At The Wild Animal Sanctuary northeast of Denver, Colorado I watched through my telephoto camera lens as a grizzly bear gently backed himself into an artificial pond. He was cautious and slow but once in the water he floated peacefully…
Last Sunday, my kids and I left our car by the side of a dirt road and walked out and over one of our favorite meadows: Ponil Park in the Valle Vidal unit of the Carson National Forest. "It's like a…
My good friend Patrizia Antonicelli of Seven Direction Tours in Santa Fe, New Mexico in conjuction with High Country News is offering a 10-day wildlife tour of some of America's greatest wildlife habitat and iconic scenery. Inaugural Tour from High…
At pavement’s end I walk quickly and quietly past the Texans. I give them just a nod and rush the trail’s bend before they can ask directions. Rising into the broad valley I pass Stuart and his llamas. I am…
Welcome to the latest IN CASE YOU MISSED IT post! Links to the lastest articles I've published are just below. Blogging has taken a back seat for most of this year given a rash of awesome writing and photography assignments…
Most people enjoy at least some level of travel. Getting out of one’s normal situation can be refreshing and illuminating. They say nothing broadens the mind quite like travel, and real travelers find this to be true. But there are…
It was raining on and off at the mouth of the Yumuri River. There were a scattering of small fishing boats passing in and out of the river mouth under the bridge. They made their way from the Punta del…
"It must have changed so much!" That is what nearly everyone I know has said to me since I returned last week from my travel in Cuba working with Espiritu Travel. Of course this was my very first visit and so…
Slots games are trending these days. It is one popular way of making money while you are on a voyage, however if you are not careful enough, you might end up losing more than you could afford. Whether you are…
Editor's Note: This article first appeared at Vrai Magazine "Clouds suit my mind just fine." - Marie Lu, Champion A few weeks ago, I crawled into a cave. I saw a cloud carved into the soft volcanic tuft that sheltered…
It was a Dark and Stormy Night Actually, it was a dark and foggy night. You could see across the dirt road to the abandoned mine but you couldn't see up to the top of the road and across to…
Out in the Atlantic ocean off the southern coast of Morocco lies one of the more remote sections of the European Union, the Canary Islands. An autonomous region of Spain, the seven large islands and numerous small islands are known…