Darcie and I just returned from an expedition to Kenya. Benson Njoroge was our outfitter and was excellent, from pickup to departure. He assembled a team of porters and cooks and guided us from the east gate of Mt. Kenya National Park, up the Chogori Route, over 5,000m Point Lenana (one of Mt. Kenya’s three…

Last month Darcie and I floated the Androscoggin through the controversial section of Central Maine. Alex Poland was our host and guide and did a great job showing us why this water is some of the most underrated in all of New England. His yurt park, Western Maine Yurts, was the perfect lodging spot and…

We just returned from a wonderful five days at Mt. Assiniboine Lodge in British Columbia. Our hosts Claude and Annik and their entire staff made sure we were fed and not only served up great gastronic creations, but guided us to expansive alpine touring terrain. The oldest backcountry ski lodge in North America, these days…

We just returned from four days in New Hampshire’s wonderful north country where we spent three nights on Back Lake at Tall Timber Lodge in a lakeside cabin. With our guide, Mickey Cunliffe, we fished the “trophy stretch” of the Upper CT River and the “no kill stretch” of that same river. These stretches string…

I’m finishing up a solo trip to Bolivia with the help of my good Peruvian friend Gilf Laurente who outfitted me through Colonia Expeditions (www.coloniaexpeditionsperu.com) There were four goals. First, to revisit a medical clinic in the impoverished village of Chunavi where I started a grassroots clinic in 2003. I wanted to go back to…

Our family just returned from Staniel Cay in the Exumas. We spent the week exploring the island chain on golf carts, boats and on foot. It’s a magical place where most of the 365 islands are uninhabited by humans. Rather there are pods of nurse sharks, wild boars and large Rock Iguanas to visit. A…

We emerged from a trip to India with layover in London upon return. The thrust of our trip was to visit Dodital, a four-day trek to the lake that is the birthplace of Ganesh.  That Hindu god, the elephant head god, is revered as the destroyer of obstacles to success. And the lake is full…

My father used to fly fish in the rivers of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I always envied his trips with his friends but when I was of age he allowed me to join. Last week just my father and I returned to these storied waters.  While we both caught fish the most warming part was…

Reid and I are currently snowbound in Durango, Colorado, waylaid at our good friend’s home, the Mathers, we just finished skiing at Silverton Mountain.  Silverton is a raw, simple, one lift, 26k acre powder haven complete with helicopter drops. Thereafter we went to Telluride for a great day of skiing and an opulent overnight at…

Darcie and I just returned from Turneffe Atoll off the coast of Belize.  One of only three atolls in this hemisphere, it was a wonderful trip chasing bonefish, permit and tarpon.  While the permit would evade us, I came tight on three tarpon and landed one, plus scores of bones.  The primary focus of the…