Wildlife
Escaping Winter: Four Glorious Southwestern Arizona Days
The desert has always been special to me. For many the desert seems desolate and barren, but to me it is the Phoenix of landscapes, rising each spring to celebrate the season with glorious, piercing color decorating its foliage.
Travels with Sinbad: Motorcycle Journeys - Part 1
In Australia, the aborigines have a belief that everyone’s existence is a “songline” that runs directly back to the source of all life from wherever they wander. Sometimes that means leaving groups behind and striking out solo.
Travels with Sinbad: Motorcycle Journeys, Part 2
And the adventure continues . . . Creede, Colorado, is just as appealing as I had always imagined—a small historic mining town situated at the mouth of a magnificent red rock canyon.
Travels with Sinbad: Motorcycle Journeys: Part 3
The next morning’s weather did not look promising.
Taking the Thunder Road
What are your daydreams? Queen of an alternative universe? Las Vegas showgirl? Whipping all comers at the U.S. Open?
On the Road Again: Weather is Not Boring
“I wanna’ know, have you ever seen the rain, comin’ down on a sunny day?”
On the Road Again: Tasting Tours
Love munchin’, crunchin’, and slurpin'? One of the great pleasures when traveling, whether to the nearest big city or across continents, is sampling food and drink. This summer while I was out in the Pacific Northwest, I was reminded that signing up for tasting tours is a fun way to explore a destination.
On the Road Again—Burger Buzz
I thought about all the miles I’ve traveled and all the memories of grabbing a bite in small towns across the country and how often it’s been the classic American hamburger that I cannot resist.
On the Road Again—Road Food Memories
For bikers like me, road trips are a low-road foodie tour. This is definitely not the food prepared on Top Chef TV shows or written about by bloggers on the gourmet circuit. This is “road food” and it comes in some familiar forms.