by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 8, 2013 | Away For A Weekend, Fall 2013, Getaways
Las Vegas is known for its extravagant casinos and bustling nightlife, but few people are familiar with the gorgeous landscapes situated just 45 minutes from the center of the Strip. Perfect for hiking, these locations offer a wide variety of sights and experiences...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 1, 2013 | Field Notes, Profile, Summer 2013
If you were choosing a field of study, would glaciers ever cross your mind? After talking to Dr. Summer Rupper, maybe they would. Rupper is a mother of two, a professor, and a glaciologist, and her field studies on glaciers take her to exotic places all over the...
by Stowaway Magazine | Feb 29, 2012 | Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path
Offering 469 miles of beautiful forests, hills, and gardens, Blue Ridge Parkway is known as “America’s Favorite Drive.” Winding south through the Smoky Mountains, the highway runs from Virginia to North Carolina. Both ends are home to a national park: the Great Smoky...
by Stowaway Magazine | Feb 29, 2012 | Away For A Weekend, Getaways
In his travels, Bugs Bunny regularly wound up going a direction opposite from what he intended, arriving in such diverse places as the Himalayas or Scotland. The reason for these mixed-up and mistaken destinations? He “shoulda taken that left toin at Albukoikee.”...
by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 1, 2011 | Field Notes, Tales From The Trip
On a cool summer day I went with friends on what we knew would be a rigorous mountain hike. But rigorous soon turned to life-threatening. At the first viewpoint, we came upon a group of hikers screaming for help: a member of their party had fallen off the cliff. As I...
