A Photo Essay of Alligators, or Really Hoping to See Someone Eaten in the...
It dumped snow yesterday, which made me miss the winters I spent on Key Largo. One of my favorite pastimes then – besides playing golf in the warm Florida sunshine or lounging on a beach, and...
View ArticleHiking is an Absurd Activity
A year ago I hiked the 9-mile length of the Triple Lakes Trail in Denali National Park, starting at the Visitor Center and ending at my cabin. I had no idea how grueling it was going to be. I also had...
View ArticlePortage Glacier in the Winter, or a Tale of Two Hikes
Late Sunday, while out on a lazy afternoon drive, I made the very spontaneous decision to undergo a winter expedition to Portage Glacier. Okay, “winter expedition” sounds a little dramatic since...
View ArticlePanoramic City Views From Around the World
I like to get high when I travel. Okay, that came out wrong. Too bad there isn’t a magical key on this keyboard that will erase or go back a space and eliminate what I just wrote. I guess I will have...
View ArticleThe Blue Flames and Badass Miners of Ijen Volcano
The Ijen Volcano in eastern Java is famous for many things: burning sulfur that emits blue flames at night, a turquoise crater lake, and the tough-as-nails miners who chisel out the sulfur and haul it...
View ArticleHiking in Europe, or I think My Wife is on to Me
I think my wife is on to me. This was supposed to be a European vacation, and based up her selection of footwear and the number of dresses she brought, she was expecting museums, operas, cultural...
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