Taking my medicine on the Telluride trail
Summertime thunderclouds are in the far off distance, thick black shapes rolling across the mountainous skyline. I find a lift...
Month: October 2017
Seeing things clearly up in Fruity land
It was a typical day on the lake, family reunion style. Nothing special to see, or was there? I paddle...
Lake Siskiyou
He opens the cabin door and is assaulted by the scent of fresh pines. Not a cloud in the sky...
Zocalo
(in Mexico) a public square or plaza.The golden hour of morning light is still a few minutes away. I make...
hidden dinosaurs lurking in Fern Canyon
The Redwood forest is covered in gray ash from the nearby fires, a coffin that is closing down on the...
Puebla on Good Friday
It's the commencement of Christ's death at Calvary as I arrive in Puebla. The colorful buildings in town overshadow the...
My final day in Guanacaste
It's the final day of 2016. I see a toucan in the wild for the first time. A double rainbow...
Campo Militar
I can see the visually colorful displays from across the street in the Polanco district of Mexico City, and navigate...
Jud Weibe chewed me up and spit me out
As I'm waiting for the Trevor Hall show to start in Telluride, I start chatting with the man sitting next...
The Tenorio River
I gather around a group of strangers, or as I like to think, new friends. We make small talk as...
Where local Costa Ricans cool off
It wasn't even eight a.m. yet. Cruising down the Costa Rican highway with my driver, a nice enough man that...