During our incredibly fortuitous and fantastic stay at Lake O’Hara Lodge in the Canadian Rockies last Fall (click for details), we requested a return stay anytime this year. And we were notified last December that a 5 night stay in a lake cabin in mid-August was available for us. We accepted even though August is […]
Rafting the Grand Canyon & Other SW Adventures
My friend, Andy, the Starr Van and I spent a month in the Southwest in April & May. The trip’s impetus was a ten day photography workshop we signed up for last year to raft the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River. And we added 10 more days on both sides to explore other locales in the […]
Lake O’Hara, Canadian Rockies
Martha and I took a 3 week adventure in the Starr van up the Olympic Peninsula and around the Canadian Rockies. The impetus was to escape Central Oregon’s wildfire smoke and we succeeded. The trip’s high point was miraculously securing a 4 day stay at Lake O’Hara Lodge in the Rockies after years of trying […]
Spring Road Trip
I spent the last 2 weeks of April on yet another road trip exploring the Southwestern U.S. and SE Oregon. I had the vague goal of visiting past favorite areas in more depth, while having my eyes & ears peeled for any significant flower blooms. Serendipity and the elements resulted in the following itinerary: * […]
Southern Patagonia Trip
In late April/early May I took my fourth trip to Southern Patagonia as part of a Marc Adamus photography workshop. Over two weeks we visited Argentina’s Fitz Roy range and then Torres del Paine & the fjords around Chile’s Puerto Natales. Unfortunately, almost the entire trip had terrible weather. But I was still able to […]