Cactus and other desert plants. Updated July 2022 I know most people like to spend their vacations on tropical beaches. But, for me, there is nothing like being in the desert. It is dry (usually), warm and filled with interesting Read more…
HIKING IN HORSESHOE CANYON
Hiking in Horseshoe Canyon An Introduction to Canada’s Badlands by Dr. Fumblefinger (guest blogger) Most of the hikes I’ve featured are in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, with good reason. The scenery in these mountains is truly spectacular. The altitude is not Read more…
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA
The largest area of historic buildings in the United States. (Updated May 2024) Guthrie Oklahoma Land Run As a method of getting people to settle the new territories in the west, the American government allocated free land in a method Read more…
13 STRANGE FACTS ABOUT HYDER ALASKA
13 strange facts about the town of Hyder Alaska Updated Apr 2022 1. A town in Alaska that can be reached by road only from Canada Although Hyder is in Alaska, the only road access is from Canada. Therefore, there Read more…
BUYING A TELEPHOTO LENS
Buying a Telephoto Lens If you want to photograph birds and other wildlife, you need a longer lens than the standard with most cameras. Of course, you must have a camera with interchangeable lenses. But which lens to buy? Here Read more…
BAHIA CONCEPCION
Bahia Concepcion Driving Baja California – Part Seven Updated July 2022 This is part seven of the “Driving Baja California” series. Click on the Travel menu at the top for the other parts. Just 40 km south of Mulege is Read more…
SIGNPOST FOREST
Visit the Signpost Forest in Watson Lake, Yukon Territory, northern Canada. Updated June 2022 The Signpost Forest During the building of the Alaska highway in 1942, a homesick American soldier put up a sign with the name and distance to Read more…