Rock Climbing Italian Style

Rock Climbing Italian Style

The biggest challenge with the whole language barrier is, when someone says something that doesn’t entirely make sense, deciding if one should laugh, ask for clarification, or offer up a withering glare. For example, when I asked the bus driver which stop was...
Svalbard, Norway:  A Stark, Arctic Beauty

Svalbard, Norway: A Stark, Arctic Beauty

The brightly painted houses of Spitsbergen Our wonderful polar bears Looking down onto Spitsbergen from our hike One of the many, many glaciers on Svalbard Todd and me enjoying the view Hiking guide with gun and dog When I told people our trip to Norway included a 3...
Frost Bit Butt

Frost Bit Butt

“You’re slightly less incompetent than my last partner.”  This adventure was equally the most amazing and most awful experience of my life. I never thought i would actually climb Denali (Mt McKinley to many), but there I was, at 14,200ft, being...
Weekly Photo Challenge:  Home

Weekly Photo Challenge: Home

Masai in front of their homes Our Masai guide in front of his home Masai warriors greeting us with their traditional jumping dance 3 years ago over Christmas the Life Bus took an amazing journey to Tanzania.  Pam, Greg, Emily, Todd, and I climbed Kilimanjaro,...