Moleskine Notes from Monkey River
Micro update | Isthmus | December 06, 2007
I decided to add my Moleskine notes from a 2002 trip to Belize. Since I have visited southern Belize, a fight has broken out between the local community in the Placencia area, where we spent much of our time, and mega-developers. The story resonates with those who have protested the Baker's Bay Club megadevelopment in Guana Cay.
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Letters from the Canopy |
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Midnight Road to Beringia Part Vi: Oregon Testament | Northern Seas | Updated August 29 When his age showed in his leadership, he was cast off by the herd, as is customary among the muskox. He will live and die as a hermit – the price of power. The realization of my encounter shames me: All male muskox are extremely aggressive, and will charge with a force that belies their sad, grizzled faces. Read It |
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Eyes of the West Indies West Indies | Updated December 01, 2008 I am on a boat, tied to a dock in a bay on the tiny island of Great Guana Cay in the Northern Bahamas. Troy Albury is untying lines and points out a Caribbean reef squid taking shelter under the dock...These animals, hued in purple and electric orange, can be difficult to spot during the day – their bodies are brilliant but translucent. Read it |
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River Civilization Pacific Northwest | Updated August 12, 2008 The Oregon Hotel – it’s old, rickety and delightful – and in the geographic center of Oregon, in the smallish town of Mitchell. Weather has me holed up here – snowstorms east, rain west – a good night’s sleep eludes me. The reason, some drunk hunter in 2C is blaring his television, his violent snores wafting between pauses in the television sound. Read It |
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What Creatures will Roam Glen Canyon? Great Basin | Updated June 1, 2008 When I stop at a gas station to stretch my legs under a blue sky, I notice some homes, wooden fences and a few trees. I ask the blonde teenage attendant what town I am. Her expression and reply made the question feel somehow forbidden. “Hilsdale,” she mutters, looking away. Read It |
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Notes from Lake Tahoe
Micro update | Sierra Range | July 2, 2008 The most imaginary and spectacular of Lake Tahoe's coastline is the northern edge on the Nevada side, where state park designation has protected a long length of the coast and nearby mountains. Read It |
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Field Desk for Travel Websites MICRO UPDATE | About | Updated February 6, 2008 Where have all the independent travel websites gone? They're still out there, and in fact, they're better than ever. They are just harder to find. I have not updated this section of the website since 2006, but will endeavor to keep my readers abreast of the very best travel websites out there. I am also taking submissions. Read It |
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The Chapman Swifts & the Man from Galveston |
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Moleskine Notes from the dominican republic West Indies | September 16, 2007 Sketches, ideas and photographs from a drive across the Dominican Republic. Each time I travel, I make it a habit to not only keep a journal, but to use it as a travel itinerary and a personal guidebook. I usually start writing and illustrating my moleskine journals months before I travel. Read It |
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Foraging Nehalem Valley |
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Pacific Northwest | November 2, 2006 | Part III of the oRegon Testament My camping stove just blew up, and it’s spraying fire all over the campsite. I’ve hauled Jane back down to the Central Oregon Coast…And I’m supposed to be cooking her a Native Oregon meal. Filled with setbacks and delays, I make a few key finds on the coast of Oregon. Read It |
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Great Basin | July 16, 2006 | Part i & II of the oRegon Testament After a year in Oregon, I take out to the most remote region in the state with my brother. After discovering a small Native American site, we set out to try to figure out the Owyhee's Puzzle. In the Alvord Desert of Southern Oregon, we explore islands at the edge of the playa, and discuss how I might learn about our discovery. Read It |
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Tales and History from the Channel Islands |
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