I spent yesterday morning exploring the Trois Estate near Fredericksburg, TX. I’m not even sure what to call the place. Part private home, part B&B, part restaurant, part museum — it’s truly amazing. The architecture utilizes everything from weathered doors salvaged from around the world to wine bottles to create a surreal Spanish-esque village. I […]
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Nicodemus, Kansas
28Jul08Saturday once again found me photographing the Nicodemus, Kansas Homecoming, an annual event usually set on the hottest day of the year, it seems. It wasn’t SO hot this year — maybe upper 90s — and we were rewarded for braving the sun in the mid-afternoon by a downpour that left us cold and shivering. […]
Elephant sanctuary
09May08Scott Riddle, of Riddle’s Elephant & Wildlife Sanctuary, takes in elephants that would otherwise have difficulties finding homes and gives them a great life here in northern Arkansas. These are amazing animals, highly intelligent, and it’s great that there are people like the Riddle’s looking after them.
Treasure hunters
08May08The predicted severe weather held off long enough for a great afternoon at Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Their website calls it, “the only diamond-producing site in the world open to the public”. You can pay a small fee and use either your own or rented equipment to become a treasure hunter […]
Maligne Canyon ice hike
29Feb08I had a great experience last night on the Maligne Canyon ice hike in Canada’s Jasper National Park. This is a trip you must make with a guide. Boots and ice spikes are provided — a necessity for the second half of the hike when you are literally walking on the frozen and sometimes slushy […]
When I visited Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, a little over a year ago it was stunningly isolated. Just a few thousand people lived on the island, mostly in the one small town of Hanga Roa. Groceries were purchased in a small garage-like building on a brick street and there were only a handful of […]
