2021 April: Nevada: Valley of Fire & Cathedral Gorge State Parks
In Nevada, revisiting Valley of Fire State Park stunned us with rainbow…
2021 April: rafting Grand Canyon 226 gorgeous miles, Arizona
In April 2021, we boated 226 gorgeous miles down the Colorado River…
2021 March: California desert: Kelso Dunes, Joshua Tree NP, Mecca Wilderness, Indian Canyons
As the pandemic gradually waned, we enjoyed hiking four desert areas in…
2021 Feb: Oregon coast in winter via RV
Driving the scenic Oregon coast cured our Seattle winter blues, February 7-11,…
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…