FIJI Landing: Birthday Disenchantment Turned New Beginnings
I arrive to Fiji unexpectedly for my birthday! This was not on our agenda, yet a pleasant surprise. But I have since jumped ship. The journey continues...
TUVALU Time: Timeless Atolls Where Time Now Matters
I arrived into the Funafatelle atoll of Tuvalu with a sense of both relief and desperation. Once on shore, we quickly found ourselves quickly immersed in a wonderful…
VANUATU’s Land Before Time: Volcanoes, Jungles, Remote Villages… and Dugongs!
Surrounded by active volcanic islands, a light sulfurous haze rests along the reef’s edge in the tropical South Pacific. A nearby fleet of outrigger canoes net small fish…
New Zealand’s Outdoor Athletes Turned Environmental Champions
Four inspirational outdoor athletes in New Zealand that are championing important environmental causes in the South Pacific.
South Island: A Glacial Warming Wonderland
My journey to the glaciers and tundra of New Zealand's South Island was met with heat waves and cyclones. I soon dubbed it as Tour de Climate Change!
In The Name of Conservation!: Hunting & Pastimes in Polynesia
I never imagined I’d take a photo with a deer head on an ATV in the name of conservation in New Zealand! But that’s how I rolled with Red and Carpie on a Fish & Game New…
Arriving to Raglan, New Zealand
With a standby flight and open book, I have arrived to the windy shores of Aotearoa (Land of the Long White Cloud in Maori language)—more recently known as New Zealand! My…
Salmon Tour of the San Joaquin River–Sierra to the Sea
My first-ever glimpse of the San Joaquin River on a salmon restoration tour!
Water, Light, Birds and Abalone: A Bay-to-Sea Journey
At last the sun has freed itself from the damp white carpet of summer fog in the San Francisco Bay. A glorious forecast of warm clear skies calls for a bay-to-sea…
