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by Kate Dernocoeur, Guest Blogger Dump the bag. Fling the rolled tent that was inside so it uncurls across the most comfy-looking patch of shoreline. Unfold the sides from the middle and set the rainfly aside. Grab the smaller tent pole bag. Let the shock cord snap the sections...
By Peggy DePersia, Guest Blogger Forgive the play on words but there is just something so rock solid about Maine and her people. My husband and I have made this pilgrimage to Maine, specifically The Wooden Boat School, in Brooklin, Maine five times in the last ten years. The people we...
by Judy Bereza, Guest Blogger When an invitation is extended from your son-in-law and his mother to visit his family “finca”, (read centuries old farm compound), on the island of Ibiza, of course the answer is an enthusiastic “Yes!” When we told our friends about our anticipated adventure, the...
by Guest Blogger, Kate Dernocoeur As fun as it is to run rivers, it’s also great to look beyond the water. Rivers often serve as wonderful access points for beautiful hiking terrain. In April 2014 during our 225-mile journey through Grand Canyon on the Colorado River, we often set off in our...
India….by Guest Blogger, Brooke Cornetet Holy cow. Literally holy cow, right in the middle of the constant blaring horn heavy traffic in the North of India. India is one of the most unique countries I have ever been to. Your five senses all come to life at once in ways you would have never...
by Kate Dernocoeur Guest Blogger We’re on River Day #13, at the bottom of Grand Canyon, floating the waters of the Colorado River. From my journal: “Thru some riffles to Fishtail Rapid (drop 10′) at Mile 140, past Kanab Creek to Kanab Rapid (drop 12′) at Mile 144. Past Olo Canyon,...
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger Tucked in on the peninsula of Southeast Asia, between Vietnam and Thailand and underneath Laos, Cambodia persists. Its history, both long and near-term, was horrific until very recently. If you saw the film, “The Killing Fields,” released in 1984, you remember...
by Kate Dernocoeur, Guest Blogger She’s more than 30 feet long, and has surely come to this beautiful lagoon midway down the west coast of the Baja California peninsula for dozens of winters. I am amazed how she seems simply to emerge,...
by Brooke Cornetet, Guest Blogger “It’s hard to put the feel of Burma as a country into words. One thing that is for sure about Burma is that it is a place of mystery.” Although it is now recognized as Myanmar there is an air of confusion about it within the country because...
by Linda Laughter, guest blogger, If you love wine, rain, seafood, fresh markets, art galleries, moderate priced accommodations, and rain, this is the trip for you. My fellow traveler and driver, husband Don and I headed out from Portland for a 2 day whirlwind tour of the beautiful...