Category: Travels

  • The Swiss Spiritual Experience

    It was eleven am on a Sunday morning in Lucerne, Swizterland, and church bells were calling across the city, drawing the faithful to the steps of Hofkirche St. Leodegar.  A motion of energy, the click clack of women’s heels, the compulsion that led me to try to open the doors of every church I saw…

  • Cascade Falls, California

    Cascade Falls, California

    I found myself with some time to myself on the back end of a work trip to Reno, about 23 hours worth. I decided to use that time to explore the Lake Tahoe area, a place I had heard mentioned so many times but had never been. If you have never been, you should go.…

  • Krause Springs

    Krause Springs

    Krause Springs is not for the weak.  It is not for the very young, or the very old.  It’s not handicapped accessible, or even that easy for those with balance issues. There are slick spots.  There are sharp spots.  There are shallow parts and there are deep parts.  In order to get to some of…

  • Estero Llano State Park, in Photos

    *not pictured:  the Common Pauraque that we only observed from the ranger’s scope, nor the Golden Fronted Woodpeckers that were often seen, some even from just outside our hotel, and many others