To understand this blog post, you have to know that I have a thing for natural bodies of water. Whenever we were traveling during my childhood, I would veer off into rivers, lakes, ponds, or the ocean... Read more >>

As I write this, my left foot is swollen, relentlessly itchy, and looks like a puff-pastry with toes. It’s all because of a bee sting that happened while I was walking in my backyard a few days... Read more >>

There are many places to explore in Queensland, Australia, but not all of them involve swimming, snorkeling, or being anywhere near the ocean. Early one morning, we set out to explore the... Read more >>

Hawaiian place names have meanings that are as poetic as their pronunciations are lyrical. “Makalawena” for instance, the name of a beach near the middle of Kekaha Kai State Park,... Read more >>

A soft, chilly breeze and the vibrant colors of fall lend a new meaning to the term “go take a hike.” With fall rolling in there is no more beautiful time than the present to stretch... Read more >>

Waipi’o Valley is arguably the most magical place on the Big Island. Hawai’ian myths hold that Waipi’o Valley is guarded by Night Marchers, legendary ghosts of... Read more >>

I was up at 6. E called at 7:15 and by 7:45 we were heading east into a driving rain. I’d checked the forecast and the pass conditions so I knew it was snowing. I was psyched to be heading up to... Read more >>

Wilderness in Austria is relative. It seems that at no matter what altitude you are standing or how far you have walked, there is a “hutte” somewhere very nearby where you can get anything... Read more >>

Okay, bear with me while I wander down memory lane. We just returned from our tenth annual trip to Silver Creek Plunge. I have to go back a few years to build on what my point to this blog is going to... Read more >>

This story begins in 1998 when I was in my early forties and kind of a newlywed, married just three years at that point. We enjoyed such things as hiking and camping, and my husband even convinced me... Read more >>