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27
Dec
Dolphin breaching the water's surface in front of mangroves near Keewaydin Island

Dolphin Watching with Sea Excursions

Cruise the Ten Thousand Islands of Everglades National Park while tracking Atlantic bottlenose dolphins with Sea Excursions.
4 min read
07
Nov
Rio Grande Gorge

Rio Grande Gorge

In the distance, it isn't obvious. A simple gash across the landscape, a ribbon of earth in a wave of green and gold vegetation. The Rio Grande Gorge, New Mexico.
31
Oct
Ash Cave Ohion

Hocking Hills: Full of Hikers

Full of geologic wonders that you wouldn't expect to find in Ohio, Hocking Hills State Park is a big draw for hikers, worth the trip to get there.
1 min read
06
Sep
A family on an Indian elephant

Elephant Safari in Nepal

At Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal, there is little infrastructure for wildlife watching. One of the most popular ways of seeing the park is on an elephant safari from Sauraha.
3 min read
14
Jul
Mason’s Ruby and Sapphire Mine

Sapphire Hunting in North Carolina

For the finest finds in Franklin, North Carolina, wade into a mucky hillside and start digging dirt that might score you a gemstone at Mason’s Ruby and Sapphire Mine
3 min read
04
May
Appalachian Trail on Bearfence Mountain

Bearfence Mountain

Bearfence Mountain was the first challenge I met while hiking the Appalachian Trail. I hung this photo up at work to keep my dream of thru-hiking the AT alive.
1 min read
25
Apr
Brilliant red mushroom with white dots atop leaf litter

Where Gnomes Roam

When you’re out for a hike and you see a mushroom like this, you immediately think of gnomes. Especially when you're hiking through Germany's Black Forest.
1 min read
22
Apr
Greek Easter

Kalo Paxi!

Celebrating Easter in Corfu with my sisters, I participated in ancient rituals and witnessed the amazing spectacle of the passing of the flame across the city.
1 min read
19
Apr
Santorini volcano

Curious about George in Santorini

Yes, I've hiked across a volcano, and a historic one at that: the cinder cone in the middle of the caldera on the island of Santorini, Greece.
1 min read
16
Apr
Grand Canyon North Rim

North Rim of the Grand Canyon

It's not easy to get to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, and it's a long ways by car from the popular South Rim. But the views are worth the journey.
1 min read