

Planters (9/20/20)
Hats off to the grounds crew at Penn State for the gigantic planters around campus. The following collection are at the entrance to the...


Unfortunately, We Haven't Seen Anything Yet (9/16/20)
At first I thought it was a red moon. But quickly I realized it was the sun peeking through a sky permeated with smoke that had drifted...


Bridge Art (9/15/20)
If you have visited Pittsburgh, you know that it has an impressive collection of iron bridges of a variety of designs over the Allegheny,...


The Lake (9/10/20)
These photos are from a late July hike we took around Lake Perez at Penn State's 72 acre Stone Valley recreation area located in the...


911 Call from Down Deep (9/5/20)
Phantom Ranch is the only lodging “below the rim” of the Grand Canyon. You can get there only by hiking or taking a mule train 6,000 ft...


Poe Paddy 2
With limited options, but the desire to get out of the house, on a recent Sunday afternoon we decided to trek 15 mile off US-322 into the...


Lake Country
The Italian Lake Country, north of Milan near the Swiss border, is a picturesque and tranquil place to vacation. Most notable among the...


Almost a Perfect Day
Sue and I recently took advantage of some moderate summer weather to get out of the house. We rode Pine Creek Rail-Trail from Slate Run...


Oil and Mauritius Don't Mix
The 2019-20 Herbert H. Humphrey Fellow class experience was redesigned on the fly as classes and campus activities moved online in March....