Travel adventures
I’ve got a teeny, tiny story in the August/September issue of Afar — the section is about peak travel experiences. As a haole from the mainland (yeah, I used the “H” word), you will never have the chance to connect to Hawaii the way you can at this workshop. I pleaded for more words, and …
My story about the catch and release hummingbird site on the San Pedro River is up here. The place I stayed — paid for by Arizona Tourism, but not mentioned in the story — was a really beautiful Spanish style courtyard retreat called Casa San Pedro. Sometimes, they tag hummingbirds right there at the inn …
I drove south from the Grand Canyon on Highway 180. At Valle, I turned East towards Flagstaff. The land was flat and scrubby at first and then, it turned to rolling hills covered in Ponderosa Pine — tall straight trees, evenly spaced. This is the Coconino National Forest and the San Francisco Peaks stand over …
On June 1, 2014, I attended a hummingbird tagging session at San Pedro House on the grounds of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. This photo shows a black chinned hummingbird with his beak dipped in to a feeder. This little guy drank — apparently their heads bob when they drink — some of …
I traveled to Arizona on assignment. My expenses, minus your typical out of pocket costs — snacks, fuel, that Negro Modelo I had with my enchiladas, the enchiladas etc. — were paid for by Arizona Tourism. It’s easy to get all snarky about how “This place is ruined by all the tourists.” There are crowds, …
Francisco hated living in Tucson, he hated driving to the strip mall every day over the endless tangled miles of asphalt and overpasses. He loved being in the shop, he loved the special decks of cards and rope boxes and the top hats that snapped open with an authoritative flick of the wrist. He loved …