It's the winter of 1937, in Spring Green, Wisconsin.Frank Lloyd Wright - age 60 and at the time, the world's most famous architect - is cold. Worse yet, he is lacking inspiration.He decides that he and his 30 apprentices - young, bright, and dedicated to learning from the mast...

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If you've been to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, you know: There is no way to prepare your brain for what you're about to see.I was still 10 feet from the edge when I shot this photo and said aloud, "HOLY SMOKES!" Or something like that.

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I first learned about Venice in elementary school: It's an island in Italy with canals instead of streets. Men in striped shirts sing songs as they row you around. And you eat pizza all day long.I can now say that everything I heard about Venice is true. But I sure waited a he...

After yet another Southern California winter and spring with very little rain, Nancy and I felt parched from the outside in. We needed to get re-acquainted with water.We needed a climate change. At least for a week.So we planned a trip to the northwest corner of Washington Sta...

California's Central Coast stretches roughly 270 miles, from Ventura to Monterey.Over the years, Nancy and I have been drawn to that part of the state - beautiful, interesting, and between two giant metro areas, so it's usually less crowded.When I was a young tadpole, my famil...

The question came to me in a half-asleep dream:"WHY, exactly, should we save the elephants?"Working on this article, elephants have been on my mind, even at 4am. And after learning that my daughter Emily would be having a baby girl early in 2026, I've thought more about the fu...

Do wild animals know they can save our planet?It's possible... but I doubt it, since it's their own natural, everyday actions that are benefitting Earth.Wild animals possess ancient instincts extending back hundreds of millions of years - long before humans arrived. They are c...