Don’t miss the Free Flight Show at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, near Tucson. Over our heads swooped Harris’s hawks, a great horned owl, crested caracara, and… Read More »2023 Jan: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson
Top recommended travel cameras (smartphone, pocketable, midsize) as of February 2023. Tom Dempsey recommends the following portable camera gear for on-the-go photographers: PART A: SMARTPHONES… Read More »BEST 2023 TRAVEL CAMERAS reviewed
Returning to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park in fall 2022 furthered my photographic fascination with abstract rock patterns. Shot on slide film in 2002, such an… Read More »2022 fall: Glacier & Waterton: Gunsight Pass, Akamina Ridge; Calgary skyscraper art
A tough, beautiful, and thrilling adventure took us to two strikingly turquoise lakes, fed by two of Washington’s receding glaciers. From September 6-9, two of… Read More »2022 Sept: Backpack Robin, Marmot, & Jade Lakes, Dip Top Gap
From July 19–August 4 in 2022, our group of five trekked ten stages of the beguiling Swiss Via Alpina (National Route 1) plus nearby hikes.… Read More »2022 July: Swiss Via Alpina trek (National Route 1)
Five refreshing nights were well spent visiting the beautiful car-free resort of Saas-Fee, the main village in Saastal (Saas Valley), in the district of Visp,… Read More »2022 July: hiking Saas-Fee resort, Switzerland
After years of anticipation, our group of three completed the magnificent Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB). Twelve days of strenuous walking up and down covered… Read More »2022 July: trek Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) in Europe
From March 4-15, we enjoyed visiting California’s Pinnacles National Park and redwood coast plus Oregon’s southern coast via RV camping. Highlights from the trip are… Read More »2022 March: CA: Pinnacles NP & Redwoods. OR: south coast.