This photo was taken near the peak of the Sleeping Beauty Trail in Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the north coast of British Columbia, Canada. The full day hike on Mt. Genevieve was exceedingly difficult, but the breathtaking views of … Continue reading Sleeping Beauty Trail in British Columbia
Over winter break, I visited eight countries on two continents over the span of a mere three weeks. I spent nine days in Japan, where I never slept in the same bed for more than two consecutive nights. In addition to … Continue reading On-The-Go Travel Trips and Tips
Last summer, our river boat captain – Chicki, from the Machiguenga people in Peru – was telling me about a couple of fossils he’d found a bit farther down the river but could not remember what he had done with … Continue reading New Horizons in Peru
I stumbled upon a drum circle in Washington, D.C.’s Meridian Park. The blur of fabric and beats turned a normal afternoon into a music and dance party. Continue reading Drum Circle in Washington, DC’s Meridian Park
by Martin Ramirez As a kid my dad used to tell me that predicting the weather in Bogota was easy. “If the mountains were full of clouds it was because it was going to rain… If the mountains were not … Continue reading Bogotá and the Weather
Virginia Beach holds a special place in my heart. Not the tourist-trap, built-up, main drag along Virginia Beach itself, but a small trail that snakes through the marsh bordering the Lynnhaven Inlet. For an entire summer I walked this path … Continue reading Virginia Beach Marsh Blossoms
Another big pollution contributor is the “urban slobber,” a phrase coined by Rob Hutsel from the San Diego River Park Foundation, that accumulated from the county’s millions of cars — copper dust from the brakes, oil, gasoline, etc., that would … Continue reading “Urban Slobber” and the San Elijo Lagoon
São Paulo is a dramatically sprawling and dense metropolitan. From the top of the Edifício Itália, I got a glimpse of just how far the city’s edges reach. Continue reading São Paulo’s Cityscape
Remarkably, the past few days have seen daily high temperatures in the 60 to 70 F range. Under the full sun, I repeatedly felt shocked to find patches of snow in the shaded corners of buildings around my neighborhood. Yet, just over … Continue reading Fast and Flurry-ous: a Brief Visit from Winter
You wouldn’t think that manatees and power plants go together. Manatees are gentle mammals, nicknamed “sea cows.” Herbivores, they chew on aquatic plants as they slowly float and paddle from one place to another. Power plants are, well, power plants. Large … Continue reading Manatees and Tampa Electric
I was reminiscing about a vibrant winter morning on Maine’s coast in 2014. As I drove, the sunrise painted the white canvas of snow in various pastel shades. The combination of pinks and yellows danced across the ocean from the … Continue reading El Niño Takes the Snow Out of New England
by Maria Prebble Fifty miles outside of Bangkok lay the ruins of Ayutthaya, the once prosperous and cosmopolitan capital of the Siamese Kingdom. In 1767 the Burmese army sacked the city, destroying Buddhist temples and palaces. In the years that … Continue reading Buddha in Ayutthaya
One World, Two Feet 