All Kinds of Train Travel
In planning to go home for Thanksgiving I’m having to think about which Amtrak train will have the least chance of delay as well as the least amount of passengers… good luck. I would rather be planning a trip on the Glacier Express, the Swiss train that traverses the Swiss Alps. Read more about it in my article over at Been Seen.
Monday Humor
I know I know… the election is over, but I couldn’t help myself with this comic from Plenty Magazine. The mag published similar comics every once in awhile and their simplicity makes them hilarious. Check more out here.
Friday Photo: Saint Mary Falls
I love this photo taken at one of the falls not far from Saint Mary Lake in Glacier National Park last weekend. An excellent trip, especially since most of the park attractions were shut down for the season and we practically had the park to ourselves. Definitely a great time of year to go visit.
Off in the wilderness
I’m in Montana for the week and got to enjoy Glacier National Park this weekend! I’ll put more pictures up once I get back home. Remember to vote on Tuesday!
Interview with Tim Patterson
Finding out what other travelers and writers think about their chosen trade is always interesting to me, which is why I was excited when Tim Patterson agreed to do an interview with me for Written Road. An avid travel writer and contributing editor at Brave New Traveler, I’ve worked with him on several of my own articles, and although we’ve never met in person, I can say that he’s a pretty interesting guy. Thanks Tim for taking time out of your busy Southeast Asian schedule do answer my questions!
Read the interview here.
Vote for Water
Doesn’t matter who you’re voting for, you still need to give up that bottled water addiction. At least that’s the stance Tappening takes. Because America uses 17 million barrels of crude oil a year just to make disposable plastic water bottles, the ad campaign advocates drinking tap water and getting the issue of bottled water on the political agenda.That’s a good thing considering how many of those plastic bottles end up in landfills, the ocean and beyond. Consider that next time you go to pull a bottle off the shelf.
Find out more about Tappening here and check out more of their ads here.
Salmon in Eagle Creek
Spent Saturday hiking Eagle Creek Trail in the Columbia Gorge where dozens of salmon were attempting to swim upstream. That section of the creek is basically the end of their run, meaning there were already a few dead fish floating in the water. Somehow I managed to get these three on camera… how they made it over that ledge of rocks in their exhausted state is beyond me. Being that close to them reminded me of how important they are to our ecosystem, which is why we should do all we can to support them.
Want to learn more about how you can help wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest? Check out Save Our Wild Salmon.
Friday Photo: Middle of Nowhere, Oregon
So sometimes, this is what my job looks like. We were in a small ghost town in southern Oregon to do a photo shoot, and what you can’t get from this picture is the great Cuban music that was blaring from the speakers. A classic moment.
Wend event at Portland REI tomorrow
If you’re in PDX, come hang out with two cool Wenders, Gregg and Deia, who hiked the whole length of the Andes, as well as the rest of the Wend crew! It’s at 7pm and admission is free!
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