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Rocky Mountain National Park: Wildlife, Snow, Altitude, and One Very Humbling Slip in Microspikes
My company sent me to Boulder for work and I decided to stay a few extra days because I had never been to Colorado.
Charlevoix, Quebec: Fjords, Belugas, Bear Country, and a Whole Lot of Poutine
This was our second Labor Day weekend in Charlevoix and the weather gave us the exact same moody, rainy Saturday as the year before. At this point I think it is just part of the tradition.
Where the Views Never Repeat: A Zion Recap
The plan for Zion was simple: drive through the park from one entrance to the other and stop when the views demanded it. We stopped a lot.
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park: Moody Skies, a UTV Ride, and Getting Completely Drenched
The desert is not supposed to get you wet. Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park had other plans. Moody skies, a UTV slot canyon tour, and impeccable timing on getting completely drenched.
A Short Visit to Bryce Canyon, and a Lot to Take In
Bryce Canyon was supposed to be a quick stop on a Utah road trip. A few hours, a couple of overlooks, and keep moving. Bryce had other ideas.
Valley of Fire State Park: Beautiful, Brutal, and a Lesson in Not Underestimating the Desert
Let me tell you exactly how not to arrive at Valley of Fire State Park. Fly into Vegas, skip lunch, wait in the heat, grab roadside tacos, and then decide to hike anyway. Here's what happened.
Norway Was My Bucket List Trip. It Was Also My First Time in Europe. Here Is What That Felt Like.
I have wanted to go to Europe my entire life. Not a specific country at first, just Europe, the idea of it. And then Norway became the answer and suddenly the trip that had lived in my imagination for so long had a shape.
Two Nights in Tromsø: Chasing the Northern Lights in the Arctic Circle
I had two nights in Tromsø to see the northern lights. That is not a lot of runway. Here is what happened anyway.
Oslo, Norway: My First European City and Everything I Did Not Expect to Love About It
I did not technically land in Europe for the first time in Oslo. I landed in Copenhagen. A passport stamp and a kind customs agent later, Norway had already started doing something to me.
Port Isabel Lighthouse: Coming Home to a South Texas Landmark
Growing up near Brownsville, the Port Isabel Lighthouse was just there. Part of the landscape. Something you passed on the way to South Padre Island without really stopping. It took moving to Boston to make me actually go inside.
Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge: Longhorns, Rattlesnakes, and One Very Good Oklahoma Day
I went to the Wichita Mountains expecting great landscapes. I did not expect to almost step on a rattlesnake.
Sunrise on South Padre Island: The Beach That Keeps Bringing Me Back
Some places just have you. South Padre Island has had me since I was a kid. I got married there. Returning in June 2024 with a camera felt like coming home all over again.
Going Back to Austin: What It Feels Like to Return to a City That Raised You
There is a particular feeling that comes with driving back into a city you used to live in. Not quite nostalgia, not quite homecoming. Something in between that does not have a clean word for it.