The Place: The Everglades
Many of the scientists I knew who worked at El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico spoke with reverence about the Everglades of southern Florida, one of the world’s premier sub-tropical ecosystems. They also spoke with alarm as human development in…Continue reading→
The Story: Crater Lake
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! Author’s note: This story is historical fiction. Though reworked, most of it is true, thanks to information found at…Continue reading→
The Place: Crater Lake, Oregon
Before the advent of the Internet, one of my most often used reference books was Roget’s Thesaurus. When I wanted to find the perfect synonym, I would look up the word and flip to the related site for dozens of similar…Continue reading→
The Story: Río Camuy Caves
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! “Are we good to go?” The guide squinted one eye shut. From the other, he scanned Martin Hennessey from…Continue reading→
The Place: Río Camuy Caves, Puerto Rico
The Río Camuy is one of dozens of rivers that get their start in Puerto Rico’s rugged Cordillera Central. What makes the northward-flowing Camuy different is this: at one point it vanishes into a cave entrance known as the Blue Hole,…Continue reading→
The Story: Anza-Borrego Desert
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! 1958: Dan Lanyard trudged up a remote Anza-Borrego hill. Though long past midnight, the moon was full, the sky,…Continue reading→
The Place: Anza-Borrego Desert, California
My fascination with the Anza-Borrego Desert began years ago, when my husband and older daughter (then a baby; now a mother herself) camped there overnight, enjoying spectacular carpets of colorful spring flowers during the day and pinpricks of stars against a…Continue reading→
The Story: Ronda
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! Day One: Hands firmly on the wheel, Herbert steered the car around the outer edge of a hairpin curve….Continue reading→
The Place: Ronda, Spain
2020 is the year my husband and I have planned to take a trip to Europe and spend time in Spain, which I haven’t visited since my junior-year-abroad in college. Of course, we all know about best-laid plans in the time…Continue reading→
The Story: Sullivan Lake
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! Doreen Roark sat in a folding chair on the beach at the northern edge of Sullivan Lake. Behind her,…Continue reading→