Why Does Hanging With Grad Students Makes Me Support Funding for Scientific Research?
DAVIS, CA- I’m currently staying in Davis, California, with my friends Matt & Rachel, both doctoral students in the Graduate Group in...
A Weekend Spent Camping in Minnewaska State Park
MINNEWASKA STATE PARK, NY- As a city boy, I’ve never really spent that much time exploring upstate New York. It should be noted that by...
Where Is a Traveler to Plant His Roots?
When I first left my old life to travel full-time, it seemed like something of an extended vacation. I wasn’t entirely sure where I was...
A Short Commentary on Midwestern Values
CEDAR POINT, OHIO- Reaching the Midwest, I can’t help but think about the hearty innocence of the folk around me. The point was really...
A Crystal Clear Week in the Kenai Peninsula
KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA- $99 down, and I was off. Having sold “the van”, I immediately converted my share of the old hunk-of-junk into a...
How Do Pensioners Keep the Alaskan Tourism Industry Afloat?
DENALI, ALASKA- Oftentimes folks visit a new place with a curious lack of knowledge about where they're going, as was the case with the...
Where Do You Feel Most Comfortable, the Beach or the Mountains?
DENALI, ALASKA- Where do you feel most at home? One of the most intense debates about the ultimate spot to relax is simple: do you prefer...
How Living In Alaska Has Made Me Understand Conservative Politics
DENALI, ALASKA- For me, the difference between liberalism and conservativism has always boiled down to how much you support government...
A Short Treatise on Cabin Fever
DENALI, ALASKA- Spending one’s time in a place as isolated as Denali is not without its drawbacks. Living and working with the same...
Do I Now Work at Denali Creekside Cabins?
DENALI, ALASKA- So, President Obama just visited Alaska, and officially renamed Mt. McKinley Denali. Big deal for the rest of the...