Wanders and Wonders

SATW Bill Muster Photo Contest Award

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_660" align="aligncenter" width="526" caption="Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi, Thailand."][/caption] Since 1981, the Society of American Travel Writers has honored the finest travel photography with the annual Bill Muster Photo Competition, named for long time SATW member and accomplished...Read More

Seattle Area Japanese Gardens in Autumn

Posted on November 7, 2011October 25, 2026 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_651" align="aligncenter" width="595" caption="Washington Park Arboretum Japanese Garden in Seattle"][/caption] The Seattle, Washington area is home to several beautiful Japanese Gardens, and right now they are at their very best. The fall color is at peak and the maple...Read More

Parks Canada Centennial

Posted on October 30, 2011October 26, 2025 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_642" align="aligncenter" width="595"] Sunset over Wickaninnish Bay from Green Point in Pacific Rim National Park; Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.[/caption] The U.S. can proudly claim the world’s first National Park with the establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872,...Read More

Where in Washington for Fall Color Photos

Posted on October 24, 2011January 5, 2026 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_616" align="aligncenter" width="465"] Vine maple and huckleberry, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.[/caption] Are you interested in where to find the best autumn foliage for landscape and scenic photography in Washington State? I did a quick circuit around the Cascades last...Read More

"Nature of the Northwest" photo show

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Greg Vaughn

A selection of thirty of my scenic landscape and nature photos is currently on display in the upstairs gallery at the University of Oregon School of Law. The photographs were taken over a period of years during my many wanderings...Read More

Waterfalls on the Big Island of Hawaii

Posted on September 30, 2011January 5, 2026 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_591" align="aligncenter" width="595"] Nanue Falls on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island.[/caption] The Big Island of Hawaii was my home for a number of years and remains one of my favorite destinations. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands,...Read More

¡Viva Mexico!

Posted on September 16, 2011July 28, 2025 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_549" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Tile mural in the town of Dolores Hidalgo depicting Father Hidalgo's cry for independence.[/caption] 16 de Septiembre is commemorated throughout Mexico with perhaps even greater fervor than the 4th of July in the USA. On this...Read More

Mount Rainier Wildflowers

Posted on August 9, 2011January 4, 2026 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_544" align="aligncenter" width="451"] Wildflowers on Mazama Ridge, Mount Rainier National Park[/caption] In a year with more typical weather, the meadows in the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park would look something like this photo around the first week...Read More

Islands of Micronesia

Posted on June 14, 2011October 25, 2026 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_531" align="aligncenter" width="450"] A small island of Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands[/caption] Some of my most memorable travels have been to the islands of Micronesia while on assignment for the award-winning "Pacifica" magazine, the former inflight for Continental...Read More

Take a Hike! National Trails Day.

Posted on May 31, 2011January 5, 2026 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_525" align="aligncenter" width="520"] Father and son hiking on Drift Creek Falls Trail, Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon.[/caption] Saturday, June 4, is National Trails Day, an annual event that celebrates trails of all types for non-motorized adventure and recreation in the...Read More