• Hydra: Walking Past Monasteries and Marianne Right into Rebetiko

    It was the quintessential night on a Greek island: a vine-laden terrace bestrewn with blue and white chec ...

    It was the quintessential night on a Greek island: a vine-laden terrace bestrewn with blue and white checkered tablecloths, platters of calamari and retsina issuing from the kitchen, waiters nimbly ne ...

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  • A Visit Home

    “So much of who we are is where we have been.” - William Langewiesche Sometimes, the landscapes of our ea ...

    “So much of who we are is where we have been.” - William Langewiesche Sometimes, the landscapes of our early years can call us back with a visceral urge. My BC childhood landscape held a fusion of emo ...

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  • Arizona's Sonoran Desert

    As eager first-timers to Arizona, we explore its Sonoran desert and southwest heritage… without playing e ...

    As eager first-timers to Arizona, we explore its Sonoran desert and southwest heritage… without playing even one golf course! Our discoveries begin on horseback just outside Scottsdale. Slapping on co ...

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  • Cowpokes and Collies

    Standing amid elegant log structures, we gaze eastward over green pasturelands rolling toward the Marble ...

    Standing amid elegant log structures, we gaze eastward over green pasturelands rolling toward the Marble Mountains. To the west, wooded hills border a grassy valley that goes on forever. Echo Valley R ...

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  • The Horse Whisperer

    Prima trots over. Her powerful flanks move in an easy rhythm, her rich brown coat glistens in the sunligh ...

    Prima trots over. Her powerful flanks move in an easy rhythm, her rich brown coat glistens in the sunlight. Her gentle brown eyes reflect the pastoral surroundings as she puts her nose close and whinn ...

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