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November 2024
Nov 27, 2024
Things For Which I Am Grateful
Nov 27, 2024
Nov 18, 2024
Crushed: A Metaphor
Nov 18, 2024
October 2024
Oct 30, 2024
Down Time
Oct 30, 2024
July 2024
Jul 26, 2024
The Toilets of Japan
Jul 26, 2024
Jul 17, 2024
The Henro of Shikoku
Jul 17, 2024
June 2024
Jun 23, 2024
Japan’s 88-Temple Pilgrimage
Jun 23, 2024
Jun 15, 2024
Leave Time For A Flat Tire
Jun 15, 2024
May 2024
May 20, 2024
Whee! Let’s Ski!
May 20, 2024
May 10, 2024
The Present is A Gift
May 10, 2024
March 2024
Mar 29, 2024
India & Pugdundee
Mar 29, 2024
Mar 15, 2024
Tigers in India’s Wild
Mar 15, 2024
February 2024
Feb 27, 2024
Leap Year Last Time
Feb 27, 2024
Feb 13, 2024
Aftertaste
Feb 13, 2024
Feb 1, 2024
Mongolia Sketch: Nomad Life
Feb 1, 2024
January 2024
Jan 23, 2024
There’s A Trail Nearby...
Jan 23, 2024
December 2023
Dec 23, 2023
Mongolia Sketch: The Legacy of Genghis Khan
Dec 23, 2023
Dec 11, 2023
Mongolia Sketch: The Eagles!
Dec 11, 2023
November 2023
Nov 22, 2023
The Steppes of Mongolia
Nov 22, 2023
Nov 9, 2023
Mongolia Sketch: Ger Life
Nov 9, 2023
October 2023
Oct 22, 2023
The Magic of Mongolia
Oct 22, 2023
September 2023
Sep 22, 2023
Look at the Pretty Flowers!
Sep 22, 2023
Sep 7, 2023
Travel Mode
Sep 7, 2023
August 2023
Aug 9, 2023
How Could Such A Thing Happen?
Aug 9, 2023
July 2023
Jul 25, 2023
Ahh, Home!
Jul 25, 2023
Jul 9, 2023
Hurrah for Citizen Science!
Jul 9, 2023
June 2023
Jun 18, 2023
Kolmanskop, Namibia: Ghost Town
Jun 18, 2023
May 2023
May 11, 2023
In Honor of A Good Man
May 11, 2023
April 2023
Apr 27, 2023
Up North, 2016
Apr 27, 2023
Apr 21, 2023
A Taste of Scotland: Glasgow
Apr 21, 2023
March 2023
Mar 26, 2023
Birds!
Mar 26, 2023
Mar 13, 2023
A New Place
Mar 13, 2023
February 2023
Feb 11, 2023
Weeding Out Brutality
Feb 11, 2023
January 2023
Jan 28, 2023
Sesreim & Sossusvlei, Namibia
Jan 28, 2023
Jan 24, 2023
Sunrise, Sunset in Namibia
Jan 24, 2023
December 2022
Dec 27, 2022
Namibia! (The Northern Tour)
Dec 27, 2022
Dec 18, 2022
Namibia (The Southern Tour)
Dec 18, 2022
November 2022
Nov 22, 2022
Thank you!
Nov 22, 2022
Nov 17, 2022
The Queen Lived Long
Nov 17, 2022
October 2022
Oct 29, 2022
Vistas of Norway
Oct 29, 2022
Oct 23, 2022
Norway’s Lofoten Islands
Oct 23, 2022
September 2022
Sep 28, 2022
Signs of (My) Times: Namibia
Sep 28, 2022
Sep 9, 2022
Aviation System Woes, 2022
Sep 9, 2022
August 2022
Aug 29, 2022
Bergen (Norway) On My Mind
Aug 29, 2022
Aug 14, 2022
The Walrus Beach
Aug 14, 2022
July 2022
Jul 24, 2022
Polar Bears!
