The Ijen Volcano in eastern Java is famous for many things: burning sulfur that emits blue flames at night, a turquoise crater lake, and the tough-as-nails miners who chisel out the sulfur and ha...
https://planetbell.me/2014/10/26/the-blue-flames-and-badass-miners-of-ijen-volcano/
I like to get high when I travel. Okay, that came out wrong. Too bad there isn’t a magical key on this keyboard that will erase or go back a space and eliminate what I just wrote. I guess I wil...
https://planetbell.me/2014/09/01/i-like-to-get-high-when-i-travel-a-photo-essay/
Late Sunday, while out on a lazy afternoon drive, I made the very spontaneous decision to undergo a winter expedition to Portage Glacier. Okay, “winter expedition” sounds a little dramatic s...
https://planetbell.me/2014/03/31/portage-glacier-in-the-winter-or-a-tale-of-two-hikes/
I think my wife is on to me. This was supposed to be a European vacation, and based up her selection of footwear and the number of dresses she brought, she was expecting museums, operas, cultural...
https://planetbell.me/2013/10/23/hiking-in-europe-or-i-think-my-wife-is-on-to-me/
On June 20, I hiked the 9-mile length of the Triple Lakes Trail in Denali National Park, starting at the Visitor Center and ending at my cabin. I had no idea how grueling it was going to be. I al...
https://planetbell.me/2013/06/24/hiking-is-an-absurd-activity/