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Reporter, travel writer and editor in Cody, Wyoming covering Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks - NY Times - Reuters - National Geographic - YellowstoneGate - PointsWest - Yellowstone Quarterly - WyoFile
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Vending machines in #Ebisu neighborhood of #Shibuya in #Tokyo

#travel #photography #Japan
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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I'm getting tired of people in this neighborhood letting their dogs run around off-leash. This big boy did NOT like me trying to check his collar for an owner's phone number. (No rabies tags either!) C'mon, people!

#asheville #bears #blackbears #wildlife #smokies #bearwise #wnc #travel #gsmnp
July 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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This shopkeeper in Marrakech had the most amazing selection of platters, jewelry, pitchers—you name it. All with the patina of age and aura of hand-made authenticity. Get lost in the souks!

#travel #photography #africa #marrakech #morocco #photos #pics
A shopkeeper in Marrakech kneeling quietly among an amazing collection fo patters, pitchers and other goods for sale.
June 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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It's Sugar's job to "guard" against...anything, really. But sometimes she gets tired and her giant head gets so full of dog thoughts that it becomes too heavy and she has to prop it up.

#dogs #dogsofbluesky #pets #photography #pyrenees
A big, fluffy, white Pyrenees dog resting her chin on a railing and looking out over the landscape. A big, fluffy, white Pyrenees dog seen from below a second-story balcony, resting her chin on a railing and looking out over the landscape. A big, fluffy, white Pyrenees dog resting her chin on a stump while lying on the ground and looking out over the landscape. A big, fluffy, white Pyrenees dog resting her chin on the armrest of an open truck window and looking out over the landscape, with blue sky, white clouds and rolling hills in the far distance.
May 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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I'm working on a @nytimes.com piece on how #learning even a little of a foreign #language can enhance your #travel experience. If you speak or #teach a second language or if you learn new languages for trips, I want to hear from you! [email protected]

#langsky #polyglot #ESL #linguistics
April 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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I'm working on a #travel story for NY Times about #statepark alternatives to #nationalparks. If you are/were planning a #parks trip but have concerns about federal staffing and budget cuts, please contact me at [email protected].

#parkchat #nature #scape #landscape #photography #stateparks
A view of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park. Several people are posing for photos with the falls in the background.
April 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Amazingly, it looks like META used on old (and very silly) book @robterrell.com and I wrote to train its AI. This strikes me as decidedly bad news for their AI. (As much as I'd like to claim authorship on the second search result, that's someone else.) @TheAtlantic has details: tinyurl.com/46uj2ahd
A screen capture of search results from LibGen showing @RobTerrell.com and @RuffinPrevost.com among authors whose work was used without permission to train META AI.
March 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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"If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters."
—Al Simpson
Former U.S. Sen. Alan K. Simpson standing at a microphone in front of an American flag.
March 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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The spaceships just east of my house look like they might finally stop hovering and land.

👀👽🛸

#clouds #weather #photos #wyoming #photography
A huge bank of multi layered clouds that look like spaceships covering just above the horizon line
March 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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I wouldn't say it's quite springtime in the Rockies yet. But the quick transition in #Wyoming from sub-zero to the low 50s after 2+ feet of snow has brought about a mini slushmudcalypse. My #dog Sugar doesn't mind.

#dogs #photos #photography #weather
Sugar, a dog of mixed great Pyrenees/Anatolian shepherd breed, stands in a road full of mud and slush, with snowy mountains in the far distance. Sugar's white and brown coat blends in with the white and brown mud and snow.
February 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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I'm not a big tea drinker, but mint #tea is a huge thing in #Marrakech, #Morocco. I tried & liked all kinds of tea there. Spice vendors will blend a custom mix for you, aiding with everything from deep focus to relieving constipation.

#photography #travel #photos #photographersofbluesky #tourism
A spice vendor in Marrakech stands behind several bins of colorful spices and makes a special blend for a customer.
February 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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I have a piece out today for #BlackHistory Month at #NatGeo National Geographic about how the Buffalo Soldiers literally blazed trails in the national #parks. I knew some of the #history, but learned a lot in researching this.

www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
Eight Buffalo Soldiers, the first professional peacetime Black volunteer U.S. Army recruits, stand on the terraces with bicycles at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. The historic photo from 1896 is in black and white.
February 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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A tale of struggle, recovery and redemption.
February 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Not really a costume—regalia is the preferred word for the outfits dancers like these wear during the Plains Indian Powwow at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyo.

#Photography
#WeekCforCostume
#AlphabetChallenge
#Travel
#Culture
Three teenage Plains Indian girls smile and chat with each other while dressed in their vibrantly colored and intricately detailed regalia for powwow dancing.
January 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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One year ago (New Year's Eve 2024) at the Hotel Grand Bretagne in #Athens, #Greece. (A great place for NYE fireworks, with a view of Syntagma Square and the #Acropolis.)

