Although I’m no longer a student, back-to-school commercials and sales still are the harbingers of the end of summer. We can feel the days getting shorter, cooler, and less humid here in North Carolina, and my friends and I are … Continue reading Finding Herps on Spence Ridge Trail
Acadia National Park provides incredible and quintessential Maine views. There are many beautiful hiking and biking trails throughout the park. The photo below shows the view at the top of South Bubble Rock and some of Maine’s coastline. The iconic … Continue reading Acadia National Park
Blog first published by the Duke Nicholas School. This summer I have been on the move. From New Orleans to Miami to the mountains of North Carolina to Maine, I drove and flew all over the place. My travels have been … Continue reading Relaxing in Maine
“…kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats,” Taylor Swift sang. “Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,” as Alicia Keys put it. Growing up in various small towns below the Mason-Dixon line, I primarily experienced New York City through pop culture. … Continue reading Visiting New York City
It was an interesting and nearly comical spectacle to encounter: around 50 people of all ages – some with umbrellas – gathered on a small patch of grass in an Embassy Suites parking lot directly off of Interstate 35 … Continue reading Purple Martins Roosting in Austin, TX
After backpacking in Point Reyes National Seashore, we aimed our tiny red rental car north, zooming past little towns along the edge of Tomales Bay. We followed the road to its end at Tomales Point where lies the Tule Elk Reserve. … Continue reading Back from the Brink: Tule Elk of Point Reyes National Seashore
Blog first appeared on the Duke Nicholas School website. Aquariums and zoos often describe themselves as educational institutions. For example, the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, is part of the Audubon Nature Institute, which states … Continue reading Visiting the New Orleans’ Aquarium
Found on the island of Floreana, this Galapagos Giant Tortoise is not a native to the island. It was once believed that all of the tortoises native to Floreana had become extinct, eaten by whalers passing through during the 1800’s. … Continue reading Galapagos Giant Tortoise
Although I already have a lengthy list of adventures planned around the state of Maine this summer, I’m never one to turn down a challenge, especially when hiking and prizes are involved. So when I scrolled upon the Moosehead Pinnacle … Continue reading Hiking Borestone Mountain and Mount Kineo
Road tripping around Iceland creates tons of memories. Predominantly good ones, of beautiful sights and impressive experiences. But sometimes you prove to be so ill-adapted to Iceland that even the sheep start staring at you. This was one of those … Continue reading When Icelandic Sheep Go “Bahahahaha” at Your Off Roading Skills
Stealthy, quick, and deadly. Were I a tiny insect, these mantises would be my worst nightmare. After lying in wait and slowly approaching their prey, a mantis can strike in just hundredths of a second, ten times faster than the … Continue reading Mantises of Gabon
PSA: This post is heavier and longer than my other posts, because elephants are heavier and longer than other animals. Actually it’s because it’s about a tough subject, and I tried to do my best to present a well thought … Continue reading An Elephantine Elephant Time
One World, Two Feet 