— When my Frio River photo was selected as the February 2016 winner in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Focus on the Wild statewide contest, I felt a strong need to return to Garner State Park and check out … Read More

— Fall in Central Texas is just like springtime: hit and miss in terms of drama. Back in 2014, I took a loop drive around Austin in order to observe fall colors. That was a very good year for dramatic … Read More

— On our trip to Peru, one of the most impressive moments was traveling to the Colca Valley and Colca Canyon to see Andean condors. On our way to the city of Chivay, we reached the highest point on our … Read More

— Fall foliage in Central Texas is often a hit-and-miss event. Just like with spring wildflowers, fall foliage depends on the right weather conditions and changes. I do not know if we’ll have dramatic fall foliage this year — if any, at all. … Read More

— Located in Glacier National Park in the Two Medicine Lake area, Running Eagle Falls can be reached via a handicap-accessible nature trail of about 0.6 miles roundtrip. Beyond that point, there is a bridge to lead visitors across the creek … Read More

— Another flashback from our 2004 trip to Alaska. Mendenhall Glacier, located just a short drive outside of Juneau, Alaska’s capital, is approximately 13.6 miles (21.7 km) and is part of the Mendenhall Glacier Recreational Area. The glacier had several … Read More

— When we were going to hike Huayna Picchu (the mountain in the background in the photo above), we were lucky to walk through Machu Picchu at sunrise. What a magical site to see! Although we returned in the afternoon … Read More

The first time I drove on Highway 90 coming back from Big Bend National Park, I could not stop at this scenic location. Some repairs were being done on the bridge. Then, in 2012, on another trip back from Big … Read More

At our recent trip to the national parks in Utah, we marveled at the many hoodoos in Bryce Canyon. The Scenic Drive in the park is a must on anyone’s list. At each stopping point, you can spend several minutes … Read More

— Going to Peru was one of those bucket-list trips we had in mind. Besides hitting the must-see locations, as it always happens, we discovered that some unexpected places were nearly magical. Just outside of Puno, where Lake Titicaca is … Read More