Alcatraz Island: An Inescapable Experience

The mystique of its isolated location and its notorious prisoners secured Alcatraz Island’s place in history.
READ MORE ›The mystique of its isolated location and its notorious prisoners secured Alcatraz Island’s place in history.
READ MORE ›On a recent sunny spring day in San Francisco, I enjoyed the following walk through my favorite part of town.
READ MORE ›I went to Alcatraz to see the work of contemporary artist and activist Ai Weiwei.
READ MORE ›Country Trails and Riding School is in Irvine Regional Park, which is situated in the hills of Orange, California.
READ MORE ›When skiing and snowshoeing seasons are ending, I kick off one of my favorite seasons of all: gardening season!
READ MORE ›Hiking the Ancient Forest Loop Trail is a perk of staying at the Breitenbush Retreat and Conference Center.
READ MORE ›In the forests of Oregon, a group has created and maintain an off-the-grid community and retreat center.
READ MORE ›It’s a bar! It’s a gift shop! It’s a restaurant! It’s a casino! But most of all, it’s a roadside tourist attraction!
READ MORE ›I grimace, burying my face in a pillow. I am lying face down on the mattress of a double bed in a seedy (oops, “rustic”) cabin somewhere in the Back of Beyond in northern British Columbia, Canada. My bare feet protrude off the edge of the bed. My husband, scissors in hand, is bent over the bloody, blistered, oozing little domes that once were my heels. I try humming a tuneless little melody to drown out the SNICK-SNICK of the blades as he trims shreds of dead skin from the edges of today’s damage. And it all started with mud.
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