by Richard Quinn | Feb 10, 2021 | Canadian Road Trips, Mountains, Road Trips, Travel
The Trans-Canada Highway, designated Canada Highway 1 in the western provinces, stretches more than 4,800 miles, from Victoria, on Vancouver Island, all the way to St. John’s, on the easternmost tip of Newfoundland. It’s one heck of a road, among the...
by Richard Quinn | Nov 20, 2020 | Arizona and New Mexico, National Parks, Photography, Road Trips, Travel
I’ve always been a big fan of sunsets. I grew up in the southwest, where we have big skies that are just chock-full of particulates like sand and dust, coupled with auto emissions that pour into the air from the regions sprawling urban centers. Throw in a few...
by Richard Quinn | Oct 15, 2020 | Arizona and New Mexico, Photography, Road Trips, Travel
If I was to ask you to name your top five favorite destinations for viewing fall foliage, good odds that New England would make your list, and possibly New York, as in the Catskills and the Hudson Valley. But what about New Mexico? The Land of Enchantment won’t...
by Richard Quinn | Feb 3, 2020 | Alaska Highway, Canadian Road Trips, Mountains, Photography, Road Trips, Travel
One big advantage of travel on the two lane highways is the perennial presence of wildflowers. Roads create clearings, especially in forested regions, with disturbed soil along the shoulders that’s perfect for the proliferation of flowering plants. That makes...
by Richard Quinn | Feb 20, 2016 | Mountains, National Parks, Photography, Road Trips, Travel
On our second morning in the Tetons, we roused ourselves well before first light. We didn’t break down our camp, and we didn’t bother with breakfast. Instead, we just jumped in the Jeep and took off, because on that particular morning, I had a plan! The day before,...
by Richard Quinn | Jan 15, 2016 | Mexico, Road Trips, Travel
Visiting the Spanish Colonial cities of Mexico is almost like traveling back in time. Narrow cobblestone streets wind between buildings, facades, and stately old mansions that date back three hundred years or more. There are beautiful plazas, parks, and soaring...
by Richard Quinn | Jan 4, 2016 | Maya, Mexico, Road Trips, Travel
Most of the Yucatan Peninsula is relentlessly flat, devoid of any geological feature much taller than a tree, but there is an area just inland from Campeche and Merida where the karstic limestone bedrock folds on itself, creating a jumbled range of low mountains known...
by Richard Quinn | Dec 4, 2015 | Maya, Mexico, Road Trips, Travel
MARCH 2024: Note that the information in this post has been significantly revised, updated, and expanded into a 14 part series, complete with hundreds of photographs. The series is still a work in progress, but quite a lot has been completed, so you might want to...
Two-Foot High Kick: World Eskimo Indian Olympics
New Mexico’s Golden Autumn
Canyon de Chelly: The Oldest White House
A Serendipitous Sunset at Shiprock
Mexican Road Trip: Adventures along the Puuc Route
Tumaco: Snarling Beasts and Raging Demons
Canadian Road Trips: Banff and Kootenay National Parks
Tairona Gold: The Rape of Bahia Concha
Photographer’s Assignment: Mount Rainier
Kenai Fjords National Park: Seabirds, Glaciers, and Whales on the Wild Coast of Alaska
Canyon de Chelly: Antelope House Ruin
Canyon de Chelly: Part 3: Canyon del Muerto
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