Mountain Passages: Art and Order in Japan
In his ongoing posts form the Land of the Rising Sun, Alan Stark There are magical places all over this blue planet—then there is Japan. As North Americans, and particularly as mountain people, we...
View ArticleMountain Passages: Cuba Libre!
Our erstwhile reporter jets off to Cuba with a headful of politics, art, music, and questions about what it will be like for an American to travel in a nation that has been closed off for so long. By...
View ArticleMountain Passages: Cuba Tres, Bear Salsas
At loose, sort of, in Cuba, Bear drinks in music and art, gets out on the dance floor (with the help of some rum), and wonders why Cubans like us. By Alan Stark Cuba is about the music and dancing, the...
View ArticleMountain Passages: Insider Info on Travel to Cuba
Thinking of traveling to Cuba anytime soon? Here are some thoughts, possibly useful, that will help. By Alan Stark When you arrive at the Havana airport there are no jetways, only mobile ramps the...
View ArticlePostcard: Haleakala Crater
Ever been to Maui? If you have, maybe you know that you can go from camping on a beach to camping inside a 10,000-foot volcano crater from one night to the next. This is precisely what my wife and I...
View ArticlePostcard: Crested Butte
Let’s face it, there are good dirt roads and there are bad dirt roads. Crested Butte has mostly good dirt roads. Some take you into a great expanse; others just let you get off the pavement downtown....
View ArticleIn Focus: Greg Von Doersten and the Big Picture of Adventure Photography
If you call yourself a pro adventure photographer and you call Jackson, Wyoming, your home, you had better be damn good. Take a look at Greg Von Doersten’s work and we think you will understand just...
View ArticleDateline Europe: Icelanders Hike Hadrian’s Wall
A group of Icelanders decide to hike along the ancient remains of Hadrian’s Wall in England to connect to the deep history of ancient Romans, Britons and Viking. By Thorarinn Ørn Sævarsson as told to...
View ArticlePostcard: Iguana Lounge, U.S.V.I.
Some scenes just make me want to sit on a deck and cradle a boat drink. I see this iguana lounging in this tree every morning and afternoon when I’m on St. John, U.S.V.I., including last week. Simple...
View ArticleFinding Hermitage
Dateline Europe: A visit to France’s L’ermitage St. Martin de la Roc. By M. Michael Brady One of the distinguishing features of Mediterranean France is its profusion of ecclesiastical buildings. Each...
View ArticlePostcard: Rainforest dreaming
Long winter stretches of high pressure and sun in the mountains must do wonders for tropical tourism. All I find myself thinking about when the snow is subpar are scenes like this from last fall,...
View ArticleMountain Passages: Cuba Libre!
Our erstwhile reporter jets off to Cuba with a headful of politics, art, music, and questions about what it will be like for an American to travel in a nation that has been closed off for so long. By...
View ArticleMountain Passages: Cuba Tres, Bear Salsas
At loose, sort of, in Cuba, Bear drinks in music and art, gets out on the dance floor (with the help of some rum), and wonders why Cubans like us. By Alan Stark Cuba is about the music and dancing, the...
View ArticleMountain Passages: Insider Info on Travel to Cuba
Thinking of traveling to Cuba anytime soon? Here are some thoughts, possibly useful, that will help. By Alan Stark When you arrive at the Havana airport there are no jetways, only mobile ramps the...
View ArticlePostcard: Haleakala Crater
Ever been to Maui? If you have, maybe you know that you can go from camping on a beach to camping inside a 10,000-foot volcano crater from one night to the next. This is precisely what my wife and I...
View ArticleMountain Passages: Cuba Libre!
Our erstwhile reporter jets off to Cuba with a headful of politics, art, music, and questions about what it will be like for an American to travel in a nation that has been closed off for so long. By...
View ArticleMountain Passages: Cuba Tres, Bear Salsas
At loose, sort of, in Cuba, Bear drinks in music and art, gets out on the dance floor (with the help of some rum), and wonders why Cubans like us. By Alan Stark Cuba is about the music and dancing, the...
View ArticleMountain Passages: Insider Info on Travel to Cuba
Thinking of traveling to Cuba anytime soon? Here are some thoughts, possibly useful, that will help. By Alan Stark When you arrive at the Havana airport there are no jetways, only mobile ramps the...
View ArticlePostcard: Haleakala Crater
Ever been to Maui? If you have, maybe you know that you can go from camping on a beach to camping inside a 10,000-foot volcano crater from one night to the next. This is precisely what my wife and I...
View ArticlePostcard: Crested Butte
Let’s face it, there are good dirt roads and there are bad dirt roads. Crested Butte has mostly good dirt roads. Some take you into a great expanse; others just let you get off the pavement downtown....
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