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
Nature
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
Wonderful Wyoming: August 2015 (Part 2: Yellowstone)
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Bears, bison and geysers, oh my! As much as we loved the Tetons, there were geothermal pyrotechnics and » Read more
Wonderful Wyoming: August, 2015 (Part 1: Grand Tetons)
National parks, as crown jewels of a nation’s physical patrimony, are a development of modern times. In exactly one year, on August » Read more
Cuban Crisis: Reflections (Epilogue); July 2015
Cuba continues to reverberate in our thoughts, months after returning to our comfortable cocoon. The embassy reopened while we were underwater, and » Read more
Great North West (Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Park) – Steve Eilenberg
Scuba in Cuba, July 2015: Jardines de la Reina (Part 3)
Saturday, July 18, 2015 Getting to our dive destination was a long wearying travel day, in which we crossed from the north » Read more
Farallons Fiasco
Years ago, I was tightly circled in the water by a great white shark. Repeatedly. I have this on good authority, as » Read more
Lost! Flagstaff, May 2015
“I know a shortcut.” I WAS suspicious of this pronouncement, but should have been more. I’d only ridden these trails once before, » Read more
Navajo Land: April 2015
Saturday, April 4, 2015 Vacation or bootcamp? Up in the wee hours, throwing layers of clothes on in the dark, grabbing gear-laden » Read more