Tonight I was thumbing through I. Harding Hughes, Jr’s book, Valle Crucis, A History of an Uncommon Place. I like the Preface which records the words of the 1989 Valle Crucis Community Council: “The residents are fortunate to live where there is unsurpassed natural beauty and where exists a vibrant past and vigorous present. Those...
It’s been a while since I’ve taken my camera out to see what’s going on in my neighborhood. A light valley fog seemed to be giving way to diffused light, so I jumped in my car and remembered why my little community is such a gift.
The 2011 Rhododendron Classic: They camp. They eat and drink like kings. They like to play softball out in the cow pastures. Somebody might need to correct my facts, but I believe softball teams have been coming to play in the fields of Valle Crucis since 1973. Clement and I rode over on our bikes...
One road trip, one perspective, two wholly different worlds. This is the view out my window at the beginning and end of my trip from The Colorado Rockies to the outskirts of Port au Prince, Haiti.
I woke up at 4:30am hoping to get in some morning ski touring. Hmm, it’s pouring outside right now. I make some coffee and reconsider: head back to my warm bed or find another adventure? An hour later, the rain dissipates and the misty clouds give way to morning bluebird skies. I hit The North...
Dawn at the Linville Gorge from Gingercake Mountain. Many thanks to my good friend Kristian Jackson who gave me the scoop on this dramatic window into the gorge. In the spirit of Easter, I like the interchange in Oscar Wilde’s, Salome, when Herod hears reports that Jesus of Nazareth has been raised from the dead:...
