Time to Travel: Ireland

As the Saint Patrick’s Day parades and festive parties end, thoughts begin to turn to Spring and warmer temperatures for those of us in the northern hemisphere.  Late spring and summer are also perfect times to visit the land of Saint Patrick – Ireland! From it’s bustling and culturally rich nightlife of Dublin and Galway, to […]

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On the Road

In honor of the 100th anniversary of “On the Road” author Jack Kerouac’s birth, and in spite of rising   fuel prices, we thought we’d dream a bit of hitting the road.  Whether travelling the dramatic Icefields Parkway through the Canadian Rockies or Pakistan and China’s Karakoram Highway, the world’s most scenic mountain rides feature stunning vistas, steep climbs, […]

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Rivers of Ice: Earth’s Glaciers

The global rise in temperatures during the past century have directly impacted the health of the world’s glaciers.  These massive “rivers of ice” are home to 2.1% of the world’s water, but with nearly 75% of the world’s freshwater, glaciers are the largest reserves for freshwater on Earth.  The health of glaciers is critically important to ecosystems […]

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