Yosemite: Deer and Bobcats and Bears, Oh My!

My Girl Guide career was brief and largely underwhelming. I was good at three things: making fires, scaring the shit … More

An American Road Trip

I contemplated skipping the details of our Grand Canyon > California City > Bakersfield>Fresno>Oakhurst> Yosemite road trip and just running … More

Firstly, I wish I had a better title for this one – but I don’t. I struggled. I toyed with … More

My experience of farm life has been fairly limited up to this point. When I tell people I’m originally from … More

Before I visit a new place I usually have a misty, half-formed idea of what it’s going to be like; what … More

Halloween is a big deal in New Orleans, second only to Mardi Gras. In fact, with it’s Voodoo heritage and … More

Thursday morning we were up at 4am to catch the Amtrak train from New York to Washington. I have to … More