Beneath Himalayan Skies
We were gradually making our way up towards Annapurna Circuit’s 17,770 ft (5416 m) Throng La Pass when we stopped in the village of Manang (12,5000 ft) for a day […]
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Rio Platano Expedition: Among the Ancients
By our fourth day on the river, the skies had cleared, the river had widened, and the now smooth current did most of the work. The sections where the shoreline […]
All the Beauty of the Vineyard
Even if only seen for simple beauty, conservation on Martha’s Vineyard is vividly impressive. On this roughly 100 square mile island, many miles of walking path weave through majestic oak woodlands, gorgeous native prairies and […]
Rio Platano Expedition: Under the Canopy
Walking into the forest provided a sharp jolt to the senses. The light dimmed, the air became thick with moisture, and the silence was broken by the hum of insects […]
Rio Platano Expedition: Journey to the End of the Road
I have always been drawn towards the magnetism of truly wild places, those rare and disappearing enclaves that due to remoteness and landscape are still largely untamed by man. Places […]
At the Feet of the Gods in Olympic National Park
The landscape of the Pacific Northwest is immense, rugged, and powerful. Thundering tides jar and sculpt the rocky coast, massive snowy peaks thrust upwards to the heavens, and everything in […]
Vibrant Colors and Stark Contradictions in Kathmandu
Kathmandu is a city of contradictions. Traditional practice coalesces with rapid urbanization in Durbar Square as motorbikes dodge livestock on the narrow streets. The crumbling mortarless brick buildings, hundreds of […]
Shamanism in the Land Where the Rainbow Gets its Colors
It was a cool sunny morning when we made our way up the hills surrounding Lago de Atitlan towards the village of San Pablo where we were to meet the […]
Dream of Desert Beaches
Playa Jiquilillo (pronounced: he-keel-e-o) is a sanctuary away from the masses that flood Nicaragua’s southern beaches when the surf is good (or not). Miles of gently sloped empty stretches of white […]
In Search of Guatemala’s Resplendent Quetzal
In the months preceding our departure to Central America, Laura talked incessantly about wanting to see Guatemala’s national bird the Resplendent Quetzal. Not being as passionate of a birder as […]
