Where can Seattle hikers go in the spring when high Cascades trails are covered in snow? Motivated to train for summer trekking in Peru, we enjoyed the following series of… Read More »2014 spring training hikes in Washington & Eastern Oregon
The City of Vancouver in British Columbia makes a pleasant winter getaway from Seattle (or vice versa). Allow extra traffic time for the slow border crossing… Read More »CANADA: Vancouver, BC
During my third visit to Peru (June 19-July 18, 2014), our family group of eight Dempseys trekked vigorously 10 days Around Alpamayo in the Cordillera Blanca and 9 days on the… Read More »PERU 2014: Around Alpamayo & Cordillera Huayhuash Circuits
From March 15 to April 9, 2014, my wife Carol and I drove our VW Eurovan Camper from Seattle to Texas (6000-mile loop), gathering images in… Read More »2014 spring road trip to Oregon, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, California
From a trip on March 15-16, 2014, we show photos of Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, including Painted Hills Unit and Sheep Rock… Read More »USA: Oregon: John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
In spring 2014, Carol and I visited a variety of sights in Texas, USA, and captured the following photo galleries: USA: Texas favorites Guadalupe Mountains National Park Caverns… Read More »USA: Texas guide
In March 2014, Carol and I visited photogenic sights in New Mexico to capture the following evocative image galleries: New Mexico favorite images Carlsbad Caverns National Park Chaco Culture National Historical… Read More »USA: New Mexico guide
With the rise of anonymous internet chatter and demise of traditional printed newspapers, where do we find the “truth” in a raucous world? Below are… Read More »Truth in journalism: how to check the facts