North America articles
On the islands of Oahu, Kauai and the Big Island from January 16 – February 6, 2017, we rediscovered Hawaii. Since my last visit 20+… Read More »2017 Jan: Hawaii: Oahu, Kauai & Big Island, lava exploding into ocean
From September 11-13, 2016, we enjoyed walking 22 miles in 3 days backpacking to Mirror Lake and idyllic Glacier Lake in Eagle Cap Wilderness, within Wallowa–Whitman… Read More »2016 Sept: Oregon: Wallowa: Eagle Cap Wilderness backpack
See Tom Dempsey’s photos from hiking in Canada September 9-21, 2015 in day-by-day order: Click “i” to read descriptive Captions. Click the dotted square to scroll a set… Read More »2015 Sept: Garibaldi backpack + Canadian Rockies tour
See Tom Dempsey’s photos from our fall color driving loop October 7-23, 2015 from Indianapolis to Southeast USA (Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia), shown sequentially in… Read More »2015 October Southeast USA (TN, NC, VA) + Indiana fall color trip
On a hiking trip via our VW Eurovan camper July 5-23, 2015, we rediscovered the beauty of the Eastern Sierras, and for the first time hiked spectacular Castle Crags State Park in… Read More »2015 July hikes, history: Eastern Sierras + Castle Crags SP, California
Colorado images below are from trips in 2021, 2019, 2017, and 2015. Colorado favorite images Click “i” to read descriptive Captions. Click the dotted square… Read More »USA: Colorado guide
In Spring 2015, we returned to southwest USA to experience some remarkable sights: Click “i” to display informative captions. Add any of the above images… Read More »2015 spring hikes in Utah & Colorado
View Tom Dempsey’s photos from an RV trip seeking peak fall colors across Northeast USA up to the dynamic Bay of Fundy in Canada, for three weeks… Read More »USA Northeast: peak fall colors camping tour: NY, VT, NH, ME, PA, ON, NB