When someone asks you “What do you do for a living” and your response is “I’m a commercial diver” the odds of getting a blank stare are about 9 out of 10 times. That being said, it makes a great conversation starter on a first date! So what is commercial …
Read More »Wolf Week Returns to Sedona, Arizona April 15-22, 2018!
In 2017 I had the unparalleled pleasure of being one of the handlers with Apex Protection Project at the first-ever Wolf Week in Sedona, Arizona. It was an experience I will cherish until my last day. Wolf Week is a concept created by Paula Ficara and Steve Wastell of Apex …
Read More »Can I Travel with My Dog to New York City?
New York is one of the most dog-friendly cities in the world, and you’ll notice it immediately – there are puppies everywhere! In the high energy, super-ambitious business world that buzzes in the Big Apple many couples are actually beginning to choose furry children over human ones. In fact, the …
Read More »How to Embrace Food and Culture on a Budget
There is no better way to soak up the culture of a place than through its food. It’s the way we communicate, show affection and try to connect to one another. On every plate, there is so much to be said about a country’s history, it’s story, making food an …
Read More »20 Photos That Showcase the Beauty of Shenandoah National Park
You’ve got a passion for the outdoors. You love animals. You like getting your hands dirty and appreciate physical exercise. You have a driver’s license. If these things sound like some kind of job requirements, they might well be. There definitely are jobs that involve these characteristics and skills. But …
Read More »At One with the Pack: Apex Protection Project in Los Angeles
I’ve experienced a lot of things, but every now and again an opportunity comes along that makes me sit up – or rather, jump up and down while going “squeeee!” – and take notice. As happened when my dear friend Kerry from Over and Above Africa invited me on a …
Read More »Gimmie some MORA
One of my favorite places in the entire world is Mount Rainier National Park (MORA). I was fortunate to receive an internship through the Geological Society of America’s GeoCorps program and worked on a water quality project monitoring backcountry alpine lakes. This was a time in my life where every …
Read More »On Into the North Country
[APRIL 1973] After some too many months working to get back out on the road, I met some skiers who were climbers and mountaineers, readying themselves to journey up to Alaska to do some climbing in the Denali region, known as McKinley National Park. Although I was still very much …
Read More »Modern Love: An Angeleno’s Alpine Affair
I spend Monday through Friday land-locked between the 101 and the 10. At the strike of 2:45 beckoning the weekend – my mind races straight to her. She spends the week baiting me with her forecast, promising frozen precipitation, bluebird skies, and a chai latte upon my arrival. No matter …
Read More »Observing Los Angeles
Los Angeles, the City of Angels, La La Land…this sprawling, infamous metropolis illuminates the dreams of so many around the world. Aspiring filmmakers dream of one day working in the mythical (and hot, dusty) land of Burbank. Surfers flock to the breaks off the Malibu coastline, star-spotters peer through long …
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