Uncategorized Fishmarket in Taiwan September 4, 2019 This blog started as a letter but ended up being a post! I wrote this to two wonderful and eco-conscious women in my life. They’re fierce protectors of animals, and…
Uncategorized Salmon Spawn August 7, 2019 I’d love to be able to write about my incredible plan to see the salmon spawning while visiting British Columbia. I wish I could tell you about the carefully crafted…
Uncategorized Sea Lions in Hornby August 2, 2019 When I first saw Paul Nicklen’s Instagram post with rambunctious sea lions swirling around him in beautiful, clear, green water, it was hard to believe. Was it safe? Did they…
Nature Cut Throat Trout in The Tetons July 18, 2019 Low in the mountain valley, the river slowly winds its way through the pass, gradually cutting its own trail. In this section of the river, there seemed a comical amount…
Uncategorized Passage to Bermuda May 31, 2019 There was no escaping it. There was no changing it. We were in the Atlantic Ocean somewhere between the coast of the Carolinas and Bermuda. Approximately 800mi separated our 47ft…
Nature Japan’s Cherry Blossoms in Shinjuku April 8, 2019 The cherry blossoms of Japan are legendary. Sure, the food is delicious, and the sake is to be cherished, but the cherry blossoms are beauty beyond words. Stunning white and…
Adventure World’s Cutest Baby Bison April 5, 2019 The alarm went off sharply at 06:00, waking me from a wonderful dream. It was a dream where I traveled around in a camper van I built while photographing some…
Adventure Single Antler Elk March 27, 2019 When Ethel and I arrived in the Grand Tetons, it was early spring. Snow still covered much of the area which caused most of the roads to be closed. The…
Adventure He Who Must Not be Named, “Alvin” March 24, 2019 Huge peaks in the distance, massive animals proudly strutting the fields, and sheep with horns so big the obvious fact must be mentioned in their name. The visual impact is…
Adventure Meeting Car Dwellers March 21, 2019 Few things bring people together faster than living in a car. The conversation goes like this. Person 1: “Where you do live?” Person 2: “I live in my car.” Person…
Nature A Change of View March 20, 2019 My first photography love was large sea critters. HOWEVER, amazing subjects come in all shapes and sizes. As my photography journey developed, I’ve noticed my eye for what makes a…
Adventure Big Bison are Scary Bison March 12, 2019 After spending many days far off the beaten path on forest service roads, my arrival to Gardiner Montana was a much-anticipated event. It was going to have all the amenities!…
Adventure Bighorn Sheep March 7, 2019 I had shivered myself to sleep for the past several nights. Miles from anything and ensconced in the tall pines camp had been cold and snowy. My efforts to photograph…
Adventure Hurricane Ridge January 25, 2019 My incessant pestering of my friends, Ashley and Jason, had finally paid off and we were on our way to Hurricane Ridge to play in the snow. They had been…
Uncategorized The Good Old Days January 22, 2019 On a recent flight across the Pacific pond, I heard a fellow crew member reference how great things used to be. In fact, if you listen, you’ll hear many people…
Uncategorized Tahiti Sailing January 11, 2019 Tahiti is exactly as you imagine it. Seriously. The coconut palms reaching up from the volcanic sandy beaches, the tuna hanging from rope on the side of the road being…
Uncategorized Light Painting January 11, 2019 One of the many perks of this airline career is the ability visit friends I might not get to see very often. The trip I was working had me landing…
Uncategorized Shangai January 11, 2019 America has “fly over” states where most of our basic food is grown, processed, and packed. To most, these places are just hours “two and three” of a 5 five…
Adventure Badlands Aren’t So Bad November 1, 2018 My eyes opened in a panic as I tried to decide if I was being hit by a tornado as the wind howled outside, shaking my house on wheels. Perhaps…
Adventure Narita Japan Beatbox November 1, 2018 The Garden Hotel in Narita Japan has a beautiful little lounge area just a short walk from the lobby with an excellent view of some rice fields just across the…
Adventure Japan November 1, 2018 About 4 years ago, I met two girls from Japan who were studying abroad in Florida. The three of us took my boat out, went fishing, and even had a…
Adventure PPG Thermal 7300 November 1, 2018 Florida is not normally associated with a serious paragliding destination, but my experience in 2015 changed all of that. Powered paragliding became an obsession for me early in the year, and…
Adventure High AF Paragliding November 1, 2018 Open our hearts to the goodness of the universe, and the universe graciously delivers. I didn’t know it, but I was going to have one of those days. I didn’t…
