A couple of weeks ago, Israel celebrated Memorial Day and Independence Day. Memorial Day was more like memorial week… the first day is Yom HaShoah (Day of Memory) and is in remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. The second day is Yom Hazikaron aShoah ve-laG’vurah (Day of the Memory for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel…

For my second weekend of wadi wanderings, I first did a loop hike linking Ein Gedi to Nahal Arugot. I had learned about the hike from the ranger I met the previous weekend and it did not disappoint. The hike starts by climbing up the Judean Plateau from the Ein Gedi Field School. As you…

Shalom! This is Franklin Bacon Colditz-Davis (don’t forget the hyphen)… you have undoubtedly read about the wanderings of my mother and father who abandon me nearly every weekend to ramble out yonder…but lately I have been getting a lot of SnapMeows from my social media followers asking about my typical day… so here you go… I typically…

As many of you know I have a passion for exploring canyons, whether it be on foot, kayak, or in a raft… I looked back at my past trip reports and I have explored over 300 canyons! Canyons have a special place in my heart because there is so much variation and you feel like…

A couple of weeks ago I decided to explore some hikes closer to home along the beach… There is nothing like a stroll on the beach: the beautiful sand, the gentle whisper of the lapping waves, the faint touch of the wind, and peering out into the open ocean dreaming about tomorrow… Oh yes and the nude…

Okay, you should know that Ghana isn’t all tiny villages and no running water!  For another weekend away from Atebubu, we decided to head South to Accra – the capitol of Ghana.  Accra is the BIG BIG City and functions more or less like a normal big city – businesses, government buildings, museums, parks, nice…