The Clark Fork is the dominant river in western Montana, winding through the flat-lands, mountains, hills and forests, from its headwaters near the Continental Divide towards Lake Pend Oreille in the Idaho panhandle.
One of the great things about living close to a large wilderness ecosystem is the chance to enjoy its wildlife. That’s especially true this time of year when the valleys have thawed and are green, but the mountains and high meadows…
Gumbo was visiting Everglades National Park in Florida. Specifically, he was at the Observation Tower in the Shark Valley region of the park. Congratulations to PortMoresby for accurately nailing this location (again!) Shark…
Does this picture make anyone else want to gently reach out with a finger and give him a little pet? I wanted to but a childhood memory of being stung on the end of my index finger helped me to resist the temptation. I…
Among my fondest memories as a child are family visits to the zoo. I was fascinated by it all! The sights, the sounds, the smells, the people, and especially by the exotic animals. It seemed a grand adventure and I think may…
One of the stops I made between Yellowstone National Park and Mount Rushmore was at the Jewel Cave National Monument just outside of Custer, South Dakota. This adventure was a real treat to say the least. After descending about 420 feet…
Today’s highlighted picture was taken from the Pololu Valley lookout in the northwestern corner of the Big Island, which offers memorable views of a classic Hawaiian landscape. Foamy surf, black sand beaches, rugged…
Driving 1.5 hours northeast from Calgary over the prairies, the landscape changes suddenly from rolling grassland and grain crops to dramatically eroded hilly layered sedimentary rock formations. These are Alberta’s Badlands, a rough…
Gumbo was enjoying the unparalleled beauty of the American Southwest. Without having been there when the photo was taken, I would not have guessed it was taken in Arches National Park, at least not without having tried a dozen other…
How can you resist visiting a geologic formation created by giants? I couldn’t! Situated on a five mile stretch of Northern Ireland’s rugged Antrim coast, the Giant’s Causeway is well worth going out of your way to see. In…
The Clark Fork is the dominant river in western Montana, winding through the flat-lands, mountains, hills and forests, from its headwaters near the Continental Divide towards Lake Pend Oreille in the Idaho panhandle.
One of the great things about living close to a large wilderness ecosystem is the chance to enjoy its wildlife. That’s especially true this time of year when the valleys have thawed and are green, but the mountains and high meadows…
Gumbo was visiting Everglades National Park in Florida. Specifically, he was at the Observation Tower in the Shark Valley region of the park. Congratulations to PortMoresby for accurately nailing this location (again!) Shark…
Does this picture make anyone else want to gently reach out with a finger and give him a little pet? I wanted to but a childhood memory of being stung on the end of my index finger helped me to resist the temptation. I…
Among my fondest memories as a child are family visits to the zoo. I was fascinated by it all! The sights, the sounds, the smells, the people, and especially by the exotic animals. It seemed a grand adventure and I think may…
One of the stops I made between Yellowstone National Park and Mount Rushmore was at the Jewel Cave National Monument just outside of Custer, South Dakota. This adventure was a real treat to say the least. After descending about 420 feet…
Today’s highlighted picture was taken from the Pololu Valley lookout in the northwestern corner of the Big Island, which offers memorable views of a classic Hawaiian landscape. Foamy surf, black sand beaches, rugged…
Driving 1.5 hours northeast from Calgary over the prairies, the landscape changes suddenly from rolling grassland and grain crops to dramatically eroded hilly layered sedimentary rock formations. These are Alberta’s Badlands, a rough…
Gumbo was enjoying the unparalleled beauty of the American Southwest. Without having been there when the photo was taken, I would not have guessed it was taken in Arches National Park, at least not without having tried a dozen other…
How can you resist visiting a geologic formation created by giants? I couldn’t! Situated on a five mile stretch of Northern Ireland’s rugged Antrim coast, the Giant’s Causeway is well worth going out of your way to see. In…
