Six Days on the Green River

We launched our canoe when the wind was against us. Starting at Crystal Geyser in southern Utah, we planned to end near the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers. We struggled to move forward. At the stern, Rudy kept the canoe on course.  “Have you been in these conditions before?” I yelled to him. “Yes, […]

Rediscovering What’s Important

At this very moment we should be traveling around Southeast Asia in between covering the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.  That was our plan.    After a heavy travel schedule during the first half of 2020 we had planned to spend three months revisiting some of my favorite places in Asia from Bali and Hong Kong to Mainland China, South Korea, and Malaysia.  Ian added South Korea to our […]

Exploring the Cherohala Skyway

Great Smoky Mountains

Most people have heard about the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive which highlight the Blue Ridge Mountains from just outside Washington D.C., all the way down past Asheville, N.C. No one would disagree that these are among the great scenic drives in the world.