Filoli
Through the California countryside of rolling hills we travel, about twenty five miles south of San Francisco. Our destination is...
a day in the life
back to Canyon Lake
August can be especially brutal in Arizona, but if you are willing to get outside early enough, you'll find somewhat...
Utah Utes in San Fran
It's early on the Saturday of the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. I'm sitting in my brother's basement, sipping coffee and writing...
Searching for the Sauvie Island lighthouse
Somewhere on this special island is a lighthouse, a beacon to those trying to find their way home. I too...
Redding
I come down from Lassen Peak, high on adrenaline and weak from hunger. I'm equal parts satisfied and exhausted. Time...
Lassen
I park the rental car in the empty parking lot, and take in my first real view of Lassen National...
Ramona Falls
It's a blue bird Sunday morning in Oregon, majestic Mount Hood is watching over all that make their way into...
Saddle Mountain
Far over the Misty Mountains cold, To dungeons deep and caverns old, We must away, ere break of day, To...
Emerald Bay
I have a few hours remaining before my flight, and so I decide to take the long road around Lake...
The Lair O’ the Bear
They say that life is all about the little things. I'm not quite sure what that even means, but perhaps...
Looking for Goonies at Indian Beach
I was the same age as the kids in the movie "The Goonies" when it was released in 1985. I...
Idledale. Colorado.
A small mountain town just outside of Denver. I nestle in the comfort of my new weekend home, pretending for...