Seltun
The Seltún-Krýsuvík geothermal area was my introduction to Iceland and to geothermal fields. It is an amazing site, not far from Keflavik Airport and Reykjavik.
Iceland
The summer of 2018 was one of the wettest in recent history in Iceland. Even so I had a great time and was able to make some decent photos whenever the weather allowed.
Kyoto
A day trip to Kyoto was too short. So on my second visit to Japan I spent three days in Kyoto, which again was too short.
Tokyo
Tokyo is huge so the present portfolio is totally unrepresentative, but it captures what excites me about Tokyo.
Tsukiji Fish Market
I visited the Tsukiji Fish Market twice, in 2006 and 2018, before it closed to make way for the Olympics.
Osaka
Osaka is Japan's second largest city. It has an entirely different atmosphere than Tokyo.
Koyasan
Koyasan or Mount Koya is the site of a large temple settlement near Osaka. One of the highlights is the Okuno-in, a wonderful, mysterious forest lined with giant cedar trees and over 200,000 tombstones and Buddhist memorials.
Naoshima
Photography is not allowed at the various pavilions and museums at Naoshima. The island itself is quite nice as well though.
Banff National Park
Banff National Park has it all: mountains, forests, lakes, waterfalls, glaciers, grizzly bears and lots of visitors. Three days clearly wasn't enough.
Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies. I had booked a full-day hike on the Athabasca Glacier. My hike to Mt Edith Cavell was cut short by an aggressive grizzly bear.
Stanley Glacier
The Stanley Glacier hike in Kootenay National Park is pretty awesome. It is sometimes referred to as the fire and ice trail, because it goes from burned forest to alpine meadow, to the receding Stanley Glacier.
Walcott Quarry
In 2017 another long-held dream came true when I had a chance to visit the Walcott Quarry, the most famous quarry of the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale.