John Gill and the Zen of Bouldering
Here's a photo I took in late April, 2005 of John Gill, former mathematics professor at the University of Southern Colorado and one of t
Coyote at the Great Sand Dunes: Omen of the Trickster
Coyote (Canis latrans) is the wily trickster of mythology, who, like Prometheus, stole fire from the gods as a gift to the people. In Native
Eric Bjornstad and the First Ascent of Moses near Moab
I first met Eric Bjørnstad in late March, 1973. It was spring break and I sped over with Kurt Rasmussen to meet up with Jim Dunn and Douglas
A Pikes Peak Prospector: 1900 photo by William Henry Jackson
This amazing portrait from 1900 by William Henry Jackson, entitled "A Pikes Peak Prospector," offers lots of detail of a miner'
My New Book! BEST EASY DAY HIKES CARLSBAD CAVERNS & GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARKS
I received a package today from my publisher Falcon Guides in Connecticut with a dozen copies of my newest book BEST EASY DAY HIKES CARLSBAD
Dirty Secrets about the 1890s Gilded Age
Here is a famous photograph taken by photographer Jacob Riis in New York City in 1890 of three boys asleep on dirty stairs in a tenement aft
Mount Fuji: The Art of Japan's Sacred Mountain
Mount Fuji, Japan's 12,388-foot high point, is one of the world's most beautiful mountains. This symmetrical stratovolcano, towering
Dateline 1979: An Afternoon with Photography Great Laura Gilpin
Over the course of my career as a writer and photojournalist, I've had to opportunity to meet and talk with many wonderful people. Some
Learning to climb at the Garden of the Gods
I learned to climb on the soft sandstone at the Garden of the Gods, a city park on the west side of Colorado Springs. The first route I ever
The Joy of Travel: Just Say Yes!
Travel is one of the best ways to expand your boundaries, to show yourself what's possible, and to move beyond the comfort zone of heart
