Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures

You'll probably be surprised to know that Iceland has elves, yes real elves, at least as measured by how important they are for Icelandi...

Our second day on Iceland was spent on two activities, a giant jeep tour up over the glacier, and whale watching outside Reykjavik.  The fir...

Continuing on our Golden Circle route, we came to the cluster of geysers in the Haukadalur geothermal valley.  The largest geyser there, the...

Join me on our 2014 trip to Iceland.  This was a totally spontaneous trip that we decided on over only a couple of days after seeing an ad o...

It finally snowed last night, and the world is looking very wintry.  And with highs for the entire month forecast to stay below freezing, an...

When I was in the hospital, after I'd woken from my near coma and been moved out of ICU to a recovery floor, I had access to a hand cycl...

Looking back on the summer of 2021, one highlight was the arrival of the Monarchs, which have laid eggs on our Milkweeds each year since we ...