We arrived in Juneau on the second day of the cruise. Standing on deck as we pulled into port, we spotted a large American eagle perched on the ship’s gangplank. We weren’t in the “lower 48” anymore. We had arrived in a part of the country where even the best superlatives are inadequate.
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Alaska worth the 20-year-wait to visit
Posted on 23 September 2010.
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Namibia, a real jungle adventure
Posted on 27 August 2010.
A pride of lions feasts on the body of a rhinoceros as dozens of zebra, antelope and other animals look on. Dwellers in simple mud-plastered shelters live much as their ancestors did centuries ago.
Visiting New York with the grandkids
Posted on 23 July 2010.
Impaling a bright red strawberry on the end of a wooden shish kebab skewer, I held the fruit under a gushing fountain of milk chocolate, then popped it into my eager mouth.
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Exploring our country’s smaller national parks
Posted on 29 June 2010.
Hear the words “national park,” and you’re likely to picture soaring landscapes and vast vistas.
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Martha’s Vineyard: A Way of Life
Posted on 26 May 2010.
It took scant minutes after arriving on Martha’s Vineyard to get a fix on what the island is all about.
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Maryland’s All-American Road: An historic journey through time
Posted on 04 May 2010.
This is a story about a road less traveled because progress, in the form of major interstate highways, passed it by.
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