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Category: Road Trips

Bob’s Wilderness followed by a Rant

My wilderness is a half-mile long stretch of railroad tracks running between Highway 1 to the west, South Douglas to the east, and just north of Rosecrans Boulevard. It is an unlikely wilderness.

climate change, Covid, Healthcare, McConnell, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court, Trump, Wilderness

A Short Cruise in Belize – Days 5, 6, and 7, Cockscomb Basin, Jaguars, Placencia, Monkey River, and Home

This is the last of three part series of posts on our our trip, pre-Covid-19, to Belize. I am so … More

Belize, Cockscomb Basin, Guatemala, Monkey River, Placencia

A Short Cruise in Belize – Days 3 and 4, Turneffe Islands, South Water Caye Marine Preserve, Northeast Caye, Laughing Bird Caye

I woke to the sound of waves slapping the hull outside my lower deck porthole, and the constant drone of … More

Belize, Laughing Bird Caye, National Geographic, Northeast Caye, Pelican Caye, Southwater Caye Marine Reserve, Turneffe

A Short Cruise in Belize – Days 1 and 2, Getting to the Boat on Time

Paradise in February – Part 1 of a 3 part series on our National Geographic cruise in Belize.

Belize, National Geographic, Puerto Barrios, Punta Gorda

Alaska 2019 – Part 5, a Day in Vancouver BC, and Come to Los Angeles

Well we’ve navigated ourselves from Vancouver and back. Parts 1 thru 4 cover our visits to Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, … More

Alaska, Alaska Brewing, Granville Market, Holland America, Nieuw Amsterdam, Science at Sea, Stanley Park, Steve Spangler, Ten Thousand Villages, Vancouver BC

Alaska 2019 – Part 4 Ketchikan to last At Sea Day

We’ve covered a lot of grounded thd so far. Parts 1, 2, and 3 have taken us from Los Angeles, … More

Alaska, Alaska Brewing, Alaskan Rain Forest, Creek Street, Holland America, Ketchikan, Nieuw Amsterdam, Raptor Center, Science at Sea, Steve Spangler, Totem Heritage Center

Alaska 2019 – Part 3 Glacier National Park

This is Part 3 of the Alaska 2019 trip. Part 1 took us from LAX to Vancouver. Part 2 took … More

Alaska, Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Park, Holland America, John Scheerens, Johns Hopkins Glacier, Lamplugh Glacier, Margerie Glacier, Nieuw Amsterdam, Reid Glacier, Rendu Glacier, Science at Sea, Steve Schaller, Steve Spangler

Alaska 2019 – Part 2, Juneau to Skagway

Part 1 described the first two days of our trip. Day 1 was spent traveling from from LAX to Vancouver … More

Alaska, Alaska Brewing, Auke Bay, Chilkoot Pass, Glacier Bay, Gold Rush, Holland America, Jeneau, Klondike, klondike Gold Rush Historic National Park, Nieuw Amsterdam, Orca Point Lodge, Science at Sea, Skagway, Skagway Brewing, Sockeye Bicycle Co, Steve Spangler, Whale Watching, White Pass & Yukon Railroad, Yukon

Alaska 2019 – Part 1, Los Angeles to the Gulf of Alaska

Alaska was sending us off with fireworks and rain. Our entire week in the far north was unusually warm. But … More

Alaska, Alaska Brewing, Gulf of Alaska, Holland America, John Scheerens, Mark Scharenbroich, Nieuw Amsterdam, Pan Pacific Hotel, Science at Sea, Steve Spangler, Vancouver BC

Thursday Night Farmers Market

I haven’t tried my hand at poetry for many years (haiku games don’t seem to count). But I was in … More

Farmers Market, San Luis Obispo

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