Domestic Diversions
I am a traveler. After 16 trips last year and 2 earlier this year, it was difficult to have my travel life come to a screeching -->
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Digital Rabbit
- Jul 17, 2020
- 2 min
Travel Distances Redefined
My idea of local and distant travel has been shaped by my having crossed the Antarctic Circle, the Arctic Circle -->
Digital Rabbit
- Jun 28, 2020
- 2 min
Black Bart and the Premium Grapes of Atlas Peak
When most people think of Napa, the towns in the valley come to mind—Napa, St. Helena, Yountville, Oakville, Calistoga, and -->
Digital Rabbit
- Aug 14, 2019
- 1 min
From the Loneliest Highway to the Most Populous State
Great Basin National Park sits on the eastern side of Nevada. To get to Califonia from there requires driving route 50, which is called →
Digital Rabbit
- Aug 4, 2019
- 1 min
Ancient Trees
Great 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 Rabbit
- Aug 3, 2019
- 2 min
Caving and Gazing at Great Basin
Great Basin became a National Park in 1986. Its relatively isolated location attracts only 200,000 visitors per year. That’s approximately →
Digital Rabbit
- Aug 1, 2019
- 2 min
Learning Something Unexpected: 1p36 Deletion Syndrome
When I went to Snowbird I expected to learn about the wildflowers and animals in that area. Indeed I did. The pot gut squirrel →
Digital Rabbit
- Jul 31, 2019
- 1 min
Hiking in Snowbird
When most people think of Snowbird, they imagine skiing downhill. For me, it means hiking downhill. After getting off the tram at →
Digital Rabbit
- Jul 30, 2019
- 2 min
Riding a Mountain Coaster
The 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 Rabbit
- Jul 24, 2019
- 2 min
The Largest Concentration of Hoodoos on the Planet
Bryce Canyon National Park claims to have the largest concentration of hoodoos found anywhere on the planet. Hoodoos are columns of rock →
Digital Rabbit
- Jul 23, 2019
- 1 min
Death Valley at 117º F
Looking 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 Rabbit
- Jul 22, 2019
- 1 min
Mammoth, Mines, and a Mountain Lake
As 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 Rabbit
- Mar 12, 2019
- 2 min
Embracing Seattle in February
Most 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 Rabbit
- Aug 23, 2017
- 6 min
Our Great American Eclipse Adventure 2017
The 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 Rabbit
- Apr 23, 2017
- 2 min
Contemporary Art in a Spectacular Setting
In 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 Rabbit
- Jan 22, 2017
- 3 min
A Cosmic Adventure
More than 20 years ago Comet Hyakutake graced the skies of Earth, passing closer than any other comet had passed in 200 years
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 21, 2017
- 1 min
A Surrealistic Afternoon in Monterey
Salvador Dali spent several years in Monterey, California during the 1940’s. Perhaps it is fitting that →
Digital Rabbit
- Nov 25, 2016
- 2 min
Where Neon Signs Retire
The 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 Rabbit
- May 19, 2016
- 2 min
Wild Cars and Climate Change in Texas
I 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 Rabbit
- Sep 27, 2015
- 2 min
My Closet Looks Like A Mini REI Store
I’ve taken so many trips and with so much variety, that I think I have everything any adventure traveller could need. Cold weather?
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