In 1952 Virginia “Ginny” Hill, her husband ‘Woody’ Morton Wood, and Celia Hunter founded Camp Denali, one of Alaska’s first  eco-tourism lodges, located 90 miles out the Denali Park Road, near Wonder Lake in then Mt. McKinley National Park.  Ginny spent every summer at Denali National Park, building camp where they hauled in everything, led […]

Fall is a high-energy time of year and a welcome season for those who embrace the refreshingly cooler temperatures, crisp skies, shorter days, and semblance of structure that come with it. While tradition has taught us that resolutions are earmarked for New Year’s and deep cleaning for spring, this spirited season provides similar inspiration – […]

We were tired and hungry and without accommodations when the three of us arrived in Tavira, a small coastal town in Portugal’s Algarve region. We had crossed the eight-mile-wide Strait of Gibraltar from Morocco to southern Spain and journeyed over to continue our trip to Portugal; the winter sun had set and many were sitting […]