Burning Basket In Homer

When we were in Homer we did two memorable things. The first was stay with a lovely family who took us into their home, made us feel super welcome and fed us king salmon and halibut for dinner – wow! The second was attend this Burning Basket – interactive, impermanent art experience. INSPIRE – Basket […]

Don’t Get Eaten! Bear Safety Tips

I’ve seen black, brown and grizzly bears in the wild numerous times now, I’ve never had a bad encounter with one so what follows is a summary of all the information I’ve gained from a variety of sources – from reading, from park rangers and from locals I met in Alaska. For me, bears are […]

Not Our Finest Moments

[Not our finest moments: The above photo shows me eating a s’more while BLM camping in Utah, could I be messier?] With 2011 coming to an end and everyone doing yearly reviews I thought I too would look back on the year. This is not a serious post but it could be; you can learn […]