Hike Destinations: Landmannalaugar Versus Tongariro
Bacon or chocolate? A pint of craft beer or a wedge of aged gouda? The family dog or cat?
Picking my favorite hike destination is … Read the rest
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IcelandAir – Random Travel Photo
IcelandAir has a cool practice: It names its aircraft after Icelandic volcanoes. I took two flights on Hekla, to and from JFK airport in … Read the rest
Vanuatu – Upcoming South Pacific Destination
Vanuatu wasn’t a destination I’d ever thought about until I read the Cash Peters book Naked in Dangerous Places. The author paints a very … Read the rest
Inside the Volcano: Thrihnukagigur Tour
The Thrihnukagigur volcano in Iceland just gave me another reason to visit again: a tour company that takes people down a 400-foot descent into a … Read the rest
The Iceland Epic – Hverir, Viti, Krafla
Glowing magma from horizon to horizon. A never-ending blanket of fire. I’m captivated just thinking about what this area looked like as recently as 1984
Hiking Destination: Iceland’s Landmannalaugar
Landmannalaugar isn’t so much a place. It’s more of a rip in the space-time continuum.
Consider its summer: It’s hard to tell 3 a.m. from … Read the rest
S.P. Crater – Cool Arizona Destination (With Video)
It’s easy to forget or to never even realize it – but much of northern Arizona’s landscape was shaped by fire. Or by lava, if … Read the rest
Going to Flagstaff? Don’t Miss Sunset Crater & Wupatki
A few years ago, Sarah and I were riding in the Taylor House Century bike ride in the 60-mile group. I didn’t know much about … Read the rest