Walking to Tacoma
I've taken 1,693,819 steps since March 16. That's an average of more then 12,000 steps per day, every day, seven -->
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Digital Rabbit
Jul 31, 20202 min read
The Nose at the Met
Dmitri Shostakovich’s first opera, The Nose, is a satirical tale of a St. Petersburg official who wakes up without a nose—just a -->
Digital Rabbit
Jul 29, 20203 min read
From Bayreuth to New York: Tannhäuser
I purchased a ticket to watch the Bayreuth (Germany) production of Tannhäuser, but the streaming link never arrived. Glen and I were -->
Digital Rabbit
Jul 26, 20203 min read
The Bayreuth Festival: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
These are the days of reverse travel. I had planned to be in Germany this month for the Bayreuth Festival. Instead, the -->
Digital Rabbit
Jul 22, 20201 min read
The Solar System Visits Us: Comet NEOWISE
With the lack of travel due to COVID, I was delighted to hear that the Earth has a visitor from the solar system-->
Digital Rabbit
Jul 20, 20202 min read
Domestic Diversions
I am a traveler. After 16 trips last year and 2 earlier this year, it was difficult to have my travel life come to a screeching -->
Digital Rabbit
Jul 17, 20202 min read
Travel Distances Redefined
My idea of local and distant travel has been shaped by my having crossed the Antarctic Circle, the Arctic Circle -->
Digital Rabbit
Jun 28, 20202 min read
Black Bart and the Premium Grapes of Atlas Peak
When most people think of Napa, the towns in the valley come to mind—Napa, St. Helena, Yountville, Oakville, Calistoga, and -->
Digital Rabbit
Aug 13, 20191 min read
From the Loneliest Highway to the Most Populous State
Great Basin National Park sits on the eastern side of Nevada. To get to Califonia from there requires driving route 50, which is called →
Digital Rabbit
Aug 3, 20191 min read
Ancient Trees
Great Basin National Park is one of the few areas where you can find the bristlecone pine. A short hike (2.8 miles round trip) with some →
Digital Rabbit
Aug 2, 20192 min read
Caving and Gazing at Great Basin
Great Basin became a National Park in 1986. Its relatively isolated location attracts only 200,000 visitors per year. That’s approximately →
Digital Rabbit
Jul 31, 20192 min read
Learning Something Unexpected: 1p36 Deletion Syndrome
When I went to Snowbird I expected to learn about the wildflowers and animals in that area. Indeed I did. The pot gut squirrel →
Digital Rabbit
Jul 30, 20191 min read
Hiking in Snowbird
When most people think of Snowbird, they imagine skiing downhill. For me, it means hiking downhill. After getting off the tram at →
Digital Rabbit
Jul 29, 20192 min read
Riding a Mountain Coaster
The first thing most ski resorts turn to when trying to attract a summer crowd is mountain biking. Not all of us mountain bike. Even if →
Digital Rabbit
Jul 23, 20192 min read
The Largest Concentration of Hoodoos on the Planet
Bryce Canyon National Park claims to have the largest concentration of hoodoos found anywhere on the planet. Hoodoos are columns of rock →
Digital Rabbit
Jul 22, 20191 min read
Death Valley at 117º F
Looking at this image it’s impossible to tell that it’s 117º F outside. Yet if you had been in the hotel room when I placed my bare foot →
Digital Rabbit
Jul 21, 20191 min read
Mammoth, Mines, and a Mountain Lake
As beautiful as Yosemite is, at this time of year I prefer driving through the park, over Mono pass, and heading for the Mammoth Lakes →
Digital Rabbit
Mar 11, 20192 min read
Embracing Seattle in February
Most people would agree that August is the best time to visit Seattle, when the temperature can get as high as 77 °F and chances of →
Digital Rabbit
Aug 22, 20176 min read
Our Great American Eclipse Adventure 2017
The most important player in a total eclipse is the sun. It has to be visible in all its glory. Otherwise you won’t see the spectacle of →
Digital Rabbit
Apr 22, 20172 min read
Contemporary Art in a Spectacular Setting
In a quiet corner of Sonoma, on a private ranch, you’ll find some amazing works of art. It is not that easy to see these works because →
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