travel

Summer travels

ROAD TRIPS + STOPS ALONG THE WAY Bottom line: San Diego to Providence, summer 2009, with Meredith & Crow Paulden, AZ, to visit Caiti [ + Grand Canyon] Albuquerque, NM ( + Los Alamos) Denver, CO, to pick up Crow Fort Scott, KS, to visit Deven Petersburg, IL, to visit Jordan Chicago, IL, to visit [...]



The 1891-92 Diary of Alvin McDonald, Cave Explorer

When Meredith & I were in South Dakota on our Epic Road Trip, we camped in Custer State Park, near Mt. Rushmore. On a whim, we veered off the highway to visit Wind Cave, the fourth-longest cave in the world. And they’re still exploring it! We went on a tour with an adorably enthusiastic park [...]



Owning Wyoming



Bacteria

Bacteria in water The bluer, the hotter



Cardiogeography

Where I was, one year ago. We were watching biplanes cross skies and disappear behind mountains. We were speaking in three languages. We were walking the paths of philosophers, shoulders burning. As the world grows smaller, it seems I go farther… and return later, older, sadder. Sometimes I wonder why we keep moving around so [...]