“Under the ice are vast mountain ranges and sprawling plains, crushed to elevations measurably depressed by all that massive weight on top.”
“Under the ice are vast mountain ranges and sprawling plains, crushed to elevations measurably depressed by all that massive weight on top.”
“To use one word—ice—to describe the predominant feature of an entire continent can lull a person into a terrifically limiting frame of mind.”
“This chinstrap penguin looking directly into the camera can’t possibly be for real...can it?”
“Some of the roughest seas of anywhere in the world belong to Drake Passage, making it one of the most iconic, must-experience journeys for anyone in love with adventure.”
“The Kingdom of Bhutan in the eastern Himalaya is among the world’s remaining mystical, magical places.”
“It was a nasty crash: five vehicles, one on its roof, another ripped in half. One fatality. My job was traffic control.”
“In the individual moments of our lives, each of us faces endless choices about how to move forward. We don’t—can’t–always know whether things will go well or not.”
“Here inside, it’s time at last to start over again on my first book, Streetsense: Communication, Safety and Control…”
“In the ‘olden days’ there were these things called watches, devices one wore on the wrist so as to keep track of the time.”
“…I joined a group of strangers to descend the Alsek River—a remote river at the upper end of Alaska’s southeastern panhandle.”
“So here I am, with a dog who is not search and rescue material and a horse who doesn’t jump.”
“There, from a very unusual vantage point was a clear and glorious view of the mountain whose name means ‘the Big One’…”
“Alaska is just...immense, no matter where you are: on the rivers, in the mountains, or in the interior. No wonder the place enjoys such a mystical, far-away reputation.“
“She is a teacher. Her career traversed interesting times, beginning as it did in September, 1942…”
“My original interest in visiting the tiny Pacific nation was driven in large part by curiosity about my father’s service in WWII.“
One of the most fascinating elements of Palauan culture, to me, is the language.
“While in Palau, I added to my lifetime hours of snorkeling by factors of ten. As a novice, I was in that delicious ‘beginner’s mind’ world where everything seemed wondrous.”
“This Pacific archipelago nation of 386 islands is world-famous for its underwater world of marine beauty and diversity.”
“Facebook is such an...interesting phenomenon. Many people I know have a real love/hate relationship with it. The best way I’ve seen it described is this: It’s the 21st century equivalent of the local coffee shop.”
“On the Ides of March, 2016, a momentous occasion occurred: I managed to meet an important deadline. I finished writing a book.”