My family and I were in somewhat of a hurry to get to Muir Woods National Monument, California, to get a nice hike in before the sunset, but we couldn’t resist the opportunity to stop along the highway and soak … Continue reading View on the Way to Muir Woods
by Gregg Thomas. Read Part I here and Part II here. The next morning, we had already realized that the canyon walls are so steep that there was no point in getting up super early for the dawn and sunrise. … Continue reading Havasu Falls, Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona: Part III
One of my favorite weekend walks consists of a 1.25 mile trail that encircles Mackworth Island. The leisurely hour walk treated my parents and me to stunning views of Casco Bay and Portland, and evenly juxtaposed the warmth of the … Continue reading Maine’s Mackworth Island
In between my first and second years of graduate school, I did a summer stint as a Research Associate for The Conservation Fund. My assignment was to investigate the economic benefits of public land along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and … Continue reading North Carolina’s Waterrock Knob
One of my favorite activities during my trip to Asia was a sunset rice paddy ATV tour in Cambodia. Surprisingly, it wasn’t something I was particularly looking forward to before the trip started. I’d never driven an ATV or been … Continue reading Patties on Paddies on ATVs
by Gregg Thomas. See Part I of this blog series here. Once we arrived at the village, Bryan and I checked into the Supai Lodge. We then continued hiking down the canyon. About a mile down the trail we found … Continue reading Havasu Falls, Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona: Part II
Pailon del Diablo, or, Devil’s Cauldron, is a large waterfall located in Baños, Ecuador. Worked into the mountain where it falls, there are a series of walkways and wooden bridges which leave you swinging high above the earth. The water … Continue reading Ecuador’s Devil’s Cauldron
by Gregg Thomas. After driving to the trail head on the Havasupai Indian Reservation, which is generally west to southwest of the Grand Canyon National Park, Bryan Scruggs and I got our packs on and readied ourselves to hike down to the … Continue reading Havasu Falls, Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona
by Maria Prebble. Location: Moored boat in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. At the birth of the planet the most beautiful encounter between land and sea must have been the Montenegrin coast. —Lord Byron. Perhaps the most notable feature of … Continue reading Bay of Kotor, Montenegro
After hiking for three days and waking up at 3 AM, my friend Jessie and I stepped into Machu Picchu in the early morning fog. When the clouds started to clear we got this amazing view! Hiking the Inca Trail … Continue reading The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Most people have heard of “farm to table,” a local food movement aimed at delivering high quality, fresh ingredients straight to consumers (often at restaurants). In coastal communities bordering the Gulf of Mexico, a new movement is taking shape: Gulf … Continue reading Gulf to Table along the Florida Coast
Tutorial day! This is the first time I am writing a photo-editing tutorial, so please excuse me if something is unclear, and feel free to ask questions in the comment section if you are having troubles going through the workflow! … Continue reading Create Your Own World Using Photoshop
One World, Two Feet 