Unique Community Art Effort at Monarch Sculpture Park in Tenino

Monarch Sculpture Park is a community art effort started by an individual and now helped & carried by the community to keep it going. When it was formed in 1995, it grew across its 5 acres into a mix of sculptures that now totals 110+. It apparently went […]

2019-10-20T21:47:00-07:00October 13, 2019|

Colombia’s Fancy Oceanfront Lodging at Los Naranjos beach by Tayrona National Park

Following our long and sweaty trek to The Lost City / Ciudad Perdida, we headed for a little pre-planned luxury at Los Naranjos beach on the northeast edge of Tayrona National Park. We enjoyed an air-conditioned beach side cabin at Casa Tayrona Los Naranjos, with fancy meals and a pool […]

2019-11-24T08:59:10-08:00August 18, 2019|

Touring Magical Modern Medellin Colombia

I entered Colombia in a brain fog from a night of sporadic 20-minute naps totaling two hours of sleep. I flew overnight from Seattle to Medellin, across four flights and attempts at sleep constantly interrupted by tilting sideways, neck strain, or a pilot announcing air turbulence at 3:00 am as […]

2019-11-05T21:05:56-08:00August 11, 2019|

Colombia’s Beautiful Mountain Town of Jardin

Jardin beckoned to us: a small, colorful, beautiful town cradled by surrounding green mountains.  We arrived after a 4-hour drive from Medellin.  Even just getting there was fun.

Alex, our driver, took us from the paved urban roads of Medellin to the bumpy, rocky, rutted, dusty roads among small mountain towns.  […]

2019-11-07T19:40:37-08:00August 9, 2019|

Much to Report at Newspaper Rock

Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument is one of the largest collections of Native American petroglyphs anywhere, and also one of the easiest to access. Located just a hundred feet from a parking area in southwest Utah, you should definitely stop by if you are interested in Native American history […]

2020-01-08T21:06:59-08:00March 31, 2019|

Walking in the Footsteps of Dinosaurs at Mill Canyon Fossil and Historical Area Dinosaur Trail

At the Mill Canyon Fossil and Historical Area Dinosaur Trail, you can walk right up to the footprints of dinosaurs on the ground, uncovered from millennia of deposits to see their true shape, size, and gait. A wide variety of dinosaur species happened to walk across the mud of […]

2020-01-10T22:52:59-08:00March 30, 2019|
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