Jul 24, 2022
Jul 13, 2022
Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Jul 13, 2022
June 2022
Jun 26, 2022
Nazaré, Portugal: Wind & Waves
Jun 26, 2022
Jun 6, 2022
Odeceixe, wha...?!
Jun 6, 2022
May 2022
May 19, 2022
Fishermen's Trail, Portugal
May 19, 2022
May 6, 2022
The Sweet Surprise of Lisboa
May 6, 2022
April 2022
Apr 19, 2022
One Small Step
Apr 19, 2022
Apr 3, 2022
Why Travel Matters
Apr 3, 2022
March 2022
Mar 20, 2022
Afterward
Mar 20, 2022
February 2022
Feb 18, 2022
The Contender II
Feb 18, 2022
January 2022
Jan 27, 2022
Moonshine
Jan 27, 2022
Jan 13, 2022
Help Your Helpers Help You
Jan 13, 2022
December 2021
Dec 27, 2021
Driving on Ice
Dec 27, 2021
Dec 17, 2021
Paths in Petoskey
Dec 17, 2021
November 2021
Nov 24, 2021
Letting Go of Mayzie
Nov 24, 2021
Nov 15, 2021
Gratitude
Nov 15, 2021
October 2021
Oct 27, 2021
Gauge Catch and Citizen Science
Oct 27, 2021
Oct 8, 2021
Take A Chance
Oct 8, 2021
September 2021
Sep 24, 2021
Options After Dying
Sep 24, 2021
August 2021
Aug 30, 2021
Moth(er) of Gifts
Aug 30, 2021
Aug 18, 2021
Paramedics for Children
Aug 18, 2021
July 2021
Jul 25, 2021
An Unapologetic Fan
Jul 25, 2021
Jul 14, 2021
The (Un)Joys of Flying
Jul 14, 2021
June 2021
Jun 17, 2021
Summer! Solstice!
Jun 17, 2021
May 2021
May 26, 2021
“I Wonder...?”
May 26, 2021
May 13, 2021
Wild Goose Chase
May 13, 2021
April 2021
Apr 18, 2021
Celebrating Your Hidden Helpers
Apr 18, 2021
March 2021
Mar 29, 2021
A Spell-binding Transformation
Mar 29, 2021
Mar 9, 2021
An Homage to Lek Chaillert
Mar 9, 2021
February 2021
Feb 22, 2021
My Poor Dog!
Feb 22, 2021
Feb 9, 2021
Tiresome... But Necessary
Feb 9, 2021
January 2021
Jan 16, 2021
Calming Balms
Jan 16, 2021
December 2020
Dec 29, 2020
The Present is A Gift
Dec 29, 2020
Dec 14, 2020
The Bravest, The Finest, The Forgotten*
Dec 14, 2020
November 2020
Nov 29, 2020
Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
Nov 29, 2020
Nov 1, 2020
Courageous Campaigners
Nov 1, 2020
October 2020
Oct 17, 2020
Dorado Days
Oct 17, 2020
Oct 5, 2020
Maybe That’s A Good Idea
Oct 5, 2020
August 2020
Aug 25, 2020
Celebrating Two-Thirds
Aug 25, 2020
Aug 10, 2020
A Visit to the Weddell Sea
Aug 10, 2020
July 2020
Jul 23, 2020
Lessons From A Lotus Flower
Jul 23, 2020
Jul 8, 2020
Not a Germ-Phobe, but...
Jul 8, 2020
June 2020
Jun 17, 2020
Sky-High Sanctuary
Jun 17, 2020
May 2020
May 27, 2020
An Allegory In Two Parts
May 27, 2020
May 7, 2020
Penguins On Parade!
