Two weeks to go to Alaska Adventure. In this video blog I breakdown the cost of the entire trip from airfare (used points) to lodging, 4×4 rental, fishing guides, etc. Spoiler alert, it’s north of $20,000, not counting gas! Video Blog
One of the best ways to see Costa Rica is in a Jeep and going off road! Not what my wife originally had in mind when we rented a luxury villa, but that’s what we did. Costa Rica is “Pura Vida” I have been there three different times and am absolutely in love with this…
Well, the Alaska expedition and fishing trip is less than a month away (leave on June 6th). Today I did a near final inventory of my gear. I have 95% what I need in this video, not included in the video are some basic items such as toiletries, meds, underwear and my outerwear jackets, etc….
Siting in the basement corner of the American Museum of Natural History in NY is a 30-ton meteorite … most people , myself included in the past, have walked by it without much thought or reflection of how it wound up in the museum …. Until now. Reading about explorers such as Robert Peary and…
Here are 5 of my favorite places to fish in the US. Alaska If you are a regular reader of this blog, firstly, thank you, and secondly then you know my first trip to Alaska is this June. for those new to this blog, welcome. Alaska is the first of several and exciting fishing expeditions…
To reach the summit of Masada is a 350 meter vertical hike to the ancient fortification at the edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BC. Standing atop this ancient fortification and looking out over the…
Some people travel far and wide for a chance at these top five Florida inshore gamefish. For me they live in my backyard and are also an obsession. Tarpon the Silver King Famous for their jumps, aerobatics and legendary fights that can easily be more than an hour, Tarpon are the Silver Kings of Florida…
Sometimes you find an off the beaten path destination not too far from the main path, in the case I 70 in UT. My son and I were on a road trip from Salt Lake City to Grand Junction, CO and came across this hidden gem online. So we had to go. Sego Canyon, UT…
No, I’m not talking about the IRS, but the aquatic tax man: Sharks, alligators, piranhas and other predators that take a pound of flesh from your catch or bait. Here are a few pictures of predators taking their pound of flesh either from bait or the actual catch. All photos are mine, unless otherwise noted…
After my first deployment to the Persian Gulf in 1980, I wanted to get as far away from the ocean as possible. I spent 10 months deployed and most of that time at sea. Including 71 days without a port visit. So I headed to the Mojave desert. and came upon a giant crater. Amboy…
