Sailing to Iceland on a Swan 65 sailboat s/y Vahine

About a year ago I stumbled upon this photo by adventure photographer Jonah Moose. I was immediately obsessed with not only the photo, but also the location. Photographers in the PNW (including me) have a tendency to keep locations private, because we're dealing with a lot of ...

Due to the lack of a Scandinavian adventure in 2020, I am quite eager to again head north in 2021. A first opportunity presents itself in August, when I take the family on a 3-week, 8000 km road trip to Sweden and Finland. In addition, I have my eyes set on a solo trip involvi...

Trip Photos and Day by Day Log from Wilderness Photographer, Lisa Heegaard

One of the truly great things about living an hour away from Rocky Mountain National Park is living about an hour away from Rocky Mountain National Park. This is not new territory for us, but last time it was winter and most of the park was closed, as opposed to this time, whe...

Iceland 2019 Part 4

Yellowstone was born "officially" as the world's first national park 150 years ago. But its site is on top of a massive, ancient volcano that creates half of the world's hydrothermal features -- pools, geysers and other wonders formed by superheated water and molten rock in th...

As promised, we are continuing the exploration up the south coast of New South Wales. This time, we'll explore the region’s rolling lush green pastures, which gives way to rocky headlands, turquoise coastal lagoons, glorious long beaches and forested mountains, including the o...

This is the fourth installment of my informally and personally judged awards for the past ski season. Late summer/early fall is a nice time to reflect on the previous winter. Nippy morning air flowing through the house reminds my body of what it feels like to shiver, and my br...