Gov’t Mule
As the work week winded to a close, I use my lunch break to catch a quick flight to Las...
My Walkabout
Split
I had no words to describe seeing the city of Split for the first time. The sun was starting its...
from the Lakes to the Split
Dark rain clouds were forming as we piled into our car leaving the Lakes. Our best guess estimations had us...
the Plitivces Lakes of Croatia
Rising early in the morning, we head out from the capital of Zagreb to the first place on our list...
The Acacia
I've found no tree anywhere that compares to the magic and mysticism of the Acacia, especially the ones you find...
stories from the trail : Chapter Three "Lake Blanche"
As I ready myself for hike number three, I realize that the majority of this three mile one way journey...
going mad on Mount Hood
He glances up from the novel and peers out the old wooden windows, not believing his senses. No sound of...
The Timberline
I have a thing for Stanley Kubrick and The Shining. I wouldn't call it an obsession necessarily, more of a...
the cemetery (final thoughts at Terezin)
As we drove a short distance from the city of Terezin to the cemetery where the holocaust victims were laid...
a Mexican Iguana standoff
Back in the early 1990's, we had an Iguana living in our apartment. Herman, as he was affectionately called, grew...
the Forts of Old San Juan
Called "The guardians of the Caribbean", the stone walls tower next to the blue ocean water. These massive defenses, which...
The Apostles
Bayfield has a current population of 487 residents. There are no fast food restaurants, in fact no chain stores of...