Dirty Secrets about the 1890s Gilded Age
Here is a famous photograph taken by photographer Jacob Riis in New York City in 1890 of three boys asleep on dirty stairs in a tenement aft
Mount Fuji: The Art of Japan's Sacred Mountain
Mount Fuji, Japan's 12,388-foot high point, is one of the world's most beautiful mountains. This symmetrical stratovolcano, towering
Dateline 1979: An Afternoon with Photography Great Laura Gilpin
Over the course of my career as a writer and photojournalist, I've had to opportunity to meet and talk with many wonderful people. Some
Learning to climb at the Garden of the Gods
I learned to climb on the soft sandstone at the Garden of the Gods, a city park on the west side of Colorado Springs. The first route I ever
The Joy of Travel: Just Say Yes!
Travel is one of the best ways to expand your boundaries, to show yourself what's possible, and to move beyond the comfort zone of heart
Teeing up the Devil's Golfball
Another great day out in the sandstone canyon country surrounding Moab, Utah. Sometimes it feels like the center of the universe, the red ce