Dare We Dream for 2014?

  2014 Trips   April: South America  Late April: Pirates of the Caribbean May: Turkmenistan & Georgia June: Africa?  October: Iraq? December: Oceana?     April 2014: SOUTH AMERICA April 9th – April 22nd   View Monsoon...

Come with us to Antarctica!

  ANTARCTICA 10 days   View 2012, 2013 Monsoon Diaries in a larger map   They say it’s like visiting another planet: Antarctica. For those of you who want an experience that’s totally out of this world and to come back with stories to...

Dare We Dream for 2013?

    2013 Trips   APRIL: Austin, Texas JUNE: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama OCTOBER/NOVEMBER: Iceland DECEMBER: Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, ANTARCTICA     I do not take credit for any of these pictures because at the time of...

Mt Whitney

  In a little less than 6 hours, I’ll be leaving to climb Mt. Whitney, aka the highest peak in the continental US. 14,479ft. You may be thinking, “This sounds really tough.What have you done to prepare for this?” Answer: Aside from pack warm...