Carlsbad Caverns National Park

I have only a couple bucket list items from my childhood. Seeing the bats at Carlsbad is one of them, and I have finally done that one!

Lava Beds National Monument

There is a small and fascinating park in the northernmost part of California dedicated to learning about and exploring a volcanic landscape.

Amman Citadel and Qasr al-‘Abd

My girlfriend Margaret invited me to travel with her to Jordan. The timing worked well. In between my two training sessions in Annapolis, and before the winter term classes begin. I had hoped to travel to New Zealand for my 50th birthday in January, but at the time when I needed to begin making reservations […]

Enchanted rides

The rides are not as mind-blowing as typical corporate them park rides, but they are legitimately fun.

The Other Side of the Mountain

2000 years ago, Mt. St. Helens erupted with fluid lava.