Desert Reflections

Topock is a marina/restaurant located just north of where I-40 crosses the Colorado River.  Topock Gorge, a popular kayaking run, is the str...

"Bless me Father, for I have sinned."  Even folks not into Catholicism may recognize those words, due to all the movies and TV ser...

This is not your mama's kayak.  It's not my kayak, either: our friend Lisa let us borrow hers while she was out of town.  Trish owns...

It was a hot July afternoon in 1954 at our farm in northern Minnesota.  Dad was in town, Mom was taking a nap and our other siblings were no...

People who know about thermoclines include submariners, serious fishermen* and readers of contemporary naval combat novels.  I fall into the...

Now, don't get your panties in a bunch, you Christian folk.  I'm not swearing.  I'm not belittling.  I am simply reporting.  Thi...

Dad was Irish.  It's rumored that folks of the Irish persuasion have quick tempers.  I'm here to tell you, in Dad's case it was ...