Hooked on Alaska

Hooked on Alaska

An Alaskan fishing trip is a vacation that both avid anglers and novices can enjoy. The view out my window on Alaskan Airlines flight 71saturated my eyes with more green than they had probably absorbed in their prior 22 years put together. My uneasy anticipation for a...
Abandoned Beauty

Abandoned Beauty

What is the appeal of abandoned buildings? That depends on the explorer. Many explorers take their cameras to capture the texture of the decaying walls and the eerie lighting of the sun shining through holes in the roof. If they’re lucky and looters haven’t taken...
Little Tour on the Prairie

Little Tour on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote the beloved Little House series that generations of children have read and continue to read. Laura recorded her family’s trek across the mid-western United States, and many of the towns she lived in with
her family have built museums and...
Have Dog, Will Travel

Have Dog, Will Travel

Every time my family travels, we’re faced with the impossible task of leaving our dog behind. It’s terrible; I don’t know if he can tell we’re leaving by all our rushing around or if he’s just learned what a suitcase means, but he spends the entire time we’re getting...
Forest Bathing

Forest Bathing

A shot taken toward the top of Mount Odaigahara in Japan. (coniferconifer)   Every time I come home from my latest family trip, I feel like I need a vacation from my vacation. After flying for hours, driving from place to place, seeing the sights, and eating—and...