Welcome To My Travel Blog

Well, mostly travels anyway. This is really just an excuse to tell stories about places I’ve been or adventures I’ve experienced. I hope you find them entertaining.

Mexico City Circuit

Um, Toto, I don’t think we’re in Tenochtitlan anymore…

And neither are the Aztecs. That’s so 1521. Cortés, a bunch of pissed off Aztec enemies, and smallpox did their dirty work. 500 years later, things look a tad different on what was once Lake Texcoco.

The Home of Cinco de Mayo

Sure, sure, everybody knows Cinco de Mayo is an excuse to party and enjoy Mexican food and drink. Most folks know it’s not actually Mexican Independence Day, and given the real history it’s not clear how that rumor started.

But how many folks know where Cinco de Mayo went down and why?

Mexico City and the Aztecs

Much of Mexico City is underwater.

Maya Oh Maya

If you’ve come here looking for an inside scoop on the Maya Civilization, you’ve come to the right place.

I’m Going to Cut Your Eyes Out!

I was stunned.

In my shock, I couldn’t believe my ears. “I’m going to cut your eyes out,” she said, and she was dead serious.

Unabridged Bridge

Reaching out against the sky, spires that would make a cathedral jealous poke holes in the blue. Massive footings – shoes that would be big for Paul Bunyan or even Finn McCool fill house sized footprints on the riverbank. Gothic arches soar, leading the eye up and onward towards heaven, or at least the underdeck of the road.

And where is this architectural marvel?

IR Photos – Take Two

In my last post I described Infrared photography, likely causing eyes to glaze over and spontaneous naps to ensue with my not so technical audience. This time around, I’ll just stick to IR pictures and keep the commentary to a minimum. I hope you find them interesting.

Albino Artichoke

Seeing Red

No, I’m not pissed off. It’s a more literal thing.

And even to say I’ve literally been seeing red of late is only a half truth; the red I’m focused on is a red you can’t even see. But I’ll show it to you anyway.

Still confused?

A Winter’s Tale

CRASH!

Before most of the country went into deep freeze, before Texas dominated the headlines with broken pipes and a broken power grid, Oregon was already under a coat of ice. But before even that, in the wee hours of a windy January night, our tale begins.

House Arrest

It’s been crazy in Oregon lately, to the point I now find myself under house arrest.