Today I thought I would dig out and post a few photos I’ve taken on some past trips. Truthfully, I’m usually dissatisfied with the photos I bring back. I don’t know why that surprises me; my approach to photography is about as basic as it gets: I set the camera on automatic and blaze away,…
I was exchanging emails the other day with a friend and the subject was unforgettable travel experiences. Whether we travel a lot and visit exotic destinations, or less often and stay close to home, we all have had travel experiences that are truly unforgettable. Here are three that I remember vividly. The Grand Canyon is…
This morning I drove out to the Churchill Northern Studies Center, some 20 kilometers out of town, where I had an appointment to meet with Michael Goodyear, executive director of the center. His facility is home to students and scholars and researchers with a common passion: learning more about this vast area and how to…
The big attraction Churchill holds for visitors, of course, is the polar bears. For a couple of months, beginning sometime in October, the town is full of people from all over the world and they are here for the bears. They — the bears — are found all over the general area, waiting for Hudson…