July 16, 2015 Before visiting Belize, I had never seen the jungle. After spending a few days on the ocean, we headed back into the mountainous interior near the capital. Our lodge was at the foot of one of these mountains, and from the top we had an amazing view of the valley below. Simply…

March 23, 2015 I took a trip to California last week, and was blown away by the beauty, flora, and fauna of the San Francisco Bay Area and the nearby coastline. As part of my visit, my brother and I visited Golden Gate Park. From the map the park looked large, but we had a whole…

March 2, 2015 When I think of North Carolina, I don’t usually think of snowstorms, but that’s just what we got last week when a massive system blew through and left up to eight inches of snow in its wake. I am a native Maine-er, and I was thrilled to see my North Carolina home…