2009 - Reefs to Rockies

Swimming with Sharks

Post published:December 30, 2009

Waiting at the dock, the excitement is palpable. Twenty-five miles off the coast of this island, giants are in the water. We are on Isla Mujeres, “the Island of Women”,…

Dias de los Muertos: Mexico

Post published:October 31, 2009

November 1st and 2nd, mark the Days of the Dead (Dias los Muertos) in Mexico. November 1st is in honor of deceased children and infants (Dia de los Inocentes –…

Sustainable Tourism Development in Mozambique: A Case Study

Post published:October 27, 2009

This case study was presented by Sarah Fazendin of the Fazendin Portfolio at the ATTA (Adventure Travel Trade Association) World Summit in October 2009. Reefs to Rockies has been working…

Botswana’s Big Cats (Part 3 of 3)

Post published:October 25, 2009

3rd Up: Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Location: Moremi Game Reserve Last night, we slept in a mobile fly camp in the Xakanaxa region of the Moremi Game Reserve. Permanent water and…

Botswana’s Big Cats (Part 2 of 3)

Post published:September 27, 2009

2nd up: Lion (Panthera leo) Location: Santawani Concession – operated by the local community and location of Botswana's Predator Conservation Progeam. This morning began with another game drive in the…

Botswana’s Big Cats (Part 1 of 3)

Post published:September 20, 2009

1st up: Leopard (Panthera pardus) Location: Santawani Concession - operated by the local community and location of Botswana’s Predator Conservation Program. This is our first game drive of the safari…

Baobabs and Elephants

Post published:September 3, 2009

Excerpt from Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa: “grotesque, comparatively short, deciduous trees with hugely swollen trunk: occurring at low altitudes in hot dry bushveld”. Grotesque? Webster defines grotesque…

The Long Haul: Denver to Botswana

Post published:July 31, 2009

When you look at a world map, Botswana is positioned half-way around the world from Denver, Colorado. Last week, I had the opportunity to travel to Botswana for the first…

Meeting the Locals

Post published:July 23, 2009

Often times when I travel, the most memorable experiences are those unexpected, spontaneous interactions with the “locals”. Maybe I'm sitting across from them at a dinner table learning about local…

Announcing Monarchs of Michoacan with Sarada Krishnan of Denver Botanic Gardens (February 6 – 13, 2010)

Post published:July 8, 2009

Every winter, the cloud forests in the mountains of central Mexico play host to millions and millions of over-wintering monarch butterflies. The annual migration of these monarchs from the Great…