This website illuminates my life and adventures, focusing on five areas, Adventure, Love, Art & Music, Economy and Philosophy. To these five areas, I have purposefully dedicated my life. This notion emanated from my belief that the human experience is driven by five innate momentums: physical, sexual, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. So, I desired to study, experience and understand these subjects, with the objective to understand not only the world around me, but to understand myself as well. Thus, these five areas of study match my innate momentums: adventure-physical, love-sexual , art & music-emotional, economy-intellectual, and philosophy-spiritual. This quest has led me to over 2300 of the world’s 3978 provinces, to every country on earth and to the highest peak on each continent (thank heaven for good weather!). In my travels, I learned to respect the intelligence and ingenuity of people of all races and callings both past and present. Come with me to see the world as I see it, if you will be so kind. Join me in re-examining our world and our selves, to contemplate how we can move to make our world a virtual Garden of Eden.
Moldova, Transdniester, Goose Step, 2003 - A visit to Transdniester is worth it, if only to get the flavor of this breakaway province of Moldova. They have their own money and their own government. It harkens back to the Communist Bloc days.
Bangladesh, Tangail Prov, Cooking Ingredients
Taiwan, Kaohsiung City Prov, Ship in Bay
Greenland, Warming Island, off coast of Liverpool Land, Afternoon Light On Pinnacle of Southwest Finger, 2006 - Crevasses fall to the sea, and freshly fallen snow brightens the mountain high point of the southwest finger of Warming Island.
Touareg Woman with Children, 1987 Mali, Mopti area - 6x6cm West Africa 1987
Slovenia, Koper Prov, Alley
Day 12: The Atacama Meets the Mountains, 2012 Chile, Antofagasta Province (Región)
Vietnam, Quang Ngai Prov, Motorist
Liberia, House In Monrovia, 2003 - At the airport in Liberia, a woman offered to give us a ride, but it turned out it was only part way. When we changed trucks, we were approached by a soldier with red eyes, a mean attitude and a gun. In order to get a tour of Monrovia, I arranged with a person holding himself out to be able to give me permission to take photographs. This scene was typical of the city, run down, but somehow picturesque.
USA, Alaska, Denali, Breaking Camp, 1993 - In 1993 I climbed Denali with Fred Zalokar and Sean Crow, both amazingly fit ultra marathon runners. Of course, they reached the top a day before me! Here, we break camp. You can read about my Denali climb in the Journal section of this website.