“Oh, What a Night!”
Late September here in 2019, what a very special time for me. I'll always remember, what a night. Jökulsárlón Lagoon, or Glacier Lagoon, is a [...]
Off the Beaten Path?
Looking for something new to explore in the rain, I suggested “ Gerðuberg“. It is not too far off the main road and provides an opportunity [...]
A Tale of Two Waterfalls
Godafoss (in Icelandic it means "Waterfall of the Gods") is one of the top tourist attractions in Iceland. We visited it last year with poor [...]
Please Don’t Rain on our Parade
It rains a lot in Iceland. It rained the day we arrived. It rained the next morning too. This was starting to put a damper [...]
Singing the Blues
I am just back from two weeks in the Eastern Sierras of California. The mountains were beautiful, but the photography was quite different than I [...]
In Search of Methuselah
Many people, when they hear the name Methuselah, think of the Biblical figure that lived for 969 years. Others such as dendrochronlogists, paleoclimatologists, arborcultrists, or [...]
Breathless
Little Valley Lakes Trail along Rock Creek Canyon is one of the best if not the best rated hike for the eastern Sierras in Mono [...]
Call of the Tufa
I heard the call of the Tufa. After our first visit to Mono Lake, about three years ago, I have wanted to return. I think [...]
Ancient Tree People
I made some friends today, the gnarly, weather-beaten, and resilient ancient bristlecone pine trees. They live in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest outside of Bishop, [...]
Around the Bend
I visited Bend, Oregon last week, predominantly to visit my daughter, Rachel. Ever since she moved to Bend, she had been "asking" for a visitor. [...]