy washed over me. I no longer felt the need to move along to my next spot, and I stayed in that small area, tucked away among the mountains, for quite some time. And even though a magical little letter will never be delivered to me via owl postage, I still found my own way to get to the wonderful wizarding world. https://www.wanderingwomanem.com/words-for-the-mind/baptizedbytheisland monthly 0.5 2025-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/5f94a992-162d-4b18-b62d-0c08eac70609/Untitled+design.png Words for the Mind - Baptized by the Island - Sometimes in life, you find yourself in unexpected places, like on a small Pacific island, all by yourself. Though I was, for all intents and purposes, standing in paradise, I had a few goals while I was there. These included purposely doing things I had never done before and seeking out activities that scared me. It was because of these goals that one beautiful day, I found myself driving out of town (or as fas as one can get from town on an island) and into the vibrantly green and mysterious rainforest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/94c384dc-a16d-4adf-9ea2-2c707c0e28b6/waves.png Words for the Mind - Baptized by the Island - Step One: Put on our specialized footwear. Step Two: Securely put on our harness and helmet. Step Three: Learn how to properly rappel because within the hours, we would be rappelling down a 30’ and 60’ waterfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/ecd92b2d-8f15-4fa2-8733-9672da7a9d03/Image+9-10-25+at+10.50+PM.jpeg Words for the Mind - Baptized by the Island https://www.wanderingwomanem.com/words-for-the-mind/awalkthroughthesky monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/de01ef9b-775d-4309-804c-7676e5a318a4/Image+9-11-25+at+10.34+PM.jpeg Words for the Mind - A Walk Through the Sky - Perhaps one of the most recognizable landmarks of New River Gorge is its bridge. Standing 876 feet above the river and spanning 3,030 feet long, for years, it was the world’s longest single-arch bridge, though it now sits as the fifth longest. It is also one of the highest vehicular bridges in the world and the third highest in the U.S., with an average of 16,000 cars crossing it every day. Though still relatively new, this impressive structure has already earned its spot on the National Register of Historic Places, and rightfully so — it cuts the travel time across the gorge from 45 minutes to 45 seconds.** But the thrill of the bridge and people’s fascination doesn’t just stop with its stats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/3b8fe403-ec3e-48bf-a1bf-f9ad73b39a31/However%2C+hundreds+of+miles+away+from+both+of+these+locations%2C+in+far-off+places+without+physical+addresses%2C+let+alone+buildings+or+even+a+sign%2C+is+the+real+wizarding+world+so+many+of+us+have+come+-5.png Words for the Mind - A Walk Through the Sky - Upon returning to the visitor center, we took one last stroll up to the gorge’s rim, this time appreciating the views with our feet firmly in the dirt, and we looked out to the bridge. How abnormal to see tiny human figures moving along, appearing to be suspended in the air, with the bustling traffic so close above. How ironic that my mom was the one who first presented the idea of this adventure, and there just so happened to be two open spots with only a few hours’ notice. And how wonderful, that even a man-made structure in a national park is utilized so that visitors are still able to appreciate the beauty of the land. And how lucky am I?! To have trekked along the earth and through the sky of America’s 63rd national park. https://www.wanderingwomanem.com/the-archives daily 0.75 2026-05-06 https://www.wanderingwomanem.com/the-archives/Blog Post Title One-3zaa9-zlxng-6n6yx monthly 0.5 2026-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/1778039489876-8YZ8ZGGJP7OFSC4UADGZ/blues+bros.jpeg The Archives - The Idea https://www.wanderingwomanem.com/the-archives/blog-post-title-two-t5my5-k4xmd-pwy98 monthly 0.5 2026-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/c01dfc70-8e73-422f-9de7-9e27c294d468/326ab0_96ff4d82fef84967a04efd248dd11f0e%7Emv2.jpg The Archives - Day 1: On the road again… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/c9e12bce-5c4e-414b-83c6-208b820e79d5/american+pickers.jpeg The Archives - Day 1: On the road again… - Make it stand out This image is probably all too familiar if you are a fan of the show. Shown here is one of the cars picked by Mike and Frank and their first building in the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/0ff13db9-58f9-4d4c-86ae-6aca863b3aa3/ap.jpg The Archives - Day 1: On the road again… After checking out both of the American Pickers’ buildings, we decided it was time to find some grub. While walking down the street, we noticed a couple of places, but we ended up picking one of the local bars. Good ol’ Sneaky Pete’s. Now please take a moment to picture what you think a bar that has a name of Sneaky Pete’s would be like and you probably are still selling this place short. https://www.wanderingwomanem.com/the-archives/blog-post-title-three-y3peb-4lwnz-pk3jr monthly 0.5 2026-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/0c0c5910-c885-4df0-be51-76754e634054/fod1.jpg The Archives - Day 2: “Is this Heaven? No. It’s Iowa.” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/e1c1c008-38e5-4059-af04-d282eed9f294/fod2.jpg The Archives - Day 2: “Is this Heaven? No. It’s Iowa.” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/6dbbd448-3222-4b95-a188-926ab1108225/fod3.jpg The Archives - Day 2: “Is this Heaven? No. It’s Iowa.” - Make it stand out The infamous baseball field; they built it and we came. In case you are wondering, this picture was taken in early summer, so the corn was just beginning to come up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/a50d9018-6aa3-42a6-818a-9062bd1dce3f/ra.jpg The Archives - Day 2: “Is this Heaven? 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Now that we were on the ground, the best way to describe the path from here would be like a very dry golf course that has recently experienced an earthquake. The land in this area was, obviously, not level and there were little cracks and openings every where in the ground. Additionally, since the ground was so dry and basically just rock with some loose dirt on it, you can imagine how difficult it would be to mark a distinct path for hiking. So instead, the “path” for this trail was marked by posts that had numbers, and you were then able to hike from post to post (thus why it reminded me of a golf course). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/5aaa4bba-de05-4c5c-8803-a5a8bc1e2e2d/badlands3.jpg The Archives - Day 3: South Dakota, Part 2 - Make it stand out On the right, you can see the posts that they use to mark the trail. *In back: Mom hiking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/cee659aa-bea4-4fde-a8b3-4789b6cdbfcc/badlands4.jpg The Archives - Day 3: South Dakota, Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a68ace16137676f3e30fac/a6f4a382-a45b-4de4-ace8-5d9f620fd3f2/dakota+field.jpg The Archives - Day 3: South Dakota, Part 2 Something that I find wonderful about the national parks is that many of them have the option of driving, instead of hiking. 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