

Volcano Adventures Day 3: Chimborazo, Ecuador's Tallest Peak
YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME CHIMBORAZO, ECUADOR It was the last day of our 3-day adventure in the Highlands of Ecuador and as it would...


Volcano Adventures Day 2: Lago de Quilotoa, Ecuador
LAGO DE QUILOTOA ECUADOREAN HIGHLANDS It was a crisp day. After a hearty communal lunch with other travelers, we stepped outside to get...


Volcano Adventures Day 1: Downill from Ecuador's 2nd Tallest Peak
COTOPAXI ANDES HIGHLANDS, ECUADOR When I booked this short trip to Ecuador, I knew two things about the country. The Galapagos Islands...


Human
Traveling to Haa Valley in Western Bhutan


Reflections
REFLECTIONS TAHOE CITY, CA And just like that, Christmas has come and gone. Let me be the last to greet you Merry Christmas and Happy...


Sequestered
SEQUESTERED DODEYDRA SHEDRA, THIMPHU, BHUTAN I went to Marshall’s yesterday in search for a soup blender. It was next to the grocery...


Fall Hiking with Lowa Boots
FALL HIKING WITH LOWA BOOTS HOPE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA In just a couple more weeks, fall will have come and gone and its place, winter will...


Hello October
HELLO, OCTOBER It must be really here, then. Autumn. For a while, we've had warm spells through the first couple of days of October,...


I Haven't Done This in a While
I HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN A WHILE WASHOE LAKE, NEVADA I haven't done this in a while, so excuse me while I quickly dust off and clear the...


On Second Thought...
Snowshoeing at Donner Memorial State Park







