May 7, 2020
April 2020
Apr 20, 2020
The Earth Keeps Spinning
Apr 20, 2020
Apr 6, 2020
Small Civilized Steps
Apr 6, 2020
March 2020
Mar 25, 2020
Antarctic Ice
Mar 25, 2020
Mar 5, 2020
Blue Eagle
Mar 5, 2020
February 2020
Feb 18, 2020
Elephant Seals Galore at South Georgia
Feb 18, 2020
Feb 3, 2020
South Georgia On My Mind
Feb 3, 2020
January 2020
Jan 23, 2020
A Visit to the Falkland Islands
Jan 23, 2020
Jan 8, 2020
Southern Ocean Sampler
Jan 8, 2020
December 2019
Dec 15, 2019
Valpo Street Art
Dec 15, 2019
Dec 1, 2019
The Birds of Bering Sea (and Beyond)
Dec 1, 2019
November 2019
Nov 17, 2019
Da Bears!
Nov 17, 2019
Nov 3, 2019
Streetsense IV
Nov 3, 2019
October 2019
Oct 20, 2019
Seen in the Sea
Oct 20, 2019
Oct 3, 2019
Catching the Colors
Oct 3, 2019
September 2019
Sep 21, 2019
The Saints of the Bering Sea
Sep 21, 2019
Sep 10, 2019
This is 'That' Week
Sep 10, 2019
Sep 2, 2019
Unpacking Alaska, 2019
Sep 2, 2019
August 2019
Aug 15, 2019
The Cotswold Way (Part 3)
Aug 15, 2019
July 2019
Jul 31, 2019
The Cotswold Way (Part 2)
Jul 31, 2019
Jul 12, 2019
The Cotswold Way (Part 1)
Jul 12, 2019
June 2019
Jun 29, 2019
Sea Kayaking the Elafitski Otoci
Jun 29, 2019
Jun 11, 2019
Imagine (In Honor of Trent Hall)
Jun 11, 2019
May 2019
May 16, 2019
Nighttime in Budapest
May 16, 2019
April 2019
Apr 19, 2019
The Toilets of Japan
Apr 19, 2019
March 2019
Mar 22, 2019
The Food of Japan
Mar 22, 2019
Mar 8, 2019
So It Goes
Mar 8, 2019
February 2019
Feb 7, 2019
Solo in Arashiyama
Feb 7, 2019
January 2019
Jan 4, 2019
Kyoto
Jan 4, 2019
December 2018
Dec 21, 2018
Himeshima
Dec 21, 2018
Dec 10, 2018
To Climb A Mountain
Dec 10, 2018
November 2018
Nov 19, 2018
Ikimasho!
Nov 19, 2018
Nov 1, 2018
Ushuaia: Southernmost South America
Nov 1, 2018
October 2018
Oct 19, 2018
Tips from Other Travelers...
Oct 19, 2018
Oct 5, 2018
Coming Back
Oct 5, 2018
August 2018
Aug 22, 2018
The Adventure Juggling Act
Aug 22, 2018
July 2018
Jul 13, 2018
A Whale of a Story
Jul 13, 2018
June 2018
Jun 11, 2018
Antarctic Seals
Jun 11, 2018
May 2018
May 1, 2018
Antarctica: All That Ice! (Part Two)
May 1, 2018
April 2018
Apr 24, 2018
Antarctica: All That Ice! (Part One)
Apr 24, 2018
Apr 9, 2018
Oh, Those Penguins!
Apr 9, 2018
March 2018
Mar 5, 2018
Dancing The Wobble
Mar 5, 2018
January 2018
Jan 31, 2018
Chomolhari: Bhutan’s Goddess Mountain
Jan 31, 2018
Jan 10, 2018
2,000 Vehicles
Jan 10, 2018
December 2017
Dec 4, 2017
Walking On Ice: A Metaphor
Dec 4, 2017
November 2017
Nov 15, 2017
A Familiar Mountain Named Streetsense
Nov 15, 2017
October 2017
Oct 20, 2017
The Passage of Time
Oct 20, 2017
Oct 2, 2017
Alaska’s Alsek River
Oct 2, 2017
September 2017
Sep 13, 2017
Square Peg, Round Hole
Sep 13, 2017
August 2017
Aug 31, 2017
Denali: The Mountain
Aug 31, 2017
Aug 10, 2017
Aerial Alaska
Aug 10, 2017
July 2017
Jul 12, 2017
Small in Size, Great in Stature: A Salute to Miss Roth
Jul 12, 2017
June 2017
Jun 28, 2017
Palau and World War II (Part 4 of 4)
Jun 28, 2017
Jun 14, 2017
How To Say “Ngchesar”: Terrestrial Palau (Part 3 of 4)
Jun 14, 2017
May 2017
May 31, 2017
Underwater World (Palau, Part 2 of 4)
May 31, 2017
May 2, 2017
Speaking of Faraway Places: Palau (Part 1 of 4)
May 2, 2017
March 2017
Mar 27, 2017
The Dreadful and Brilliant Facebook
Mar 27, 2017
Mar 13, 2017
The Ides of March Rolls By...Yet Again
Mar 13, 2017
February 2017
Feb 15, 2017
Flight 93 National Memorial
Feb 15, 2017
Feb 2, 2017
Run For Your Burrow!
