Before turning in, we could see a frenzy of snow flakes flitting through the lone light in the parking lot. The weatherman was right! By morning there was a foot or more of snow on the ground and on our…
The topic of conversation in the restaurant on Sunday morning was the weather, not the current sunny-blue-sky weather, but the forecast. A storm would be moving in Sunday night that could bring up to 13" of snow before moving out…
We had some really cold weather in early January. Nighttime lows were well below zero and daytime highs only reached single digits. So, what to do? Go north! Every summer my wife and I vacation with family and friends on…
Eight days until Winter. In Beatles time that's exactly one week. Our very mild autumn weather has finally decided to dress for the season. So, I donned some extra layers yesterday afternoon and went for a walk in Owen Conservation…
In September 2016 I wrote about attending an event sponsored by the Madison Audubon Society at Goose Pond Sanctuary where people were invited to help tag monarch butterflies to study their migration. This September I had another encounter with monarchs at…
My desire to see the solar eclipse had nothing to do with my interest in photography. I will admit, however, that the prospect of photographing such a rare event certainly enhanced my desire to see it. The closest place to…
You don't travel all the way to Iceland just to hang out in Reykjavik, so the next day we went to see some of the famous landscape. There must be hundreds of one-day tours out of Reykjavik and scores of…
Death Valley is a big park. In fact, outside of Alaska it's our largest national park, checking in at 5,219 square miles. By comparison, Yellowstone is only 3,471 square miles. Unlike some parks that provide shuttle buses, you're on your…
The lowest spot in North America is located in Death Valley National Park. Badwater Basin, as this location is known, sits 282 feet below sea level. If you're unable to estimate 282 feet, the Park Service was kind enough to…