Eclipse 2017 Madras, Oregon
Surprised by Joy (William Wordsworth) October 4, 2017 9:45 AM I doubt if the effect of witnessing a total eclipse ever quite passes away. The impression is singularly vivid and quieting for days, and can never be wholly lost. A startling nearness to the gigantic forces of nature and their inconceivable operation seems to have […]
Fitzroy and Cerro Torre
Cerro Torre, rising 10,262 feet (3,128 meters) above the glaciers of southern Patagonia on the Argentina–Chile border, is one of the most spectacular and notoriously difficult mountains on Earth. In the photo, it sits as one of three little spikes to the left of Fitzroy. Its almost vertical granite walls rise like a stone […]
Zugdidi
I thought I was a seasoned traveler in more culturally complex places. On my way from Tbilisi to Zugdidi, I arrived late and got the last seat – a middle seat – on an old and very dilapidated train. I covet wonderful train experiences, but quickly realized that this hot, small center seat was going […]