January 3, 2025 Our plane touched down more than 6,000 miles away from home, and the thrill of wanderlust was already fire in my veins. I looked out the window at the treeless landscape, a rugged expanse of wind and ocean waves. Hundreds of miles away, granite peaks & spires loomed over glacial lakes, arid … Continue reading Patagonia: Navigating Our Trip of a Lifetime
I never wanted to visit the tropics. Throughout my life, the threat of heat, humidity, and who-knows-how-many venomous snakes, spiders, and insects lurking in the foliage were all reason enough to keep my wanderlust-filled heart far away from any equatorial rainforests. Even as a child, I imagined poison dart frogs leaping from the trees to … Continue reading Stepping into the Rainforest in Costa Rica
I recently found a photo of John and I during our winter in Aspen—I had shared it on Facebook at the time. In the photo, we are standing on our new (to us) cross country skis on the Forest Service road we lived along, a steep forested mountainside behind us, leaning into each other and … Continue reading Embracing the True Meaning of Adventure at Solstice
John & I set off on our two-day journey on Friday morning, packed and ready for the longest bike ride either of us had ever done. Our destination: Mounds View Grassland, a property owned and managed by The Prairie Enthusiasts that was sure to have specialist grassland bird species I would have a hard time finding by bike in Madison. Still, it was 35 miles away.
Green birding relies on human-powered transportation, making it carbon neutral. The only rule is each birding trip must start and end from a home base, usually your place of residence.
For me, 2021 was the year of the bird. I discovered a new passion and hobby that has carried me away. In the spring, I went birding three to five times a week, sometimes with friends, sometimes alone, before class and after work, in my neighborhood and at parks around the city and state. The … Continue reading My Year in Birds: 2021
The Curiosity Chronicles 