Published September 21, 2016 Wyoming Wanders I first visited Wyoming as a teen, where at a two week summer camp I learned rock climbing and rappelling, climbed mountains […]
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 […]
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 July 5, 2015 Madagascar labradorite This is from Madagascar. This mineral is iridescent. It has its own mineral term named for the shimmering blues and greens – […]