Wickerbox

2012 : Deschutes National Forest
Six day hike on the PCT through the Deschutes National Forest

2012 : Wahtum Lake
Camping in the rain just off the Pacific Crest Trail.

2012 : Visiting Death Valley
Visiting Dante's Peak, Furnace Creek, and Harmony Borax Works.

2012 : Multnomah-Wahkeena Loop
One of the easiest, most popular trails in the Gorge.

2011 : Kelso Depot
A historic train depot in the middle of the Mojave Preserve.

2011 : Watching a Freight take the Tehachapi Loop
Trains longer than 85 boxcars loop over themselves.

2011 : Failed PSAS LV2.3 Launch
Bad fuel grains exploded on launch but still exciting.

2011 : Bowerman Field
A Saturday morning fly-out up the coast.

2011 : Ravens gonna rave
Road trip through Yellowstone Park in June.

2011 : Saddle Mountain
On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Pacific at Astoria.

2010 : McCall Point
Hiking above the Columbia River.

2006-2011 : Deserts of the World
A selection of my deserts. More to come.

2011 : Elk Rock Garden
A local botanical garden on the Willamette River.

2011 : Hoyt Arboretum
Just one afternoon in Portland. More to come in spring.

2010 : Zion National Park
I barely had time just to detour through -- this reminds me to go back to camp.

2010 : Ouray
They call it the Switzerland of America.

2010 : Mesa Verde
Abandoned cliff dwellings of the ancestral Pueblo people.

2010 : Grimes Archaeological Site
Caves and rock art east of Fallon.

2010 : Crater Lake
Camping and hiking on an ancient lake-filled volcanic caldera.

2010 : Bryce Canyon
Hoodoos, desert rock formations, as far as the eye can see.

2010 : I'd never heard of it
Startlingly deep and gorgeous canyon in western Colorado.

2010 : Where I went instead of Burning Man
Dinosaurs at the end of a long gravel road in the hills of Nevada.

2010 : All I could think about was Edward Abbey
Sandstone arches in the Utah desert.

2009 : Warwick Castle
Medieval English castle.

2009 : Midland Air Museum
Birthplace of Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine.

2009 : Day hike in Valais
Hiking with my aunt from Saas Almagell to Saas Grund

2009 : Wasserbüffel, meringue, and paragliders
Renting a house in the mountains.

2009 : Bietschhorn
Hiking with my uncle in the mountains of Switzerland.

2009 : An island on the Dalmation Coast
Traveling down the coast of Croatia.

2009 : Visiting Mostar
Not-entirely-recovered city in southwest Bosnia.

2009 : My first city east of Switzerland
Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia.

2009 : Eight days from Abisko to Kebnekaise
The Kungsleden, the Royal Trail, distance hiking in Sweden.

2009 : Among the fjords
Hiking above Norway's fjords.

2009 : Generally accepted location of Troy
Troy or not, it's not complete without a wooden horse.

2009 : Topkapi Palace
The Ottoman Sultan seat of power fom the 1400s to 1800s.

2009 : Ruined Temple of Athena
Small city near Miletus in Western Turkey.

2009 : Pamukkale and Hierapolis
Ancient terraced travertine deposites near Hierapolis.

2009 : Ruins of Miletus
Ancient and influential city in western Turkey.

2009 : Istanbul, capital of Turkey
Home of 13 million people on the Bosphorus Strait.

2009 : Birthplace of Heraclitus
Ruins of an ancient city and library.

2009 : Temple of Apollon
Apollo's Temple at Didyma in Turkey

2009 : Basilica Cistern
This cistern once supplied the Topkapi Palace fountains.

2009 : Aya Sofia, Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul
Church in 360, mosque in 1453, and museum in 1935.

2009 : Graveyard of ninety-thousand souls
Anzac Cove, Shrapnel Valley, and Plugge's Plateau

2009 : Flying near MCAS Yuma
My stomping grounds for four years in the Marine Corps.

2009 : Young Eagles
Giving kids their first ride in a private aircraft.

2007 & 2009 : Fly-out to Texas Hill
Chasing the $100 breakfast burrito.

2008 : Chihuly Exhibit at the Phoenix Desert Garden
Blown glass art outdoor exhibit.

2008 : Ajo, Ryan, Pinal, Nogales
A Saturday morning fly-out across southern Arizona.

2008 : Camping past Hole in the Wall
Hiking and camping in the Mojave Preserve.

2008 : Arizona's Territorial Prison
Historic prison from the late 1800s.

2003, 2007, 2008 : Oshkosh, or Inspiring Kids
Attending the biggest general aviation airshow in the world.

2007-2008 : Ship Life
Passing the time aboard ship.

2008 : Replenishment at Sea
Fuel and food being transferred from a supply ship at sea

2007-2008 : Ocean Views
There's a lot of ocean between San Diego and the Persian Gulf

2008 : Volunteering at the Cohunu Koala Park
Hanging out with exotic (to us!) Australian wildlife

2007 : Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Bird biological park in Singapore

2008 : Flight Operations
Flight operations aboard the USS Tarawa at sea

2008 : Amphibious landing at Camp Pendleton
Amphibious landing upon our return to Camp Pendleton

2008 : Port call in Tasmania
Our final port call before Hawaii was Bruny Island south of Australia

2007 : Mittry Lake
A nearby lake, no really!, near Yuma.

2007 : Palm Canyon in Kofa NWR
Only stand of native palms in Arizona.

2006 : West Saguaro National Park
Hiking among the cactus.

2007 : Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
An excellent outdoor desert 'museum' near Tucson.

2006 : Yodaville
A shipping container city for bombing practice.

2006 : Canal Dam
Herons, an abandoned canal dam, and a sunset.

2006 : Caution, Marines at Work

2006 : Things to see on base

2006 : Over the Hescos

2006 : Downtime
Taking advantage of downtime.

2006 : Aviation

2005 : Copperstate Fly-In
Attending the Copperstate Airshow in Phoenix, Arizona