Elephant: a symbol of wisdom and strength. August 12th is World Elephant Day. Their numbers are dropping and are in danger of becoming ...
International Tiger Day
July 29th is International Tiger Day. Ever since I can remember I have loved tigers, especially white ones. I have always thought they were ...
World Sea Turtle Day
Turtles, or Honu in Hawaiian, need our help. I remember the first time I saw a honu in Maui. We were snorkeling and the honu was just chilling on the ...
Save the Bees
What would happen in a world without flowers? The world would feel drab and dreary. But there’s much more of an impact than just something pretty ...
Water Conservation
Water. We use it every day, usually taking for granted how easily we can access fresh, clean water. For most reading this, we just turn the tap and ...
Silverswords
Stepping out of the car to explore Haleakala on the island of Maui is like setting foot on another planet. Which isn't far from the truth when you ...
Photo of the Month: March – Haleakala
This is actually a cell phone photo of Haleakala but it is one of my favorites from my recent trip. We woke up at 2:30 am to drive up 10,000 ...
Winter in Arizona
Part of the reason I moved to Arizona is for winter. I spent the first 25 years of my life in Wisconsin. As a child I loved winter but as I got older ...
January 2016: Photo of the Month
I have decided to do a blog post to go along with the photo of the month on my main page. I thought it might be fun to learn a little bit more about ...