Tag: Travel

Mount Rainier

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_96" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Mount Rainier from Longmire "][/caption] Went up to Washington last week to visit Mount Rainier National Park to get some stock photos of The Mountain in winter and do some snowshoeing in the Paradise area. The...Read More

Mazatlan photos

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_77" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Mariachi band at sidewalk cafe in Old Town, Mazatlan."][/caption] The great thing about Mazatlan is that it's both a fun beach resort - particularly nice for a mid-winter dose of sun and warmth for those of...Read More

Cosalá

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_64" align="aligncenter" width="294" caption="Entrance to Guadalupe Chapel, Cosala, Mexico."][/caption] Most of my travel-writing friends studiously avoid calling a town "picturesque" because the term has become an over-used cliché, but it aptly describes Cosalá, a historic mining town in the...Read More

Mazatlan

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_50" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="The little pulmonia taxis are the way to get around Mazatlan; this one is parked on Plaza Machado, fronting Cafe Pacifico, the oldest bar in town."][/caption] The last time I was in Mazatlan, Penelope and I...Read More

Copper Canyon

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_42" align="aligncenter" width="295" caption="Copper Canyon near Barrancas, Chihuahua, Mexico"][/caption] The most famous of a series of canyons in the Sierra Madre mountains of northwestern Mexico is Copper Canyon or Barranca del Cobre. We traveled here via the "Chepe" (Chihuahua...Read More