• Beer Hiking in the Land of Rainbows

    Hiking from Runding to Cham to Roding offers a great little slice of the Bavarian Forest and a chance to experience a bit of local beer culture. The route travels …

    Airbnb.com: The Experience

    In planning my trip to Europe, one of my “musts” included having a good place to temporarily call home when …

    Langsam, bitte

    Two days ago I sped on down to Albuquerque, jumped on a jet and flew at a speed of hundreds …

    Cool tool for 4pi photography

    A new app that I’m playing around with on my iphone is Bubbli (bubb.li) a tool for making and sharing …

    Slomo

    What is it that makes you come alive?  The answer for Dr. John Kitchin, a.k.a. “Slomo” is both offbeat and …

    A Day in the Parks

    The San Pedro Parks Wilderness, located in the Jemez Mountains of North-Central New Mexico is 40,000+ acres of remote country …

    Youth (em)Power

    Young people can be pretty inspiring and energizing to be around when they are heading in the right direction and …

    Circle in the Sky

    This is another in my series of reports about hikes in the Valles Caldera National Preserve (read my overview of …

    Real Images of Unreal Looking Places

    Here is a real image of an unreal looking place in China.  The images are collected by Andrew Handley and …

    North Rim Splendor

    The hike on La Garita trail is a bit of a misnomer, in that it does not climb the nearby …

    On the Border

    The Redondo Border Trail sits high on a prominent northwest facing ridge in the western part of the Valles Caldera …

    A Hike in Alamo Canyon

    This is yet another in a series of hikes I’ve been doing in the Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern …

    Gimme Shelter

    The best I can tell with very limited Spanish abilities is that Cerros Del Abrigo translates to either “coat hills” …