Alaska Blog XXIII-Tangle Lakes and Mining
June 9 As we drove along Denali Highway from Paxson where we camped, we crossed the Tangle Lakes Archaeological district. Artifacts from pit-houses to hand-fashioned stone tools date back 10,000 years....
View ArticleAlaska Blog XXIV- In Denali Park
June 9 to 11 That first day we hiked a trail rated “moderately difficult” to the dog sled kennels. It was uphill and then it was downhill. “Difficult” was the operative word, not “moderate.” The park...
View ArticleAlaska Blog XXV -Talkeetna
Talkeetna From Denali we drove south on highway 3 to Talkeetna, a small town at the base of Mount McKinley. Talkeeta is the staging site for climbers. Tour and air companies operate from there,...
View ArticleEnd of Alaska Blog – Anchorage
From Talkeetna we drove to Anchorage where we spent our last few days. We stayed at Dave’s, sleeping indoors for the first time in weeks. We used the electric pot to make coffee. We ate out at the...
View ArticlePolitical Travel between NYC and DC with a Guatemalan- Part 1
This is a look from the ground at issues from home that matter to a traveler and the sights that must not be missed. It’s a political/social combo. This past March I accompanied a Catholic sister from...
View ArticlePolitical Travel between NYC and DC with a Guatemalan- Part II
Early Saturday Eileen drove Gloria and me to Mary’s home in rural Delaware. Mary Peter visited friends in DC and then traveled back to New York to meet us at the end of the week. During the drive...
View ArticlePolitical Travel between NYC and DC with a Guatemalan- Part III
Tuesday our hostess Helen drove Gloria and me to the Atlantic City bus station and we caught a bus back to New York City. We were headed back to Paulette and Mark’s home on the lower east side....
View ArticleA Trip to China
In 1997 I was an emergency replacement speaker at a four-day United Nations Round Table in Beijing. It was October and I happened to be in New York for a meeting on socially responsible investments...
View ArticleMoving to NY
The drive from St. Louis to New York City was a trip from hell. I was moving to Manhattan to take a new job. I was traveling with my two cats in a U-Haul packed to the gills the night before at a huge...
View ArticleSometimes You Should Just Turn Around
The drive from St. Louis to New York City was a trip from hell. I was moving to Manhattan to start a new job and was traveling with my two cats in a U-Haul packed to the gills the night before at a...
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