Dr. JonesThe perils of adventure
...The true adventurer will find out very quickly that his or her exploits are very rarely enjoyable experiences. At least at the time. It’s not till the adventure is over and one is well fed, with roof over head (and a hot shower nearby), that you come to appreciate the experience for itself. In fact, over time, the bad experiences will very nearly be forgotten. The wet socks, hordes of mosquitoes, the heart-sinking realization of impeding doom. All this will fade... READ MORE
Trapped in the Barrier RangeNew Zealand's Unforgiving Alps
...I wait for the lightning to strike one more time before unzipping the door and when I do, there is nothing but a wall of snow confronting me. I plow through and begin shoveling. I'm not too thrilled about wielding a metal shovel while lightning is cracking over head but I've got little choice... READ MORE
Summer Sled DogsA Musher Meets His Huskies
...We were 26 miles across the bay, northeast of Kotzebue, Alaska. From that point, camp lies another 2 miles inland and we would need to cross the tundra to get there. Bill and the kids rode the horses and I anxiously harnessed my team for the first time to see how they'd pull... READ MORE
An Egyptian BargainAn inside look at third-world haggling
...The art of the haggle is as foreign to the American mind as is the Pyramids of Giza themselves. The truth of the matter is, in Egypt and much of the third world, you must compete with the vendor by haggling or pay a grossly inflated price... READ MORE
