Published June 6, 2017 Costa Rican Alarm Clock I’m just back from my fifth trip to Costa Rica, but my first visit in many years. I’m always struck by both […]
Published October 15, 2015 Purple mountain At sunset this range of mountains took on a decidedly purple tone. I’m not so sure there are many fruited plains nearby […]
Published July 17, 2015 Rhododendron thicket Rosebay rhododendron grows from Canada south to Georgia and Alabama, but reaches its peak in the mountains and especially along streams in […]
Published July 1, 2015 Mountain Rhododendron Rhododendron blooming in the southern mountains. Here in the Black Mountains of North Carolina the relatively mild climate allows the rhododendrons to […]