After 2 years of Covid cancellations, and missing the 2022 season due to my retinal detachment emergency, I have made it to San Miguel this August for the annual Festival of Arts, with many classical chamber music concerts. I spent the first night of the trip stranded in Phoenix, courtesy of American Airlines, which somehow … Click to View Photos & Read More →
I last wrote from West Yellowstone. From there I moved on to Dubois, Wy and then to Buffalo. I had poor luck in and around Yellowstone with wolves, only seeing them my first couple of days in Lamar Valley. Black bears also were rarely seen, unlike prior years. It is possible it had something to … Click to View Photos & Read More →
I spent 2 days in Cody, then started my daily trips into Yellowstone mostly to photograph wildlife where-ever encountered. Driving through the East entrance, over the Sylvan Pass well before dawn, I first encountered a young grizzly on the highway through a very narrow canyon. The grizzly ran down the road in front of me … Click to View Photos & Read More →
I last wrote from Chinle on the Navajo Reservation – from there I have traveled and hiked (short hip-strengthening hikes) through Canyon of the Ancients, Canyonlands, Arches and Dinosaur Parks in Utah. All contain some of the most scenic colored sandstone cliffs and formations in the world. In Arches I never had visited the Landscape … Click to View Photos & Read More →
Hello. With the Covid threat marginalized, and being mostly recovered from retinal detachment surgery and hip replacement surgery within the last year, I am doubling down on traveling the road again. Currently roaming in the 4 corners area, I gradually am headed by car to Yellowstone, where I have reserved at least 17 days of … Click to View Photos & Read More →
Following the 3 months during which I could not travel after retinal detachment surgery, I have spent a number of weeks driving north, just planning destinations day by day. Most of my stops are places visited previously, but deserving of multiple visits. I have taken new photos of a number of out-of-the-way rock art sites, … Click to View Photos & Read More →
I last reported from Palo Verde National Park, and moved from the lowland dry tropical forest to the high cloud forests of Monteverde. I visited the Santa Elena Bosque Nuboso, the CuriCancha Reserve adjoining MonteVerde, and the Finco Ecologico San Luis over a 6 day period with guide Adrian. At the entrance to the cloud … Click to View Photos & Read More →
From La Fortuna I traveled to the northern shores of Lake Arenal, the largest lake in Costa Rica, dammed about 45 years ago for hydroelectric power. Now banks of wind generators also cover the northern hills. The gardens at my B&B and the lake shore provided a few new bird pics. It rained every day … Click to View Photos & Read More →
Hello. I have been in La Fortuna for 8 days. It sits just a couple of miles directly east of and under the Volcano Arenal, which was active as recently as 10 years ago. The volcano presents an almost perfect cone, visible about half the time and covered by clouds the rest. La Fortuna is … Click to View Photos & Read More →
Hello. I last reported on Tirimbina Rainforest on the Sarapiqui River. From there I moved just a few miles to La Selva’s Lodge on the Puerto Viejo River which controls a large swath of primary rainforest adjacent to the Braulio Carrillo National Park. This mostly is Caribbean lowland rainforest with a huge number of animal … Click to View Photos & Read More →
Hello all. After 2 ½ years without foreign travel, it finally seems like heaven to be on the road again. I flew to Costa Rica March 28. After 7 days in the top floor suite of the El Presidente Hotel in downtown San Jose, spending much of my time planning the specifics of my visit … Click to View Photos & Read More →
Covid has halted all trips in the last year except for several short hops around the Southwest. I am on my way, finally, on an international trip to Costa Rica for 3 months of wild park visits. Before going I will post a few pictures of birds, petroglyph sites and the famous White Sands “footprint” … Click to View Photos & Read More →
I last reported on leaving Yellowstone from Cody, and was headed to Dubois, WY to be near several river headwaters – more on the headwaters later. Before heading to Dubois, I spent a day traveling the famous Bear Tooth Highway, one of the most switch-backed highways through one of the highest passes in the Continental … Click to View Photos & Read More →
I last posted from Billings, MT. I drove up the Yellowstone River to Livingston, the original RR line junction which opened up Yellowstone over 100 years ago. From there I continued following the Yellowstone River south to Gardiner, MT, which sits at the Northern entrance to the Park. Spending 8 days in Gardiner, I spent … Click to View Photos & Read More →
I last reported on visiting the Red Desert of Southern Wyoming around Rock Springs. On my departure I made a second pass through the high ridge surrounding the Great Basin, where I enjoyed watching a couple of Pronghorn males sparring. From there I continued north to Thermopolis, which I have visited multiple times for its … Click to View Photos & Read More →