I just sailed to the ends of North America, the Aleutians Islands. This long chain of isles is as harsh as it is beautiful, dangerous as it is spectacular. Gems…
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Just completed my yearly pilgrimage to the heart of Utah’s & Arizona National Parks, and like in the past, the place held pleasant and unusual surprises. Out here is all…
I love the gathering of the 3am classroom as we embark on the endless quest for the perfect Milky Way image and wait for the fleeting pre-dawn colors that illuminate…
Déjà vu. As I have done for the last 8 years, I am sitting in the Guatemala City airport, mid April, writing this note and reflecting about the week that…
Melanesia, Life in an Ocean of Islands After my first landing in Melanesia I wrote: “We can argue who lives a better life, them or us. I have witnessed a…
“A Journey to the Ends of the Sailing World” Since childhood, I have been fascinated by adventure and the exploration of the farthest reaches of the earth. I have been…
First and foremost, a very Happy New Year to you all. Hope 2017 brings you peace, prosperity and many blessings. I always make a point of visiting the Everglades this…
I had been only but once in the Canadian Rockies during my scout trip in preparation for running photography trips in this location. Back then, white was king. Not a…
I love my annual trip to the high desert in Utah; summer is prime time for massive cloud formations and nights full of stars with the Milky Way at center…
The Olympic National Park in Washington State is one of the most diverse parks in the nation. The fact that it has three distinct and vastly different eco-systems makes it…