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Red-eyed tree frogs mating (Agalychnis callidryas). Arenal Observatory Lodge & Trails, La Fortuna, Costa Rica, Central America.

COSTA RICA to PANAMA Canal, cruise & wildlife

by Tom Dempsey

At the crossroads between North and South America, diverse wildlife delighted us on a voyage from Costa Rica to the Panama Canal, a winter escape… Read More »COSTA RICA to PANAMA Canal, cruise & wildlife

Zigadenus Lake, gold larch trees in fall, Skoki Lodge Loop in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Seeking gold larches in Banff’s Skoki + Kananaskis, Alberta

by Tom Dempsey

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

Sunset seen at Paradise Park, backcountry camping on Mount Hood's Timberline Trail, Oregon, USA

Oregon: loop Mount Hood’s Timberline Trail, backpack 42 miles

by Tom Dempsey

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

Inside the Rock House cave, in Hocking Hills State Park, near Logan, Ohio, USA

OHIO: Hocking Hills & Westcott House

by Tom Dempsey

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

This female red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is named Adira at California's San Diego Zoo, USA.

San Diego Zoo, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Anza-Borrego Desert

by Tom Dempsey

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

Triassic limestone & volcanic rocks on Sacajawea-Matterhorn Ridge, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon, USA.

2023 Sept: hiking Oregon’s Wallowas & Idaho’s Sawtooths

by Tom Dempsey

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

Harris's Hawks tussle. Raptor Free Flight show, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

2023 Jan: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson

by Tom Dempsey

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

Tom Dempsey's rock photo enlarged in skyscraper lightbox: SODO Residences, 620 10 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

2022 fall: Glacier & Waterton: Gunsight Pass, Akamina Ridge; Calgary skyscraper art

by Tom Dempsey

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