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Travel and place-writing, where you’ll find personal travel stories and in-depth narratives at the intersection of nature and wildlife, history and mythology, art and culture, told by a published travel writer, based on first-hand experiences.
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Autumn Colors Along the Million Dollar Highway (opens the original)
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The nickname Million Dollar Highway belongs to a 25-mile stretch of road between Silverton and Ouray, part of the San Juan Skyway in Colorado. Driving it in autumn a few years ago made me feel like it earned its name from the sea of gold aspens it winds through. Hello everyone!This is a free email newsletter about travel and places, where you’ll find personal travel stories and in-depth narratives at the intersections of nature and wildlife, history and mythology, art and culture, told by a publ
Early Fall Colors in the Kachina Peak Wilderness (opens the original)
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This post is not about the aspens. I have plenty of those coming up. Today, I’m writing about other colors I’ve noticed in early fall. In case you landed here from somewhere else and you’re wondering what this is: You are reading a free email newsletter about travel and places, where you’ll find personal travel stories and in-depth narratives at the intersections of nature and wildlife, history and mythology, art and culture, told by a published travel writer. To have it land in your inbox, sign
Yes to Adventure (opens the original)
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Hello everyone!This is a free email newsletter about travel and places, where you’ll find personal travel stories and in-depth narratives at the intersections of nature and wildlife, history and mythology, art and culture, told by a published travel writer. To have it land in your inbox, sign up here:Subscribe nowThis week in 1992 marks the first time Jeff and I set foot in Arizona. It wasn’t just a new place to discover; it was also our first ever tri
Rainbows and Sunshine ... (opens the original)
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Hello everyone!This is a free email newsletter about travel and places, where you’ll find personal travel stories and in-depth narratives at the intersections of nature and wildlife, history and mythology, art and culture, told by a published travel writer. To have it land in your inbox, sign up here:Subscribe nowToday, I want to highlight our own state, not so far from our home in the Sonoran Desert, yet so unlike our own environment. Just a two-, maybe three-hour dr
Colors of the Ancient Maya (opens the original)
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Hello everyone,This is a free email newsletter about travel and places, where you’ll find personal travel stories and in-depth narratives at the intersections of nature and wildlife, history and mythology, art and culture, told by a published travel writer. To have it land in your inbox, sign up here:Subscribe nowLast week I wrote about the murals of Bonampak, and a discussion in the comments inspired me to dig deeper into the colors used by the Ancient Ma
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