Every year we took a vacation during our kids' childhood, we played a game. We counted down to the beach trip. We had a "100-Day" party at dinner when we were only 100 days from our departure. Kelly and I

I spent two days of walking through Redwood National Forest last week. To say that I was awed would be an understatement. I kept thinking to myself, "Some of these trees were standing on this ridge before Columbus discovered the

My yard has a section that I call "the back 40." It's an area that was once a solid thicket. I know. I spent two solid weeks fighting the burning rash from clearing away all the poison oak many years

I have a confession to make. I'm a junkie. National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, Smithsonian TV, Blue Planet, Planet Earth--I could watch documentaries about the ocean and nature on any given day. Perhaps it's because I always feel so at