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Category Archives: Outdoor Adventure
Where on Earth?! Sian Ka’an Biosphere
With a sweeping gesture that seemed to encompass all the sky that lorded above the reaches of the lagoon, the boatman blurted out “the land where the sky was born!” Since he was mostly busy with navigating narrow channels of … Continue reading
Where on Earth?! Segovia and Madrid, Spain; Brockway, Oregon
I remember, I remember; a heady spring day when the pasture grass climaxed in the balmy air and the stout oaks cast their shadows over rolling hills. A quiet country road meandered through these hills which my Spanish brother Jose … Continue reading
Posted in Artist Travels, Friends and Family, Outdoor Adventure
Tagged Alcazar, Basques, Brockway, Euskadi, Madrid, Segovia
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Where on Earth?! Pinnacles of Central California
At a very early hour in the rosy ambience of a half- moon dawn, I found myself alone on an empty highway and watched as the rising sun cast shadows over corrugated hills that had felt those first rays of … Continue reading
Following the Song of the Seal
An Artistic Field Study of the Hawaiian Monk Seal Purpose of study: to observe and photograph the rare monk seals in their natural habitat and create art from the study to help promote awareness of this endangered species. In … Continue reading
Posted in Artist Travels, Outdoor Adventure, wildlife viewing
Tagged Hawaii, Kauai, marine life, monk seals, nature art, sea turtles, tropical beaches
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Where on Earth?! Turkey
Heavy with the harvest season, a full moon bright as a bare light bulb lit up the conical peak jutting up from the vast plain that lay before us. “Do you really think he landed on that snow capped mountain?” … Continue reading
Posted in Artist Travels, Outdoor Adventure
Tagged Anatolia, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Mt. Ararat, sheepskin coat, Turkey
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Where on Earth?! Webcams on Wildlife
Published Sept. 8 on Stanford University’s MHAB blog site, http://mahb.stanford.edu/blog/webcams-on-wildlife/ Can technology help connect people and artists with the natural beauty of this world, while reducing the footprints we leave? Artist Terry J. … Continue reading
Posted in Artist Travels, Outdoor Adventure, Siberia, Wildlife Art
Tagged Baikal seal, bronze seal, Lake Baikal, webcams, wildlife
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Where on Earth?! Hood River
We had never been here before, and a brushy, steep slope made river access a challenge as we made our way down an old, overgrown logging track seeking trails to the water’s edge. The river plunged through a deep canyon … Continue reading
Where on Earth?! Eagle Cap Wilderness
Looming up ahead of the trail like a giant puff of cotton candy was a rounded pink boulder, a boulder that was an entire mountain of the pinkest hue imaginable for a solitary peak. Last in line in a wall … Continue reading
What on Earth?! Shipwreck
While rounding up stragglers, the senior leader’s booming voice echoed and resonated against the sandstone bluffs that emerged like islands in the ether. “We’ve stayed packed together this time, and we’ll continue the entire journey this way, no branching off … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Home, Outdoor Adventure, Wildlife Art
Tagged albino whale, crab boat, gray whales, shipwreck, whale watching
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Where on Earth?! Palenque
First there were two of them, and then three and then five, maybe six, all in the same posture, hunching forward and snapping their whips in unison. The short, stocky men in matching sombreros looked almost comical as they marched … Continue reading
Posted in Artist Travels, Mexico, Outdoor Adventure, Wildlife Art
Tagged jungle ruins, Maya, Mexico, Palenque, wood images
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