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ELAINE KOYAMA WRITES

Elaine Koyama Writes

Category: Essay, Opinion, Editorial

Finding my Roots: 268 25th Street, Ogden, UT

Posted on March 21, 2024March 12, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

Many of my Sojourns have included side trips to research family roots. In the past I have visited WW2 Japanese… Read more Finding my Roots: 268 25th Street, Ogden, UT

Snowbasin, Utah

Posted on March 19, 2024March 12, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

I got to Eden, Utah, around 5:30 and checked into my Worldmark Wolf Creek resort condo. This was a first… Read more Snowbasin, Utah

Hemmingway, Mom and Heart Palpitations

Posted on March 14, 2024March 12, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

Ernest Hemmingway has been my muse (one of many) in spite of his misogynistic womanizing ways. I imagine myself as… Read more Hemmingway, Mom and Heart Palpitations

On to Frisco, Colorado

Posted on March 12, 2024March 11, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

I feel as though I am at the top of the world here in Frisco. Elevation 9,000 feet and surrounded… Read more On to Frisco, Colorado

Car Wrecks and Public Transportation

Posted on March 7, 2024February 5, 2026 by elainekoyamawrites

Leaving Santa Fe headed north on I-25 and it wasn’t more than two and a half hours out I was… Read more Car Wrecks and Public Transportation

Delayed Take Off

Posted on March 5, 2024February 25, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

I had planned on hitting the road yesterday to start my Sojourn, but the atmospheric river came through from California… Read more Delayed Take Off

Packing Up

Posted on February 27, 2024February 25, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

Packing for the month-long road trip should get easier every year, right? This will be year five that I will… Read more Packing Up

Why I Ski

Posted on February 5, 2024February 4, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

Yesterday I spent the morning at Ski Santa Fe, not skiing hard, not skiing long, but just skiing. And as… Read more Why I Ski

Six Life Lessons I’ve Learned as a Widow

Posted on January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

To use the words of The Grateful Dead, “what a long, strange trip it’s been.” I started these Ski Sojourns… Read more Six Life Lessons I’ve Learned as a Widow

A Ski Reprieve

Posted on February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 by elainekoyamawrites

I’m on a Solo Ski Sojourn. Last year I was focused on vertical feet and broke 500,000 at the end… Read more A Ski Reprieve

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