Welcome!

Hello readers - thanks for viewing my blog. Especially welcome are my beautiful wife Cyndi, our two wonderful children Tom and Lisa, and my siblings Jeff, Mary and Suzy. I posted often from America Samoa while I was there a few years ago. I also post from our past and later travels. Keep checking in, and please leave a comment!

They may not be readers, but our dogs Monte and Zoey have a special page with their own photos. They are involved in many of our trips, and all of our lives.

Click on photos and videos to enlarge and (usually) see them better.

About Me

My name is Rick Trachy, the owner & operator of this blog.  I'm a lawyer in Hennepin County, Minnesota (Minneapolis).  I practiced as a public defender for almost 30 years, supervising a team of seven lawyers in addition to handling my own cases.  Before that I was a prosecutor.  I became a judicial officer, a Referee in Hennepin County District Court, in 2012.  Both my wife Cyndi and I graduated from Michigan State University in 1972.  Go Spartans!  I then obtained my law degree at Northeastern University Law School in Boston.

I enjoy golf, bridge, and many outdoor activities such as hiking, bicycling and camping.  Lucky for me, Cyndi shares most of those avocations (except for golf!). We love to travel and plan to do much more in the next few years.  Our son, Tom, lived quite some time in Missoula, Montana; he attended college there and stayed awhile. He then moved out to Washington D.C. and then on to State College, Pennsylvania where he and his friend Deb work at Penn State University.  Our daughter Lisa graduated from Albany Law School, which she started right after graduation from the University of New Hampshire.  Here she is:

Rick, Lisa & Cyndi at UNH, 2008

Lisa now is back in Minnesota. She helps Cyndi run her thriving business, Wyndmere Naturals. Lisa was married in 2015 to Ross Rabens - see my post about their wedding, with many photos. Just a few months ago they gave us our first grandchild - Anelia (Nel) Rabens, 10/5/17.

Whether Tom and Lisa are here or miles away, they are nearby in our hearts always.

Cyndi is a founder, owner and CEO of Wyndmere Naturals, Inc.  Her business produces and distributes an extensive line of essential oils and related products.  Check out Wyndmere's web site, see the Links section. And by all means, try some Wyndmere products!

We had two Sheltie dogs - Zoey and Monte - and help out the Minnesota Sheltie Rescue by taking in foster dogs from time to time.  So, often we had three!  Zoey and I used to train in Dog Agility and we have entered many agility trials; Zoey has earned her MX and MXJ titles in the top class (Excellent).  We have become inactive in that sport. Sadly, Monte recently passed away at 16 years of age. Zoey just passed away in January, 2022, also at age 16. We miss them both!


Cyndi & Rick, Cinque Terre, Italy 2005
Tom, Monte, Cyndi, Zoey, Rick at Lake Superior, 2010

 

I was inspired to create this blog by my trip to American Samoa in November 2010.  I worked there for 6 months as a public defender.  Cyndi joined me after New Year's.  See my postings from American Samoa, with pictures and descriptions of life on that small, beautiful and very far away island.  I am adding new postings of our travels every year.

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