Fingers, chalked and clenched, cling to the rock so fiercely they scream for relief. Wind whips behind me as my right leg shakes uncontrollably, small pebbles falling each time I re-adjust my foot. I’m...
Roughly 20,000 years ago, the Earth’s atmosphere was shifting dramatically as an ice age which had begun 100,000 years ago was beginning to thaw. Geologists and Archaeologists alike believe that the...
In October of 2022 I surprised my dad by video calling him from Machu Picchu. Before he could even say anything, my friends and I excitedly began singing "Happy Birthday” right there in the middle of...
Flights booked nine hours before departure, jumping off cliffs in the Ionian Sea, late night city wandering, historic ruins, frequented cafes, attempted conversations in a foreign dialect and mouthwatering...
Wintertime is beautiful. Snow on the ground shines like the sun itself, and breath comes out in lazy little clouds. Hot cocoa and coffee warm hands, and Christmas lights shine into January. But wintertime...
“It is that time of year again.” As the weather turns in those end-of-year months, I swear that phrase pops up at every turn. For the holidays, for college finals, and for when the first snow falls....
The most dramatic thing I could think of when the desert came to mind used to be the large thunderstorms that occur in summer months. They blot out the sun and move like an angry nebulous jellyfish flashing...
I had been working most weekends, hiking only when I could find time and otherwise living a torturous existence of indoor entrapment. Here is where my story starts: I had a couple days during fall break...
