Tag: travel

• Wild Encounters and Close Calls: My Death Valley Adventure

  The six dogs emerged from nowhere, their paws kicking up dust clouds as they charged toward us across the desolate landscape. In that moment, with a suspicious stranger watching from…

  

• Paying My Respects to Chopin: A Long-Overdue Thank You

  Some debts outlive their debtors by centuries. During my time in Paris, I found myself carrying one—a gratitude so profound it demanded pilgrimage to a grave, an acknowledgment that someone’s…

• Granite Lessons: My Half Dome Experience

  Sometimes the best adventures come from the most unexpected invitations. Back in March, my sister Liz casually mentioned that her friend Srinivas had some vacant spots for a June Half…

  

• Mount Tallac

  It started with a simple text from Srinivas: “Mount Tallac this weekend. You in?” I was staring at Half Dome on my calendar like it was some mythical beast I’d…