Feb 2, 2017
January 2017
Jan 23, 2017
An Epic Day in Washington, D.C.
Jan 23, 2017
Jan 4, 2017
Yosemite
Jan 4, 2017
December 2016
Dec 19, 2016
Lingering Things
Dec 19, 2016
November 2016
Nov 16, 2016
Why the U.S. Congress Should Go To NOLS
Nov 16, 2016
October 2016
Oct 26, 2016
On Good Leadership
Oct 26, 2016
Oct 11, 2016
Road Trip!
Oct 11, 2016
September 2016
Sep 8, 2016
The Perfect Peach
Sep 8, 2016
August 2016
Aug 29, 2016
Up North
Aug 29, 2016
Aug 15, 2016
The Contender
Aug 15, 2016
July 2016
Jul 17, 2016
Hard News
Jul 17, 2016
Jul 5, 2016
Egypt, December 2015
Jul 5, 2016
June 2016
Jun 20, 2016
Redemption at Checkpoint 13
Jun 20, 2016
Jun 13, 2016
Tulip Time in the Old World: The Keukenhof
Jun 13, 2016
May 2016
May 31, 2016
“...then suddenly, the pin oak is in”
May 31, 2016
April 2016
Apr 10, 2016
“The Old College Try”
Apr 10, 2016
March 2016
Mar 16, 2016
The Day After
Mar 16, 2016
February 2016
Feb 1, 2016
Green for the Gray
Feb 1, 2016
January 2016
Jan 18, 2016
Why Our Times Are Not Simple
Jan 18, 2016
November 2015
Nov 29, 2015
The Art of Writing
Nov 29, 2015
Nov 10, 2015
This is 'that' day
Nov 10, 2015
October 2015
Oct 26, 2015
Reflections on Right and Wrong
Oct 26, 2015
September 2015
Sep 18, 2015
How Is It Possible I Feel Cold?
Sep 18, 2015
August 2015
Aug 24, 2015
Machu Picchu
Aug 24, 2015
Aug 8, 2015
In Honor of Great Teachers
Aug 8, 2015
July 2015
Jul 19, 2015
Getting High in Peru
Jul 19, 2015
June 2015
Jun 26, 2015
On Being A Generalist
Jun 26, 2015
Jun 8, 2015
To The Man Who Called Me Bastard
Jun 8, 2015
April 2015
Apr 27, 2015
Work Is Not A Dirty Word
Apr 27, 2015
Apr 13, 2015
The Nature of the Beast
Apr 13, 2015
Apr 6, 2015
Yes, You Can!
Apr 6, 2015
March 2015
Mar 16, 2015
Join Up!
Mar 16, 2015
Mar 2, 2015
March Forth!
Mar 2, 2015
February 2015
Feb 16, 2015
Fabric and Memory
Feb 16, 2015
Feb 1, 2015
A Good Question
Feb 1, 2015
January 2015
Jan 21, 2015
What Would You Do Differently If...
Jan 21, 2015
Jan 12, 2015
Mastery as an Attainable Concept
Jan 12, 2015
Jan 7, 2015
Luck and the Liberal Arts
Jan 7, 2015
Jan 1, 2015
Happy. New. Year!
Jan 1, 2015