I find waterfalls to be incomparable displays of dynamic force and pure primal beauty. Sensory overload is often off the charts. The hydraulic fury is enough to mesmerize many into staring spellbound into the deluge …
October 20, 2025
Travel Stories
Travel Story: Argentina’s Iguazu is a truly Big Water
Travel Story: Hawaiian Interlude I and II
IThe spirit of Aloha can prove elusive, particularly at around 7:26 in the morning, as you sprint through a series of crowded parking lots and equally crowded docks in Maui’s Ma'alaea Harbor. The Calypso was set …
Travel Story: Meandering through Motovun
The Croatian town of Motovun rests high atop a hill on the Istria Peninsula. It’s a two-hour drive from Trieste, and three hours from Venice — or you could just take a ferry across the …
July 28, 2025
Travel Story: Hut-hopping through the Southwest by bicycle
Two old pals and I decided to ride from Colorado to Utah, usingthe San Juan Hut System, a string of portable "cabins" — each 20 feetsquare and towed into place. Situated from 12 to 36 …
May 13, 2025
Travel Report: Iruya, the mountain town in a valley
I journeyed to Humahuaca, a village in the vast quebrada of the same name, mostly so I could reach my real objective: the otherworldly settlement of Iruya. Humahuaca is situated at an altitude of 1100 …
May 2, 2025
On the road: Latvia, then and now
Latvia defines itself on its own terms, apart from its history of being subjugated by Imperial Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Germany, and Russia. Latvian is now the language taught in schools, Latvia restaurants are proudly localvore, …
April 10, 2025
Switzerland and Tibet off northern Argentina Route 40
This circuit of highway 307, fabled Ruta 40, and the mythical Cuesta del Obispo is a road trip with visuals that stretch any adjective.This circuit launches out of the busy sprawl of San Miguel de …
Mother, daughter try Goat Canyon trestles
It’s all about the footwear, at least that is what advertisers would like you to believe. Expensive footwear, expensive daypack, invest a lot of money. Well, we did it with an older pair of Sketchers …
The beer scene in Mexico City is tiny compared to Baja’s
A flight to Mexico City from Tijuana can be cheap. I found a round flight for $12 through the Volaris website. With airport fees included, the total cost was $72. No bags were needed, I …
October 31, 2023
Flattop Mountain in Alaska's Chugach State Park
I gripped my hiking sticks, took a deep breath, and began to climb up a steep rocky mountain. I glanced up to see the top of the mountain, “That’s where I need to get to." …
September 12, 2023
Ohio’s Culinary Vegetable Institute: where chefs go to play
Ohioan Farmer Lee Jones, considered by many to be “America’s Farmer,” moved his family’s farm to create an original concept: specialty grower for the finest chefs in the US and abroad. Recently, Mr. Jones made …
August 29, 2023