I hear from a couple of social media outdoor advocates about a random road they found in Northern Arizona that led to great off the grid camping around the Grand Canyon. I left the following weekend to see if I could find a similar spot. Ive been following The Morning Fresh and Brody Leven for…
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Mesmerica
When I write, it’s almost always about an event in the past, usually three to six months later. It’s rare for me to write about anything in perceived “real time”. Here is the exception, as I attended James Hood’s Mesmerica at the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix last night. A sensory and auditory experience…
Nevado de Toluca
Four years ago, a lone Indian woman quit her job, sold all of her possessions, and set out to travel the world. It’s not such an uncommon story in my world, but one that I find continually fascinating. This particular person, The Shooting Star, wrote about an adventure she had while in Mexico City, hiking…
Terlingua
“The topography of Big Bend is so barren and jagged that America’s astronauts in the 1960s took field trips to the park to prepare them for landing on the moon.” It didn’t really surprise the man to find a ghost town out here, as the whole goddamn place felt abandoned. He knocks back another beer to…
Santa Elena Canyon
The first place everyone seemingly recommended for me to see in Big Bend was Santa Elena canyon, so that is exactly what I did….
Horseback riding to a Lajitas sunrise
Rising before the sun in West Texas to a horse back ride through the mountains around Lajitas.
Lajitas
Driving across the great State of Texas to find myself in Lajitas to end 2017.
Steps to take for falling in love with Telluride
Recognize that the quickening of your heartbeat is not related to a heart attack, but the beauty of the towering mountain peaks you are witnessing.Love the fact that when you go to the local grocery store to get sustenance, you don’t have the option of choosing plastic bags, and relish the sideways look you’ll get…
The Tenorio River
I gather around a group of strangers, or as I like to think, new friends. We make small talk as our guides are prepping us for our adventure, rafting the Tenorio river in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. After a quick course on paddling and what to do if you fall out of the raft, we are…
Volcano Mud Baths
Nothing can heal your body and mind quite like the natural earth. The rising steam from a volcano and the mud that churns from deep within the bowels of our planet are filled with mystical powers of herbal medicines. You only need to believe. I reach deep into the cold mud and slowly lather it…
Palacio de Bellas Artes
A random conversation being had in Spanglish leads to me overhearing about a place called “Palacio de Bellas Artes“, located somewhere in the historic district of Mexico City. My only problem was that everywhere in this massive city (one of the ten largest cities in the entire world) seems to be a historic district….
The high country around Cortez
Dirty and disheveled, the lone wanderer makes his way along the scenic backroads through the high country of the Navajo Nation on his way to Cortez, Colorado. Lone crows call out his name like psychotic girlfriends from prior lives. The sun paints haunting images in the sky. He finds a place called Negro road…