Last updated Nov 17, 2018 | First published on Jul 11, 2015 | Spain
Whoever said that bulls “enter a ring” had never been inside a ring with a bull. Bulls don’t enter, they explode into the ring in a cloud of thunder, violence, and anger. My clammy hands fumbled my camera at the bullfight with my local friend, Ted, as I silently made...
Last updated Jan 3, 2022 | First published on Nov 5, 2014 | USA
No one expected to step out of the Jeep into a full-on blizzard. Sideways snow blew in 45 mph wind, creating a total whiteout—my second mountainous whiteout of 2014 already. The trail itself was hidden by a foot of fresh snow. Adrenaline pushed us forward, desperately...
Last updated Jun 24, 2021 | First published on Sep 16, 2014 | USA
The soundtrack for our breakfast was the booming of distant rock slides and avalanches. We were standing on Mount Rainier, hiking to Camp Muir atop the mighty mountain. The avalanches couldn’t be seen, but they were certainly felt. We heard the first earlier that...
Last updated Oct 6, 2019 | First published on Nov 16, 2013 | Philippines
Happiness is the sag of heavy insects clinging hungrily to a mosquito net. The warm glow of a blood meal just inches away drives them mad while I sleep soundly beneath. The click click of legions of hermit crabs climbing and falling on rocks, holding secret meetings...
Last updated Nov 12, 2021 | First published on Nov 3, 2012 | India
This is about my adventure of hiking from Manali, India, to Solong, but first… An earthquake — the second of the day — rattled the glasses around my rooftop cafe. Exciting stuff, and the first tremor that I’d felt since waiting to climb a...
