Komodo Dragons on Rinca Island

Komodo Dragons on Rinca Island

Somehow, by hook or crook, my tale of adventure with Komodo dragons on Rinca Island in Indonesia managed to win a silver prize for animal encounter in the Solas Best Travel Writing of 2014. I’ve been wanting to win won of these and make it into the annual book...
My First Brown Bear Encounter in Alaska!

My First Brown Bear Encounter in Alaska!

I had my first up-close-and-personal brown bear encounter in Alaska! Even writing about this now makes my heard beat a little harder. Skip (an Alaskan friend), my father, and I had float fished down the impressive Russian River for two days into middle-of-nowhere...