“…in those days, we compared notes with people traveling in the opposite direction. The result was fresh word-of-mouth insights & important travel tips.”
Coming Back
Where am I? I don't know. I don't know, but it doesn't really matter. I know I am lying in unfamiliar air with a big, open window.
The Adventure Juggling Act
“Adventures are all about challenging myself to step beyond the everydayness of daily life…”
A Whale of a Story
“It begins with an impression of presence, then your eyes discern a change in the darkness of the water, then… Right there! See it? A whale!”
Antarctic Seals
“In Antarctica, a good pair of binoculars and patience while scanning the surface of the water and icebergs were the keys to success.“
Antarctica: All That Ice! (Part Two)
“Under the ice are vast mountain ranges and sprawling plains, crushed to elevations measurably depressed by all that massive weight on top.”
Antarctica: All That Ice! (Part One)
“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.”
Oh, Those Penguins!
“This chinstrap penguin looking directly into the camera can’t possibly be for real...can it?”
Dancing The Wobble
“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.”
Chomolhari: Bhutan’s Goddess Mountain
“The Kingdom of Bhutan in the eastern Himalaya is among the world’s remaining mystical, magical places.”
2,000 Vehicles
“It was a nasty crash: five vehicles, one on its roof, another ripped in half. One fatality. My job was traffic control.”
Walking On Ice: A Metaphor
“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.”
A Familiar Mountain Named Streetsense
“Here inside, it’s time at last to start over again on my first book, Streetsense: Communication, Safety and Control…”
The Passage of Time
“In the ‘olden days’ there were these things called watches, devices one wore on the wrist so as to keep track of the time.”
Alaska’s Alsek River
“…I joined a group of strangers to descend the Alsek River—a remote river at the upper end of Alaska’s southeastern panhandle.”
Square Peg, Round Hole
“So here I am, with a dog who is not search and rescue material and a horse who doesn’t jump.”
Denali: The Mountain
“There, from a very unusual vantage point was a clear and glorious view of the mountain whose name means ‘the Big One’…”
Aerial Alaska
“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.“
Small in Size, Great in Stature: A Salute to Miss Roth
“She is a teacher. Her career traversed interesting times, beginning as it did in September, 1942…”
Palau and World War II (Part 4 of 4)
“My original interest in visiting the tiny Pacific nation was driven in large part by curiosity about my father’s service in WWII.“