In later September 2024, we hit the peak of golden larch colors in Kananaskis Country and Banff National Park, in Alberta, Canada. Booked 1.5 years… Read More »Seeking gold larches in Banff’s Skoki + Kananaskis, Alberta
We circumnavigated Oregon’s scenic Mount Hood in 5 days by backpacking the Timberline Trail clockwise — 42 miles with 9900 feet gain and loss. This… Read More »Oregon: loop Mount Hood’s Timberline Trail, backpack 42 miles
In Tanzania and Kenya, we delighted in two 6-day safaris and trekked two challenging volcanos at 15,000 feet elevation — summiting Mt. Meru and circumnavigating… Read More »TANZANIA: climb Mt. Meru; safari Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti
In February 2024, circumnavigating Mount Kenya up to 15,765 feet elevation stretched our comfort zone with “Type 2 Fun” — the kind that is challenging in… Read More »KENYA: trek Mt. Kenya; safari Samburu, Nakuru, Amboseli, Tsavo West
My first trip to Africa culminated with thunderous Victoria Falls — the world’s largest sheet of falling water — visited from March 3–6, 2024 in Zambia and… Read More »Tremendous Victoria Falls spans ZAMBIA & ZIMBABWE
In Ohio, I toured the fascinating Westcott House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and hiked the beautiful ravines of Hocking Hills State Park in June… Read More »OHIO: Hocking Hills & Westcott House
Winter is a great time to enjoy Southern California’s Mission San Juan Capistrano, the San Diego Zoo, and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Along the way… Read More »San Diego Zoo, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Anza-Borrego Desert
Our late-summer hiking trip to Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains and Idaho’s Sawtooth National Recreation Area was luckily sunny with no smoke (September 4–20, 2023). No reservations… Read More »2023 Sept: hiking Oregon’s Wallowas & Idaho’s Sawtooths