Sandra Friend

Sandra Friend

14
Jun
Sunset at Isle Royale National Park

A Superior Sunset

In June, sunset comes late to Isle Royale National Park, as it's the westernmost point in the Eastern Time Zone. The sun spread an array of colors across the sky as it sank into Lake Superior.
14
May
View across Ionian Sea with foreground of flowers in bloom and horizon of snow-capped mountains,

Springtime in Corfu

Home to verdant forests and colorful wildflowers, Corfu is not a barren jumble of rocks like some Greek islands, but a place where nature's fireworks add a glorious touch to the backdrop of the Ionian Sea.
5 min read
03
May
Egyptian funerary objects at The British Museum

The British Museum

Founded in 1753, the British Museum is the world's first national public museum. Filled with priceless antiquities, it is a must-see on your next trip to London.
6 min read
14
Dec
Spacefrog

Spacefrog in the Lobster Pot

A morning adventure in which we avoid Battlefrog and find Spacefrog instead after a bear-scented walk through a scrub forest on the Florida Trail.
4 min read
12
Nov
Skyline Drive

Fall Color on Skyline Drive

Enjoy the glorious colors of autumn leaves along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park in October. The 105-mile historic parkway offers unparalleled vistas.
5 min read
04
Nov
Gamboa Resort, Panama

The Rainforest

It fell as if scripted. But this was the real thing, and to feel the thunderous power of the Panamanian rainforest was a wondrous thing.
1 min read
25
Oct
Lago-Grey-Chile-Icebergs

Patagonia, in perspective

At the edge of Lago Grey in Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile, the vastness of the landscape is highlighted by the size of hikers passing massive icebergs.
1 min read
03
Oct
Happy Trails on the Horseshoe Trail

Happy Trails on the Horseshoe Trail

In the West, a trail ride is what you do. A ride through the desert in Lake Mead Recreation Area offered stellar views of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada
4 min read
02
Oct
North Reach, Colorado River Greenway

Hiking the Colorado River Heritage Greenway

A hike on the Colorado River Greenway to the North Reach and Davis Dam in Laughlin, Nevada, offers up-close encounters with a ghost town, the river, and the Mohave desert.
5 min read
29
Sep
Rusty and Paulas

Rusty & Paulas

A surprise stop along US 301 in Bamberg, South Carolina leads us to a heaping helping of fine Southern cooking at Rusty and Paula's.
2 min read