Destination: Salmon Glacier, BC
Salmon Glacier today Map showing 71-mile Portland Canal…the border between Canada and USA Map of Stewart, BC and its relation...
British Columbia
Destination: Salmon Glacier I’ve wanted to return to the Salmon Glacier ever since we explored that area in 2010. The...
Baja California: Otra Vez, Final
Balandra Bay now has timed entry because it’s too popular. However, it’s still lovely and with a kayak one can leave the crowds behind.
Baja California: Otra Vez #3
Repurposed Guerrero Negro building On the border between the northern (Norte) and southern (Sur) states of Baja California lies the...
Baja California: Otra Vez #2
Just south of the junction of highway 5 and the TPH (Transpeninsular Highway #1) one enters the Valley of the Cirios (church candles). The cirios, also known as boojums, are a plant endemic to only a small portion of the Baja peninsula.
Baja California: Otra Vez (Again)
After four extended winter vacations in Baja California starting in 2017, we’ve noticed how a place can be dramatically altered by several forces…development, local weather, and climate change. Because it’s a peninsula dividing the Atlantic from the Gulf of California by only a thin landmass, and threaded by only a few paved roads; it’s easy to spot the changes.
Paint Mines Park
Paint Mines canyon wall in the afternoon light. I’ve lived in Colorado more years than I want to mention, and...
Ecuador Finale, Chapter 6
Route from Vilcabamba to Quito along the Troncal Amazónia – the road from Loja to the Colombian border. I made...
Ecuador: Part 5
The road over the pass to Cuenca, our next stop, is high and winding. From sea level in Guayaquil the road climbs to 11,155 feet before descending to Cuenca’s 8,200 feet. In 2017 excessive rains caused a huge mudslide, burying the highway. The road was completely closed for a few years and is now only partially open.
Ecuador: Part 4
Leaving Baeza, the rainy season kicked into gear. Maybe early this year?