There is always something to learn when you are outside watching wildlife. No two days are the same.
For example, this year we left Yellowstone with a deep a...
We all know that layers are the key to staying warm in extremely cold weather. But that doesn't really apply to hands. So how do you keep your hands warm in sub...
It's easy to find horrible, negative, mind-numbing video rants on the internet today. We've become so used to them that when we accidentally click on something ...
Russia.
It's impossible for an American to even read that word without feeling at least a tiny twinge of emotional response.
Since I was a kid I've been s...
"You're the first tourist to ever see this," Tatjana whispers as she kills the engine on the ATV. The silence is so complete across the vast open steppe that I ...
We all instinctively know that spending time in nature replenishes us but we never really think about why. When we need a break from the stress and tedium of ou...
This winter, Cristina and I spent a crazy week at the beach in Sanibel Island, Florida. An unusual combination of events, including a huge offshore storm and a ...
We are so lucky to live near one of the most beautiful national parks in the US. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is stunning. From the wildflowers in th...
