Not in the Alps, but still woke up to this! It is very rural here, and the crossing into Switzerland across the Doubs River was remote and mysterious, with snow…

If it were easy to be totally rational, everyone would be doing it. After we got back on regular highways yesterday, I couldn’t deny that I was hearing a road…

Overwhelming humidity, the rural South, and a hurricane. I have experienced all three of these before, but always from a place of ease and safety, where I could step out,…

Yesterday was my birthday, and the festivities began early.     A day trip to anywhere of my choice had been offered by my research department, and after much consideration…