Sunset, Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
Some sunsets are better than others, but that’s no excuse to keep from trying. I got up to a point near Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park to shoot the … Read more
Fog, Redwood National Park, California
Driving down the scenic Hwy. 101 between the north and south parts of Redwood National Park. There seems to be fog here most of the time, so why not just … Read more
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
The drive to see the vaunted Crater Lake National Park was interrupted before it got started. We’d stayed north of the park the night before and planned on getting an … Read more
Seven More Reasons to Visit Southern France
Our visits to cities along the Rhône River valley in southern France left us wanting more. After one day in Lyon, for example, Tom was leading us to the Alliance … Read more
Fog, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Since we started this western road trip, every day has been hot and relentlessly sunny. So when we woke to a foggy, cloudy and rainy sky on the day of … Read more
Sunset on the River, Glacier National Park, Montana
As we were leaving Glacier National Park late in the evening, the sun began to set behind the mountain tops, and as it did, it illuminated McDonald Creek in the … Read more
The Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
The easiest way to see Badlands National Park is to enter the park at the Northeast Entrance and take the Badlands Loop Road, which runs all along the rim of … Read more
Missouri River, Chamberlain, South Dakota
Growing up in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as I did, you become acutely aware of two things: the Missouri River and the history of Lewis and Clark. As any Council Bluffs … Read more
Monastery de les Avellanes, Lleida, Spain
The Monastery of the Avellanes (hazel nut trees-which were grown on the monastery grounds) is a bit of an oddity among our many visits to churches and monasteries all over … Read more
San Jeronimo Monastery, Granada, Spain
If you come to Granada with no advance reservations to get into the Alhambra, chances are that you’re going to have to wait a few days. But, you need not … Read more
