We headed further East in search of the BIG glacier, various glacial lagoons, floating icebergs, diamond beaches and ice caves. We found...

We left the west coast of Iceland and headed east toward the central area called the Golden Circle. This fertile area is the center of...

Twelve beautiful days in Iceland with family!! We rendezvoused in Keflavík, picked up the car and started out toward Snaefellsnes...

About a year ago I watched a mysteries-of-the-world style TV show about twelve mine sweepers that France commissioned to be built in...

Earlier this month, I got to spend a couple of days up north, in the land of cheese. The weather was divine; exactly what you imagine in...

In search of cloud-free skies Never being one to miss a sky event (with much help from Joe the astronomer), I headed out on April 3 in...

Howdy strangers! It has been a long little while since y'all have heard from me. And what a busy little while it has been. In August of...

You know me, any excuse for a ferry ride... Westward, off the coast of Vancouver city is massive Vancouver Island, the home of Victoria,...

I arrived in Vancouver on a rainy day. Everyone said that weather was typical for the entire month of June! I poked around the city,...

Having visited Mt Ranier and Mt Olympus, it seemed only proper that I attempt a visit to Mt Baker, a nearby 10,781 foot sleeping volcano....

One rainy afternoon I arrived in Port Townsend. Across the Puget Sound just west of Seattle, it was established as a defensive point to...

It was always there, even when we first arrived, although the clouds hung in the air just covering it. Sometimes in my wanders, I would...

Tuesday dawned warm and sunny, which was perfect because my friend Patricia and I were headed to Whidbey Island via ferry for the day. ...

I arrived in Seattle just before Memorial Day weekend. My friend Pat (Flynn's Mom) was there for a conference, so we decided to hang out...

I spent a couple of days in the Columbia River Gorge area just east of Portland. What a magical place! The Columbia River runs fast and...

Sorry for leaving you guys hanging, I didn't finish posting to you about my final few adventures last year. I have a bunch of pictures...

Following my Mount Shasta adventure, I drove up to Lassen Volcano National Park. Now that's a piece of work... in May of 1915 Lassen...

Monday I took a day trip from Moab south toward Four Corners. My first target was Hovenweep National Monument about 3 hours due south...

From Sacramento I headed toward altitude and forest cover hoping to find some heat relief. Into the Sierra Nevada mountains and 3 days at...

From Mission Viejo I wandered my way up to Santa Cruz area. While there, I had some suspension work done on the van to...