Tamaracks
If you live in an area where hardwoods are predominant, tamarack trees are a bit of an oddity.These pine tree needles turn golden & the needles are shed in the
Cougar Football Saturday
I didn’t go to Washington State University but I’m a daughter, sister & aunt of cougars. Since my alma mater is over 1800 miles away, I’ve become a WSU football
Boise Depot
In the foothills above Boise City is the delightful Boise train depot. Although no longer a working train station, the ambiance gives the feeling of train travel of days gone
CERT-Andes Peru 2015
Someone once told me that medical missions were like adult summer camp. After going on many mission trips, I tend to agree.Where can you go with so many “like minded”
Sacred Valley
Pisac, Huayllabamba, Ollantaytambo, all villages along the river Urubamba in the land they call the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The Incas called the area sacred, the tourists call the
Izcuchaca District
This country amazed me, not only the scenery but the people. Its a hardy lot, the people & the land. North of Cusco, in the Andes of Peru, Izcuchaca district
The view from Cusco
Cusco, a photographer’s paradise but how to do it new & innovatively? Here is my attempt to shed a few new perspectives on this ancient Incan city, high in the
A little Machu Picchu
I feel a bit spoiled. I’ve done the trek three times from Cusco, through the Sacred Valley, by the Urubamba river, through the jungle to first Agua Calientes & then
Saksaywaman
English speakers snicker when the Quechua pronounce the Inca fortress “Sexy Woman”. But this is no place to snicker at high above Cusco, Peru. They say the Inca proclaimed this
13,500 Feet
Who really lives at 13,500 feet? These proud people of Peru who I had the honor of meeting last month in Peru. A hardy lot, a strong people who can