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekAforAngles
#travel
#photography
A woman descending a staircase that spirals down for seven stories in an asymmetrical pattern, with contrasting white marble stairs and brass handrails. A sliver of black-and-white diamond pattern checkerboard floor is visible on the ground floor at the center of the spiraling stairwell.
January 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Hünkar Beğendi (literally "the Sultan liked it") is a lamb stew served on a bed of creamy, smoked or roasted eggplant puree. I didn't expect to like it, but it was delicious. Also: the chef from Ayşa in Kemeraltı who made the dish.

#food #travel #photography #Türkiye #Izmir
Hünkar Beğendi (literally "the Sultan liked it") is a lamb stew served on a bed of creamy, smoked or roasted eggplant puree The chef from Ayşa in Kemeraltı who made the dish is dressed in chef's whites and a chef's hat.
December 7, 2024 at 2:22 AM
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Here's some more pics from my recent trip to #Istanbul and #Izmir in #Türkiye. The seafood in Izmir was fantastic—you picked what you wanted from a cooler, or from this huge array of mezze. I also had some of the best calamari (outside of Italy) ever.

#photography #travel #seafood #Turkey
A restaurant cooler stuffed with fresh fish and other seafood. An array of Turkish mezze dishes on display at a restaurant in Izmir. The best calamari you'll get outside of Italy.
December 7, 2024 at 2:14 AM
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Here's a skijoring photo for the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWhite

#photography #Yellowstone #horses #wyoming
A man is riding a horse with a long rope extending behind the horse. The horse is galloping along a snowy road near a Yellowstone National Park sign. A man on skis is holding the rope and is being towed by the man on the horse. This is the winter sport of skijoring.
December 2, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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In the Yerebatan Cistern (or Basilica Cistern) in Istanbul, columns were built using older, reclaimed bits and pieces from other structures. That includes a couple of Medusa heads used as column bases, turned sideways or upside down, to subvert her power. #travel #Türkiey #photography #history
December 1, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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A woman sells flowers near the ferry terminal in the Kadikoy neighborhood of Istanbul, Türkiye.

#Türkiye #flowers
A woman stis among a sprawling display of flowers for sale, arranged in bunches of vibrant colors.
November 26, 2024 at 4:58 AM
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All of these felines in Catstanbul seemed content to pose for (or ignore) the camera. There are cats everywhere you turn in Istanbul, including inside bars, hotels and restaurants. Most of the ones I saw looked well cared for.

#cats #Istanbul #Catstanbul #Türkiye
A grey kitten stares upward as if posing for a glamour shot. A gray, black and white striped cat snoozes on a bench in a coffee shop. A black cat with a bushy tail stares intently into the camera lens. A white and mottled cat sits on the marble floor of a hotel meeting area.
November 26, 2024 at 4:49 AM
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A shopper browses different varieties of eggs at the Tuesday-Friday market in the Kadikôy neighborhood of Istanbul, Türkiye. Prices are roughly 25 cents per egg.

#travel #eggs #Istandbul #Türkiye
A woman wearing a head scarf browses a vast array of eggs at a public market in Istanbul.
November 26, 2024 at 4:41 AM
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I saw all these doors while walking around a small section of Urla, a town in the Izmir province of western Türkiye.

#SATWİstanbul #GoTürkiye #Goİstanbul #Travel #Photography
A double door with one door half-open, revealing a geometric patterned tile floor. The doors were colorfully painted with blue and white at one point, but are badly in need of repair. A very old set of double doors set in a stone jamb and transom. The mint green paint is severely weathered and peeling away. The door to an arts and crafts shop (that also had a bar!), containing four panels with detailed geometric designs inlaid. A weathered door with driftwood inlaid in the center.
November 14, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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I'm in Istanbul for the 2024 Society of American Travel Writers convention. So please indulge me as I share some photos. Check the ALT text for details/captions.

#SATWİstanbul #GoTürkiye #Goİstanbul
Two women shop for fabric at the Tuesday-Friday market in Kadıköy, a giant swap meet that had a little of everything. Actually a LOT of everything! A woman selling olives at the Kemeraltı Market in Izmir. The image shows several large containers of various kinds of olives, and the woman has a broad smile on her face and is wearing a head scarf. A man prepares dough for the oven at a bakery in Urla sanat sokağı. The bread is laid out on long, paddle-style peels atop a marble countertop, and he is gazing at the camera with intensity. Next to him are three beautifully toasted loaves of bread. A vegetable vendor watches over his produce at the Kadıköy Çarşısı, a sprawling street market on the Asian side of Istanbul. The vendor is lookin over a huge, colorful array of fruits and vegetables.
November 14, 2024 at 10:06 AM
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This #fox in #Yellowstone Park was hanging around a turnout where a few vehicles had congregated. Seemed like it was waiting for a handout, approaching cars without fear. People have probably been feeding it. Please don't feed the animals—it's not good for them.

#wildlife #redfox #nature
Red fox trotting around a turnout in Yellowstone National Park.
October 30, 2024 at 3:19 AM