2020 Oct: RV to Utah slots, SD Badlands, Wyoming, Idaho’s Sawtooths
Self-contained RV travel provides a healthy antidote to pandemic isolation. Our 32-day…
2020 Aug: Spray Park–Knapsack Pass Loop trail, Mt Rainier NP
After a dozen hikes to Spray Park splendor since 1982, in summer…
2020 July: Eastern Sierra hikes & backpack, California
Walking outdoors is a great remedy for pandemic confinement. On the east…
2020 Patagonia. ARGENTINA: Bariloche & Los Glaciares. CHILE: Torres del Paine.
The beautiful parks of Patagonia attracted me for a second visit (January…
BEST TELEPHOTO ZOOM LENS 300mm+ for wildlife: Sony RX10 IV vs APS-C, 4/3
How well can telephoto zoom lenses magnify distant wildlife given their weight…
2019 Sept: RV to Wyoming, Carhenge, Cahokia, Colorado, Utah
A diverse RV camping trip took us across the USA from Seattle…
2019 Calgary skyscraper glows with Tom’s jagged rock pattern
My favorite jagged rock image from Glacier National Park is now enlarged…
2019 June: RV: Alaska-Canadian Highway; Cassiar; Yukon; Denali; Juneau; Glacier Bay
Our new Pleasure-Way Plateau XLTS RV drove like a dream for 6200…
2019 NEW ZEALAND: hike Rees-Dart, Gillespie Pass, Hollyford, Milford & Pororari Tracks; Mt Cook
Beautiful New Zealand attracted my fifth visit to hike the spectacular Rees-Dart,…
JAPAN: Tokyo, Kyoto, Alps, Matsumoto, Himeji, Nikko, Mt Fuji, Kii Peninsula, Nara’s Horyuji
Months of research paid off handsomely for our self-guided group of four…
Sony RX100 VI pocketsize 8x zoom beats 10x Panasonic ZS100
In 2018, the best and brightest pocketable 8x-zoom camera is Sony Cyber-shot…
Review: Sony RX10 IV / RX10M4 upgrades the ultimate travel camera
In 2018, Sony RX10 version IV (RX10M4) reigns as the world’s best midsize travel…