North Dakota has a sense of humor! In an effort to visit my 50th state, we planned a pandemic-summer road trip to Fargo, North Dakota. What a delightful surprise to learn the state tourism folks have become so accustomed to travelers wandering in and announcing, “This is my 50th state!” they have created an
Spring comes slowly in the Highlands of Scotland but as sure of the Old Man of Storrs stands, it does come. Lambing season begins, wildflowers bloom and waterfalls run swiftly as mountain ice melts. Skye, 639 square miles in the Inner Hebrides chain of islands, has only 16 inhabitants per
Whoosh! Like most accidents, it happened in a nanosecond. Call it vanity if you like. Or just bad luck. Regardless of what inspired me to stand on a chair in a Hội An hotel room, here’s what led up to that fateful evening. In early January, about a month before
I’m 9,350 feet above sea level, surrounded by the Andes Mountains, and in a country at the center of the world, on the equator. Ecuador spans approximately 109,000 square miles, roughly the size of Nevada. The small country with an outsized contribution to astronomy, cartography, and evolutionary science, ranks as
It is Tuesday August 23rd, 2016 and I have been excitedly driving westward toward Nevada for two days. I parked for the night just off I-80 in “somewhere” Nebraska.
This year’s high rainfall and the natural fertilizer caused by the wildfires are causing a “Super Bloom” that is visible from space. Super blooms only happen once a decade on average in California.
In these strange times, road-trips to mostly outdoor attractions are the safest way to go. When you have a theme in mind, it makes your trip more meaningful. West Volusia County offers just that. It was an easy drive for me as I live two hours away. Wings of the
I had never heard of Perpignan until I decided to spend my first nonworking year (I never use the word “retired”) relearning French somewhere in France. I looked at a map, and my eyes went to the south, looking for a warm climate, and I saw the name “Perpignan.” Then
For The Gulf Coast, so much revolves around what the sea gives and, when a hurricane like Katrina strikes, what it takes away. But you can’t keep the Mississippi Gulf Coast Down!
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