The Lower Laguna Madre is a hypersaline bay on the southeastern tip of Texas. Over 400 square miles in area, the estuary has almost no fluid exchange with the Gulf of Mexico to the east. It receives most of its fresh w ...
Over 100 years ago Dr. Remick was the only town doctor in the small community of Tamworth, New Hampshire. His legacy was passed down through the years, as many other physicians accepted his torch from their predecessors ...
This past week a torch was passed. The venerable Anne Fitzgerald, my Travel Editor at The Boston Globe retired her post, only to be replaced by Christine Morris. If only the two could both steer the helm we'd be amazed ...
I grew up near Baltimore, Maryland. Some of my earliest memories were in its Inner Harbor. Sharks at the aquarium. Submarines and civil war ear sloops of war. Crabs. Oysters. I recently had the opportunity to retur ...
This winter our family headed to Quebec's Laurentian Mountains to Mont Tremblant to taste the European flare, shimmering dogsled trails and miles of trails. From the children's favorite waterpark, La Source, to the summ ...
The Restigouche is a stately flow, winding through northern New Brunswick on its way to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. At its mouth rests the hamlet of Campbelton, a village with a penchant for Atlantic Salmon, the community ...
On November 9, more than 150 skiers and snow enthusiasts converged on North Conway, N.H. for the third edition of the Eastern Snow and Avalanche Workshop (ESAW). Having doubled enrollment since its inception, the full-da ...
Earlier this month Rob Vandergrift and I headed out to Yosemite for some early autumn climbing and fishing. We had spectacular weather, save for the apocalyptic Rim fire. This fire, third largest in the state's history ...
Saturday night we were dancing and singing with our very talented friends, Rex and Tom. These guys really inspire. Their collection of Lennon songs stir the soul. And for a fresh, take-your-breath-away moment, Maggie' ...
Two weeks ago Jaime Pollitte, Luke Buchirelli and I climbed the west ridge of Forbidden Peak in the North Cascades National Park, WA. Weather was great and the climbing was superb. The primary purpose of the trip was t ...