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→
The Place: Sullivan Lake, Washington
From the time I went on church retreats as a girl and had to rise early, find a solitary spot on the banks of a lake, and think spiritual thoughts as the fog slowly vanished over the water, I have associated…Continue reading→
The Story: Southern Patagonia
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! Six scientists in a small outboard boat approached the island of Santa Inés in Chile’s Southern Patagonia. They motored…Continue reading→
The Place: Southern Patagonia, Chile
Chile is an elongated country, over 2,500 miles long and an average of 110 miles wide. Along its length, northern desert gives way to a lush valley, then lakes and temperate rain forests before the landmass begins to break apart south…Continue reading→
The Story: Steamboat Rock and Northrup Canyon
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! The sun had not yet risen. Lauren moved in ghostly half-light, searching for any signs of life in the…Continue reading→
The Place: Steamboat Rock and Northrup Canyon, Washington
Now that winter seems to be fading into an early spring, it’s time to get out the hiking boots and plan a few outings. Some of the best cool-weather hikes are along the Columbia River plateau, particularly so because by June the…Continue reading→
The Story: Mona Island
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! 1698: With a final violent push, the surf scraped a dinghy over razorlike coral reef and jammed it onto…Continue reading→
The Place: Mona Island, Puerto Rico
Something new: Up until now, I’ve written about places in three different regions – Chile, the Inland Northwest, and Puerto Rico. I’m now adding a new stop, using sites in multiple regions as settings for mini-stories inspired by them. One week,…Continue reading→
Long and Lovely Lake Chelan
Even before I arrived in Spokane in 2013, there were two places I vowed to visit. One of them – the Route of the Hiawatha in Idaho, a spectacular 15-mile-long bike trail through old train tunnels and trestles – remains on…Continue reading→