An account of a memorable and fun 21 day camping trip in Namibia and Botswana with members from several countries who came together well as a group.
Category Archives: travel
El Bosque Tallado: The Sculptured Forest
a tour of a sculptured forest in Argentina and how that project can serve as a model to bring communities together after the devastating effects of wildfire.
Herschel Island Odyssey-Driving the Dempster Highway through the Canadian Arctic
chronicle of a trip up the lonely Dempster Highway to its end in Inuvik, NWT and a bush plane trip to remote Herschel Island in the Arctic Ocean off the northern coast of Yukon.
Pacific Crest Trail- Section E: Where Dreams Die
An account of a Winter hike through part of the Pacific Crest Trail in the California desert.
Searching for Mongolia
highlights the essence of what constitutes the land we call Mongolia and what that land has to offer to both the residents and visitors. Human and Natural history are outlined in this post
The Language of the LAND
Tips for reading landscapes and cultures, understanding language, and connecting to places that you visit or want to travel to.
A call for Citizen Geographers!
A call for all people to look at their world more closely, to foster better understanding and fill the void left by the decline in geographic education. Second part of a three part series of posts.
Perihelion 2022 : last year’s journey around the sun
a recount of the last three journeys around the sun, with reflections on the journey of each revolution.
The Five Times I’ve Never Been to Russia
Stories of half a dozen times I’ve been close enough to spit on Russia, without ever actually setting foot on Russian soil. Includes walking, biking and driving up to the border and peeking across.
Desert Dreaming in El Norte
A night of star gazing and contemplation, fostered by the solitude of the desert. Thoughts of friends, family and other deserts around the world. A virtual travel from El Norte to Patagonia, the Kalahari, Namib, and Central Asian deserts.
Geographical Journeys 