From the Archives : seeing Greensky Bluegrass at Red Rocks 
taking a chance on seeing Hadestown : The Musical in a movie theater 
Hiking Katherine’s Pass 
I got early access to Coyote vs. Acme 
The Brink of War 
the legendary Joe McQueen
December 1945. A young jazz musician was traveling with a band that had a gig in Ogden, Utah. Shortly thereafter,...
Rappelling into the Cenote Maya
"Have you rappelled before?" "Once, but not a free fall rappel..." "You'll be fine amigo. Keep one hand down by...
Everyone’s cool playing Rock ‘n Roll
When I saw Ryan Adams in Iowa last Fall, the show had an uneasy feeling about, mostly due to the...
Wardell
Ryan Adams is instantly recognizable as he walks onto the stage, but it's only 8pm. He matter of factly says...
Mayan shaman blessing
As we are walking along, our guide Saul explains how the land around the Cenote Maya is sacred to the...
Ek Balam
After driving for a few hours through the dense Yucatan jungle from Cancun, we arrive to the unassuming entrance of...
Que onda Guero? in Memphis
Crossing the Memphis sky bridge from downtown to Mud Island, thoughts going back to the first time I heard the...
Blues Boy King
A light rain is falling outside. The radio crackles the announcement "...in honor of the late blues player and legend,...
Walking in the bush with Lillian
Lillian is a young female, rescued in the African bush from poachers by those that work to protect the precious...
the speed of a cheetah
Since we didn't see any big cats while on our Botswana safari ( our guide told us that they live...
Let’s plaster, Kenyan style!
The loads of sand are shoveled off the lorry into the street outside of the Vessel of Hope school in...
Quad ridin’ in the Zambian bush
If you find yourself in Zambia, and have had your fill of Safari's and gorgeous waterfalls, try going four wheeling...