The Phantom Ship
Trails that sparkle in morning's first light get my motor running unlike anything else. The day before, I'd seen the...
a day in the life
Polaroids
We've all heard the stories about how some cultures believe that a photo steals a person's soul. Whilst traveling in...
Mobius Arch
In today's world I need not spend hours planning out a trip, laboring over the minor details. My Trover app shows...
The Alabama Hills
The small town of Lone Pine, California, boasted two claims to fame : -Hollywood movies filmed here. -being at the...
The Rim drive around Crater Lake
As soon as I stepped onto the smooth volcanic sand, Crater Lake captured my heart. Trees that seemed to bend...
The Kennedy graves
I've heard it said that America changed forever the day that JFK died. Having not been born until 1970, I...
Cleetwood Cove
There is only one route you can take to the shores of Crater Lake, the Cleetwood Cove trail. Only one...
Antelope Island
I hadn't been to Utah's Antelope Island since I was a child. My memories of this place were of bugs...
The Unknown Soldier
The soft, haunting sound of Taps could be heard as I reached the top of the hill. A chilling silence...
Y2K16
4:47 a.m. 6 degrees Fahrenheit. January the first, two thousand and sixteen. No food, no water. The faintest of orange...
The ashes of American Flags (part three)
The third act was here, playing out against the cold red rock on the Winter solstice. I savored the daylight...
solo in a National Park
Only the deer scatter as the wanderer steps onto the Fremont Gorge trail. No other visible signs of life to...