Borrego birthday weekend, March 2016
I celebrated my birthday this year with wild animals in the desert. No, not party animals, and no, I don’t mean my » Read more
Landscapes
Sedona Film Festival 2016
The annual Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF) has become a yearly end of winter highlight for us. Always the last week in » Read more
Manta madness, Socorro, January-February 2016
Socorro (Revillagigedos): January 2016 Monday, January 25, 2016: Getting there Manta madness is a disease to which I happily succumbed recently. Although » Read more
Forgotten Indonesia, November 2015 (Part 5, Ambon)
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Part 5: Ambon, Bali and Home A string of colorful houses backed by hilly jungle signals we are » Read more
2015 Highlights
One of my favorite shows as a child was the Time Tunnel, in which a pop art striped black and white time » Read more
Indonesia’s Forgotten Islands, November 2015: Part 4 (Banda Sea)
Part 4: Banda Sea Saturday, November 7, 2015 Pulau Bui Despite an exceptionally smooth crossing overnight, staying up late AND a gin » Read more
Forgotten Indonesia: November 2015 (Part 3, Triton Bay)
Saturday, October 31, 2015: Pisang Island, Maluku Earlier in the trip, it seemed not at all certain we would make it here. » Read more
Indonesia’s Forgotten Islands: November 2015 (Part 2: Misool)
Monday, October 26-Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Part 2: Misool Most dive trips begin with a fitful mess of lurches and starts, and » Read more
Indonesia’s Forgotten Islands: November 2015 (Part 1: Blissful Bali)
Thursday, October 22, 2015 Getting there…half the fun? Not usually. But we did spend a restorative day in Bali en route to » Read more
Magnificent Montana: September 2015 (Part 3: Glacier)
Sunday, August 30, 2015 After a wonderful week exploring Wyoming’s Grand Tetons and Yellowstone treasure trove, it was time, Montana-ho!. On a » Read more