Doeskin Ranch, Near and Dear Of all the unexpected places to find beauty. My mother and aunt now live maybe 45 minutes from each other, one in Austin’s suburbia and one on the approach to the Texas Hill Country. Nearly halfway between them, unexpectedly, is one of quick-and-prettiest little city […]
Tag: Nature
Pedernales Falls State Park
Pedernales Falls State Park Among the many parks and natural areas near Austin, Tx one of the ones I’m most anxious to re-visit is Pedernales Falls State Park. Not only is the main Falls area (pictured above) quite beautiful, but there are also less-walked trails in the park that lead […]
Longhorn Cavern State Park: Deep in the Heart of Texas
Longhorn Cavern State Park: Deep in the Heart of Texas Texas, as I’ve been discovering lately, has some really amazing state natural areas. Half of my family have moved to the Central Texas area from north of Austin to a bit south of Houston, and from those bases I’ve been […]
Starting the Crete E4 Hike
Starting the Crete E4 Hike So I’ve mentioned this in just about every conversation I’ve had over the last month or so, but I’m leaving today for a hike of mildly epic proportions. The E4 trail actually runs all the way across Europe, from Spain east to the Balkans and […]
Wakhan Yamchun Fortress: A Silk Road Legacy
The Wakhan Cooridor, whichever side of the border you happen to be on, is all sorts of beautiful. It should be no surprise, of course, that there’s also a crazy long history to human habitation in the area. The Yamchun Fortress was built in the early 3rd Century B.C., almost […]
Darvaza Gas Crater: A Quick Trip to Hell
A quick trip to the gate of Hell, anyways. Somewhere out in the deserts of Turkmenistan in 1971, Soviet scientists made a bit of a blunder. In the process of drilling a natural gas well, they tapped into an underground cavern and released an unmanageable amount of the stuff. Attempting […]
Hey there! I'm Stephen, this is my travel blog, and that's me in the poofy hat.
I'm a photographer / writer traveling since 2008, and I've been doing my best to visit amazing places.
My current focus is Central Asia, because for a hiking and camping enthusiast it's as good as it gets.