• (There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley

    Death Valley, California   04/24/10 (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley

    Sometimes you ignore the places close to home because, well, there's always next weekend. Which is why I never made it Death Valley in the twenty-five years I lived in California. It took being all the way across the country to get me out to Death Valley. Which might explain why I actually got up before dawn just to watch the sunrise at Zabriskie Point.

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  • So Far, I Have Not Found The Science

    Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia   03/13/10 So Far, I Have Not Found The Science

    A canoe trip through the Okefenokee Swamp down in the southern most corner of Georgia. Paddling the strange reddish and incredibly still waters. Begging alligators, aching muscles and the kindly folks of Stintson's Barbecue all getting their due.

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  • How to Get Off Your Butt and Travel the World

    Athens, Georgia   05/03/09 How to Get Off Your Butt and Travel the World

    How do you make the leap from cubicle daydreams to life on to the road? You want to travel the world, but, like me, you have a million excuses stopping you. How do overcome the inertia that keeps you trapped in a life that isn't what you want it to be? Here's a few practical tips and how tos designed to motivate you to get off your butt and travel the world.

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