“It’s something special to pause under a stand of quaking aspens, eyes and ears drenched in overload from the natural beauty of it all.”
The Saints of the Bering Sea
“Our approach to St. Matthew Island was tantalizing, as a draping fog slowly lifted to reveal a vivid green jewel with thousand-foot cliff faces, craggy and crowded with seabird nests.”
This is 'That' Week
“It began for me on September 12, but that was back in 1986. Ever since, this has been a week-long stretch of honoring things past. After all, one loses one’s mother only once.”
Unpacking Alaska, 2019
“After many trips to our 49th state, I’ve found that every nook and cranny is wonderful in its particular way.”
The Cotswold Way (Part 3)
“We traversed the expansive Victoria Park and rounded a corner to see Bath’s famous Royal Crescent, foregrounded by one of the final way markers for the Cotswold Way.”
The Cotswold Way (Part 2)
“Midway through our 70 miles on the Cotswold Way, our party took an entire day off… leaving us with an entire day in the delightful town of Wotton-Under-Edge!”
The Cotswold Way (Part 1)
“Ah, to walk! And to have nothing to do but walk for the day’s agenda: what a slice of heaven.”
Sea Kayaking the Elafitski Otoci
“Our journey was to the Elafitski Otici… a small archipelago of 13 islands in the Adriatic Sea that protects Croatia…”
Imagine (In Honor of Trent Hall)
“Imagine entering a profession notorious for its soul-sucking nature. You maybe didn’t really understand what that would mean at the start, but it doesn’t take long to realize.”
Nighttime in Budapest
“I’ve often seen people pack in too much when planning an overseas trip… Eventually, though, we realized our trip would be a lot more fun if we just slowed down.”
The Toilets of Japan
“My surprise this time was rooted in how to understand (and use) a somewhat bewildering array of options.“
The Food of Japan
“I was amazed to taste such a variety of consistency, flavor, and even color…”
So It Goes
“Today, I hang up my helmet and hand off my bunker gear: retirement day…”
Solo in Arashiyama
“Remembering my day wandering solo in Arashiyama, now makes me smile all over again.“
Kyoto
“It was the kind of splendid, magical time that makes solo discovery worth every moment of uncertainty.”
Himeshima
“Very few foreigners go to this unpretentious, tranquil town… It felt very off-the-beaten-track to us.”
To Climb A Mountain
“As I huffed and puffed my way up… the memory of what it takes to climb a mountain flooded back to me.”
Ikimasho!
“His way of getting us going after stops along the way was this lovely phrase: “Ikimasho!” (Japanese for ‘Let’s go!’)”
Ushuaia: Southernmost South America
“A place such as Ushuaia tantalyzes us map-addicts… There’s just something special about places like this.”
Tips from Other Travelers...
“…in those days, we compared notes with people traveling in the opposite direction. The result was fresh word-of-mouth insights & important travel tips.”