Digital Rabbit6 days ago2 minBlack Bart and the Premium Grapes of Atlas PeakWhen most people think of Napa, the towns in the valley come to mind—Napa, St. Helena, Yountville, Oakville, Calistoga, and -->
Digital RabbitAug 14, 20191 minFrom the Loneliest Highway to the Most Populous StateGreat Basin National Park sits on the eastern side of Nevada. To get to Califonia from there requires driving route 50, which is called →
Digital RabbitAug 4, 20191 minAncient TreesGreat Basin National Park is one of the few areas where you can find the bristlecone pine. A short hike (2.8 miles round trip) with some →
Digital RabbitAug 3, 20192 minCaving and Gazing at Great BasinGreat Basin became a National Park in 1986. Its relatively isolated location attracts only 200,000 visitors per year. That’s approximately →
Digital RabbitAug 1, 20192 minLearning Something Unexpected: 1p36 Deletion SyndromeWhen I went to Snowbird I expected to learn about the wildflowers and animals in that area. Indeed I did. The pot gut squirrel →
Digital RabbitJul 31, 20191 minHiking in SnowbirdWhen most people think of Snowbird, they imagine skiing downhill. For me, it means hiking downhill. After getting off the tram at →
Digital RabbitJul 30, 20192 minRiding a Mountain CoasterThe first thing most ski resorts turn to when trying to attract a summer crowd is mountain biking. Not all of us mountain bike. Even if →
Digital RabbitJul 24, 20192 minThe Largest Concentration of Hoodoos on the PlanetBryce Canyon National Park claims to have the largest concentration of hoodoos found anywhere on the planet. Hoodoos are columns of rock →
Digital RabbitJul 23, 20191 minDeath Valley at 117º FLooking at this image it’s impossible to tell that it’s 117º F outside. Yet if you had been in the hotel room when I placed my bare foot →
Digital RabbitJul 22, 20191 minMammoth, Mines, and a Mountain LakeAs beautiful as Yosemite is, at this time of year I prefer driving through the park, over Mono pass, and heading for the Mammoth Lakes →
Digital RabbitMar 12, 20192 minEmbracing Seattle in FebruaryMost people would agree that August is the best time to visit Seattle, when the temperature can get as high as 77 °F and chances of →
Digital RabbitAug 23, 20176 minOur Great American Eclipse Adventure 2017The most important player in a total eclipse is the sun. It has to be visible in all its glory. Otherwise you won’t see the spectacle of →
Digital RabbitApr 23, 20172 minContemporary Art in a Spectacular SettingIn a quiet corner of Sonoma, on a private ranch, you’ll find some amazing works of art. It is not that easy to see these works because →
Digital RabbitJan 22, 20173 minA Cosmic AdventureMore than 20 years ago Comet Hyakutake graced the skies of Earth, passing closer than any other comet had passed in 200 years
Digital RabbitJan 21, 20171 minA Surrealistic Afternoon in MontereySalvador Dali spent several years in Monterey, California during the 1940’s. Perhaps it is fitting that →
Digital RabbitNov 25, 20162 minWhere Neon Signs RetireThe Neon Boneyard is home to more than 200 signs from Las Vegas hotels, motels, and businesses. As neon gave way to LED signs and →
Digital RabbitMay 19, 20162 minWild Cars and Climate Change in TexasI really had no idea what I was getting into when I made my way to the Art Car Museum in Houston. I expected to see →
Digital RabbitSep 27, 20152 minMy Closet Looks Like A Mini REI StoreI’ve taken so many trips and with so much variety, that I think I have everything any adventure traveller could need. Cold weather?
Digital RabbitSep 19, 20152 minGreenwashing or a Commitment to Conservation?Greenwashing…is a form of spin in which green PR or green marketing is deceptively used to promote the perception that an organization's →
Digital RabbitSep 8, 20153 minTrying to Get a Cup of Coffee in San FranciscoI had been warned that a cup of siphon coffee would set me back seven dollars or so. If the line into Blue Bottle Coffee weren't so →
