Written on September 5, 2013 by CB Driver in Trippy Travel Photos Trippy Travel Photo 28 is of hedera algeriensis—aka, Algerian Ivy. Did I know this when I shot the photo? No, absolutely not. And where the heck was I when took it? State Capitol Park, Sacramento, CA., home of the […]

This photo of a Kronosaurus skeleton was taken at Museo El Fósil (a fossil museum) in Villa de Lleyva, Colombia. The short-necked plesiosaur from the Cretaceous period, related to the crocodile, was discovered in 1977. It is is a large fossil–around 20 feet long–and it’s approximately 115 million years (give or take a […]

Written on February 2, 2015 by CB Driver in Latin America, Photo of the Day The Gold Museum (Museo del Oro) in Bogotá, Colombia, has numerous displays of gorgeous pre-Colombian gold. This is just one of them. This display is in a special vault, where visitors are treated to an […]

Written on August 19, 2013 by CB Driver in Miscellaneous, North America Last week, while strolling along the malecón (promenade) here in La Paz, Baja, I noticed some classic cars lining up and stopped to take a closer look. It appeared to be a car show of some sort. People […]

Visiting Wawayanda State Park–located in Sussex County, New Jersey–almost always makes me happy (except for when I spot a bear or two). The hiking/mountain biking trails are great and offer something for everyone regardless of ability, and the park is simply gorgeous. There are wetlands, as seen in this photo, and […]