My eyes had difficulty focusing as I raced down the solitary desert road. The scrubby land slid by as I watched the jagged, weathered black ribbon reveal itself many miles ahead. It was the 7th hour of my drive south from the Bonneville Salt Flats. I am forever trying to […]

I’m a little behind in my writing right now, so here is a little amusement.   I recorded most of my drive through Maggie Slot Canyon.  I have never driven a slot canyon and it was something I’ve been pining to do since I got a driver’s license.    Right now, […]

Turning north onto Nebraska Highway 67, the gray, squat monolith was readily apparent.  It stuck out from the landscape with a spooky stillness.  I pulled into the muddy gravel lot.   A couple with their daughter were just getting into their car with bright smiles.   It was sunny.   The parking lot […]

All in all, the remnants of these societies, well preserved because of the hot/dry climates, make for some good exploration.

“Do we just wait in line here?” I asked the preteen Cree girl and her friend as they watched our convoy maneuver slowly for the approaching ferry. “You have to do it backwards.” She said with the authority of a dock supervisor. “Thanks!” I exclaimed, relieved to have some understanding […]

In August of 2003, the Fortune Bay Expedition Team (with yours truly as the expedition navigator) crossed the Manitou Straits by kayak to explore the island and to develop their open water skills and protocol.   Being August and the Great Lakes, storms were plentiful including the morning of August […]