Swimming with Sharks
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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
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)
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…