by Richard Quinn | Oct 20, 2023 | Mexico, Travel
The Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a national holiday in Mexico, a tradition that’s so deeply ingrained in the collective psyche of the country that it’s almost a cultural imperative. The actual holiday–the day the banks and government...
by Richard Quinn | Oct 14, 2023 | Maya, Mexico, Travel
The Temple of Kukulkan, the Feathered Serpent, is the largest structure in the ancient city of Chichén Itzá. Often referred to as the Castillo, it is perhaps the most perfect example of a Mayan step pyramid to have survived into our modern age, and it’s so well...
by Richard Quinn | Sep 5, 2023 | Travel, Tribal Lands
What do you call it when you stumble across something wonderful that you didn’t know anything about in advance? Some people say that’s just good old-fashioned luck, while folks that are a bit more full of themselves tend to consider it fate, or destiny....
by Richard Quinn | Aug 30, 2023 | Mountains, National Parks, Photography, Road Trips, Travel
The State of Washington has a population of almost eight million people, and more than half of them live in or near Seattle, the 15th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. There are several things that all those folks have in common: An extremely high cost of living...
by Richard Quinn | Aug 12, 2023 | Mountains, National Parks, Photography, Road Trips, Travel
The Cascade Range is a major chain of mountains that begins in northern California, and runs through Oregon and Washington before crossing the border into Canada. Many of the peaks in the range are volcanoes, most long dormant, but some still active, part of the...
by Richard Quinn | Jul 25, 2023 | Arizona and New Mexico, Travel
Arizona didn’t become a state until 1912, the last of the contiguous 48 states to get the upgrade from U.S. Territory to full statehood. Prior to that time, which wasn’t so very long ago, it was still the Wild West, complete with real cowboys and renegade Apaches, a...
by Richard Quinn | Jul 18, 2023 | Arizona and New Mexico, Photography, Travel
I’ve lived near Granada Park for most of my life. It’s hardly an exotic destination, and it’s far too popular to be considered “less traveled,” but over the course of time, I’ve discovered that there are goings on here that not everyone sees. Granada...
by Richard Quinn | Jul 13, 2023 | Archaeology, South America, Travel
The San Agustin Archaeological Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Huila Department of Southwestern Colombia, a mountainous region near the headwaters of the Magdalena River. Within the park is the largest complex of funerary monuments and statuary on...
by Richard Quinn | Jun 30, 2023 | Alaska Highway, Canadian Road Trips, Mountains, Road Trips, Travel
AN ALASKA ROAD TRIP IS A GRAND ADVENTURE! Alaska's Grand Circle is a loop route that begins in Tok and utilizes all four segments (1082 miles) of Alaska’s Interstate Highway system: Tok to Fairbanks on AK-2 (Interstate A-2); Fairbanks to Gateway (near Anchorage) on...
by Richard Quinn | Jun 24, 2023 | Alaska Highway, Mountains, National Parks, Road Trips, Travel
AN ALASKA ROAD TRIP IS A GRAND ADVENTURE! Alaska's Grand Circle is a loop route that begins in Tok and utilizes all four segments (1082 miles) of Alaska’s Interstate Highway system: Tok to Fairbanks on AK-2 (Interstate A-2); Fairbanks to Gateway (near Anchorage) on...
Canyon de Chelly: Ancient Stories Etched in Stone
Photographing the Sunrise at the Lincoln Memorial
Palenque: Mayan City in the Hills of Chiapas
Canyon de Chelly: The South Rim Drive
The Alaska Highway: Prelude: The Road to Dawson Creek
Machu Picchu Sunrise
Canadian Road Trips: Rolling through the Rockies
Tumaco: A Cultural Crossroads
Mexican Road Trip: Heading South, from Laredo to Villahermosa
Alaska Road Trip: Driving Alaska’s Grand Circle
Kenai Fjords National Park: Exit Glacier: Up Close and Personal
Canyon de Chelly: Part 4: The Road to Spider Rock
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