Perhaps it is a guy thing, but I have always been fascinated by volcanoes. I remember seeing video footage when I was a child of Etna spraying lava hundreds of meters into the night sky and wanted to visit ever since then. Nice to cross something else off of the list… Mount Etna is actually … Continue reading »
Timber companies have always faced a problem with moving logs from the stump to sawmills often many miles away… This is particularly of relevance in a state such as Maine where there are still many vast tracts of wilderness. Historically, oxen and horses dragged the logs to streams and rivers that would then carry them … Continue reading »
Picturesque Nameri National Park was not officially established until November of 1998 (although it began to receive some degree of protection as early as 1978). Access to Nameri is from Potasali, 2km off the Tezpur-Bhalukpong road. So, in other words, it is on the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh… According to the government of … Continue reading »
Convict Lake and Creek are so named as the result of an encounter here September 17, 1871, between Robert Morrison, Benton merchant and member of a posse of citizens, and three convicts who had escaped from the Carson City, Nevada, State Penitentiary. Morrison encountered the convicts at the present Convict Creek, then known as Monte … Continue reading »
Following my visit to Twain Harte last year (2008), I opted to return home via Sonora Pass rather than through the embarrassment of California that is the Central Valley. After mentioning my intention, my father had made an offhand comment along the lines of, “Yeah, it’s a drive worth doing.” In hindsight, he should have … Continue reading »
Obsidian Dome is located a few miles south of the June Lake Loop along Hwy. 395. It’s easy to figure out how to get there though if you just look at a map online. One takes a dirt road off of 395 to get there, but I drove my Honda to the site if that … Continue reading »
Anyone that knows me, knows that I am not accustomed to defeat. Nor am I comfortable with it when that rare occurrence does take place. Nevertheless, I did experience the bitter taste of defeat earlier this year when attempting to summit Chimney Rock with Molly. Chimney Rock is a huge volcanic cone that is 12 … Continue reading »
