I managed to be driving along the Pacific Coast Highway, a beautiful stretch of road, when I came across the elephant seals in mating season. Elephant seals are, in my opinion, terrifically ugly. Hugely fat beasts with mutated looking heads. Sort of like the people you see at a buffet in downtown Vegas. The farts these things let loose made birds fly from trees. Continue reading “Elephant Seals in Heat” »
Forget Megapixels. We’re talking Gigapixels; which is a term, I must admit, I’ve never heard of. This image of Machu Picchu was taken at a resolution of 15.9 gigapixels. Which means, I think, if you print it out, you could perhaps see earthworms burrowing through the Peruvian dirt. (I’m no scientist.) Continue reading “Machu Picchu As You’ve Never Seen It (Unless You’ve Seen It)” »
The road materializes as you drive on it.
It’s been a long couple of weeks for the Gallivanting Explorer. I just got back from the Four Corners area of Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, where I explored Anasazi cliff dwellings on the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Reservation, went rafting through the Navajo Reservation, on the San Juan River – all under the guidance of archaeologists, who provided more information than I could ever hope to retain. It was great!
Not so great. Driving the long road from San Francisco to Cortez, Colorado and back. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was driving The Loneliest Road in America….
The middle of nowhere, plus a green Durango.
I was driving through Utah and I suddenly came to a complete halt. I saw a huge horizon of white. I thought at first it could be clouds. Then I thought it was a mirage. But when I took a closer look, I saw that it was sand. Continue reading “I Saw A Sign” »
Above the hill town of Austin, Nevada – and a whole lot of nothing on the other side.
It’s been a long day of driving. But it was exciting. I left San Francisco across the Bay Bridge, took 80 North to Sacramento and headed east on 50. Continue reading “On the way to Cortez – Day One” »
Every year, I get stuck on this rock.
Every year, at Christmas, I drive to Colorado. Continue reading “The Rock – A Photo From The Archives” »
This week I’m going to drag the War Pony from the garage and hit the road. Continue reading “Dispatch: For My Next Trip I’m Going Back In Time” »
A big hole in the ground
A lot of places, when you actually visit them, underwhelm. It’s rare that a place lives up to its billing. Continue reading “The Grand Canyon Never Disappoints” »