a small town chalk festival
The older one gets, the more you realize just how small your childhood town is, especially when you return home....
Travel
Prisoner
I settle into my seat at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park just as the opening act walks onto the...
Raul Gonzalez
On my first day in Mexico City, I unpack my bags then head across the street to a park. I...
Printers Alley
Back in the early days of Nashville, the printing and publishing industry was thriving in the downtown area. Between 3rd...
The Ritual of the Voladores
As I'm walking around the Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, I look up to see the most bizarre sight....men hanging...
Oils! Oils! Oils!
I'm the son of an immigrant. My mother came to this country from Australia when she was eighteen years old...
Kayaking the Colorado river
My kayaking adventure with Evolution Expeditions entailed eight miles of awesomeness down the Colorado river. Due to the construction of...
My hike to the Colorado river (prelude)
5am in Vegas, and the party was still going strong in the streets. I quietly sip coffee and wait for...
The Durango Railroad
Trains are my favorite way to see the world. You get the old world nostalgia seeing the steam rise from...
Sigur Ros
I had never even heard of the band Sigur Ros before, but I know my instincts well enough by now...
Guanacaste
Costa Rica would be the first country I would attempt to enter after being denied entry in Montreal. That bitter...
Ventura Pier
The gringo shuffles his boots slowly along the boardwalk, waiting for the sun to rise. The ocean waves of Ventura...