A Snowy Day in Fairbanks
After a terrific breakfast at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge, I was ready to get out on a snowy day and
The Aurora Winter Train
I debated with myself for the last several days about
Anchorage Adventure!
With the Iditarod almost over, it’s high time I wrote a story about
Ojai Raptor Center
My daughter suggested a visit to the Ojai Raptor Center, and I jumped at the chance to
The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens
It’s been a couple years since my last visit to the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert. I usually avoid heading east away from Los Angeles. There’s something about the desert that just
The Los Angeles Zoo
As with so many other things, old adventures get lost in the passing years and I was therefore suprised to realize it had been
New Zealand Part 13: Otago Peninsula
While in Dunedin my daughter, Halley, and I allowed a day for a series of excursions on the Otago Peninsula. This is a large
Cucamonga Basin #6
One of my go-to neighborhood walks is in an area of Upland, California, that I call The Wetlands. It’s owned by the county Flood Control District. Its
New Zealand, Part 5: Kaikoura
I’ve hesitated to write this story about the seaside town of Kaikoura which was so dramatically