Quito is officially the highest capital city in the world at 9,350 feet above sea level. Located in the Guayllabamba river basin, the city settles nicely into a valley among the Andes mountains range. Continue reading Overlooking Quito
Traveling to ancient Greek ruins in Athens allows you to travel back in time. I am always amazed how the ancient Greeks were able to erect such immense and lasting structures without modern technology. The Temple of Zeus seen in … Continue reading The Temple of Zeus
Here you can see the tramway at Grouse Mountain, a small ski/winter recreation resort in the mountains of North Vancouver. Since it was March, the temperature was in the sixties and sunny at the bottom of the mountain, so we … Continue reading Tramway at Grouse Mountain
As the wind played with the tiny orange flowers of this tallgrass species, I smiled at thought of them resembling miniature butterflies flittering around. Continue reading Tallgrass Prairie Flowers in Central Nebraska
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
This photo illustrates the Vail Ski Resort back in December. It was a gorgeous bluebird day in the Colorado mountains! Continue reading Vail Ski Resort
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
Socrates Sculpture Park at sunset. Continue reading Socrates Sculpture Park
“…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
One of the best trips I ever took was to the Dry Tortugas to band birds. These Brown Noddies are now some of my favorite birds of all time. They have such serious, dramatic expressions! Continue reading Brown Noddies on the Dry Tortugas
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
Sunsets happen everywhere, but I like to think that they have unique characters from place to place. This one was captured on the Choptank River in Maryland on a calm summer evening. Continue reading Choptank River, Maryland
One World, Two Feet 