This is the first in a series of posts about international border crossings where I was detained, sometimes at gun point, even though I always had a valid passport and visas as required! East Berlin / West Berlin (1984) After the Navy, I spent nearly a year backpacking across Europe. See blog post here. During…
Access to safe and plentiful H2O is critically important on any outdoor adventure, especially for an extended timeframe. One can survive up to 3 weeks without food but only 3 days without water. Unsafe water can cause serious illness or worse and can impede a rescue or safe extraction from the backcountry. To ensure safe…
Myakka River State Park is one of my favorite places. Situated approximately 30 miles east of Sarasota and one of the largest state parks in Florida, Myakka offers a lot: camping, hiking, birding, fishing, canoeing and wildlife viewing opportunities from wild boar to alligators. Most of the park is also considered off the grid with…
Last year I spent two days attending the Bronco Off-Roadeo event outside Austin Texas. See blog post and pics here.
The Mata Atlântica road trip from Santos to Rio de Janeiro was my first expedition in South America, and with my now wife (then girl friend) did this trip in 1988. Mata Atlântica The Atlantic Forest stretches from northeast Brazil, south along the Brazilian Atlantic coastline and inland into northeast Argentina and eastern Paraguay.Although only…
Yesterday was an awesome day on the water (well, any day really is). Weather was cold for South Florida with low to mid 40s warming up to mid 60s by the afternoon. Wind was blowing SE at 7-10 mph and the seas were relatively calm. After catching our live bait, pilchards and sardines as well…
Will post updates later . Meanwhile here’s a short video from a previous sailfish trip
Many travelers cross the equator when traveling to the Southern Hemisphere. But Crossing the Line Ceremony on a Navy warship is a very different experience. Dating back centuries, sailors initiated their shipmates in the ancient practice of crossing the line (the equator) at sea. Those who were previously initiated themselves are called Shellbacks, those not…
There is something magical about waterfalls. Peaceful, powerful, serene and sensual. I have been to many waterfalls throughout the world, and every time I’m in awe of the simple beauty of water falling and the roar or ROAR of cascading water. So, don’t listen to TLC, and yes, go chase waterfalls. Here are a few…
Not talking about the Four Corners (NM, CO, UT and AZ) but the geographical four corners of the lower 48 – Florida Keys, Pacific Northwest, Southern California and Northeast Maine — or about as close as one can get. Certainly one can drive north on US 5 into Canada from Washington state or into Canada…
