Travels with Tricia

Category: United States

  • A speedboat cuts through Lake Tahoe, with mountains in the distance, and evergreen trees and rocks in the foreground.

    Azure Skies, Emerald Firs and Sparkling Lake Tahoe: A Second Anniversary Celebration

    In 2010, I was twice married — to the same groom. As if describing two seasonal palaces, my husband and I like to playfully refer to our two marriages as the ‘summer wedding’ and the ‘winter wedding’.  Whereas some spouses have a difficult time remembering one wedding anniversary, we aspire to remember the date we…

  • Photo du Jour: A Solar Corona and Las Vegas’ Eiffel Tower

    Ce qui se passe à Vegas, reste à Vegas… Or perhaps, for French readers out there, Une indiscretion à Vegas reste un secret à Vegas. :) During our visit to ‘Sin City’ while criss-crossing the continent earlier this summer, the Eiffel Tower – the symbol of the Old World ‘City of Lights’ – looked as though…

  • A Sky Aglow: Up with the Great Reno Balloon Races Dawn Patrol

    Like paper lanterns rising to the heavens in the Far East, the radiant balloons twinkled in unison during the Dawn Patrol that was to precede the Great Reno Balloon Races.  Only seven balloons – those which were qualified to fly in the dark – participated. The flying conditions at night can be dangerous since atmospheric…

  • Photo du Jour: The Emerald “Umbrellas” of a California Redwood Forest

    “For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” Martin Luther

  • San Francisco’s Most Blubbery & Boisterous Residents: The Sea Lions of Pier 39

    They occupy prime San Francisco real estate overlooking Alcatraz and the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges. But the lackadaisical California sea lions of Pier 39 don’t seem to be entranced by the sweeping vistas in their neighborhood. Instead, the boisterous mammals pass their days by barking, pushing their neighbors off the dock (to maximize lounging…

  • The “Laughing” Wild Horse in Nevada

    I grew up in a part of the United States that’s very different from the high desert of Nevada. As a result, it’s been a joy to get to know the flora and the fauna unique to the rugged American West. From geckos, coyotes, and snakes, to sagebrush, tumbleweed and saffron-colored rabbit brush, I’ve emitted many…