The views are stunning.
I should work for the newspaper. I can pun with the best of them! Anyway, this is part 2 of my Swiss Cable Car adventures. Continue reading “In Switzerland, Riding the World’s First Open Air Cable Car” »
Just your everyday average Swiss Hay Maker
I’m at the 2012 Adventure Travel World Summit in Lucerne, Switzerland, where hundreds of world’s foremost adventure travel experts have congregated to share insights, make new friends, and drink extreme amounts of beer. (Every morning is also an adventure.)
Continue reading “Switzerland and Gravity – A Cable Car Adventure” »
The road materializes as you drive on it.
It’s been a long couple of weeks for the Gallivanting Explorer. I just got back from the Four Corners area of Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, where I explored Anasazi cliff dwellings on the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Reservation, went rafting through the Navajo Reservation, on the San Juan River – all under the guidance of archaeologists, who provided more information than I could ever hope to retain. It was great!
Not so great. Driving the long road from San Francisco to Cortez, Colorado and back. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was driving The Loneliest Road in America….
The middle of nowhere, plus a green Durango.
I was driving through Utah and I suddenly came to a complete halt. I saw a huge horizon of white. I thought at first it could be clouds. Then I thought it was a mirage. But when I took a closer look, I saw that it was sand. Continue reading “I Saw A Sign” »
In the middle of nowhere, there’s this.
Boy. What a slog that was. When last I left you, I had chosen to spend the night in Ely, Nevada rather than keep going . I’m glad I did. Continue reading “On The Way To Cortez – Day Two” »
Above the hill town of Austin, Nevada – and a whole lot of nothing on the other side.
It’s been a long day of driving. But it was exciting. I left San Francisco across the Bay Bridge, took 80 North to Sacramento and headed east on 50. Continue reading “On the way to Cortez – Day One” »
Ireland, home of fine Mexican food.
I grew up eating Mexican food. Rather, I grew up eating Tex Mex food, which is Mexican food plus five pounds of melted cheese. Continue reading “A Little Taste Of Irish Culture” »
Every year, I get stuck on this rock.
Every year, at Christmas, I drive to Colorado. Continue reading “The Rock – A Photo From The Archives” »
This week I’m going to drag the War Pony from the garage and hit the road. Continue reading “Dispatch: For My Next Trip I’m Going Back In Time” »
It started with the cab driver complaining about how hard and impossible it would be to take me to AT&T Park. “Oh, my friend,” the Indian cab driver complained, just like the ones in India do, “there is simply no way for me to be getting you there. It is like parking lot.” He acted as if I’d jumped into his car and announced I was going to perform a root canal on him. Continue reading “Visiting a New Country Without Even Leaving Home” »