February 25, 2022
Round two of my vegan eats in Fairbanks, Alaska! Starting with East Ramp Pizza and their dreamy vegan ricotta. It’s made in-house, free of packages, and so a thousand times better. The East Ramp area is an aircraft operations area, so East Ramp Pizza is dedicated to the aviation history Read more…
There is fantastic vegan food in Fairbanks, Alaska. To follow, my morning eats. First, Little Owl Cafe, a charming counter spot with very appealing vegan options. My oat milk latte while I waited. I am not sure what oat milk they use, but this was just way too sweet. I Read more…
February 24, 2022
Having acclimated to driving about Fairbanks with some confidence, the perceived barrier of distance dissipated. I would travel south to enter the mouth of the Castner Glacier. And the 2 hour and 45 minute drive was gorgeous, with glimpses of Denali, the tallest mountain in the Northern hemisphere, and the Read more…
February 23, 2022
As you may very well imagine, the tourist draw of a hot spring within the near-arctic is pretty high. But don’t think you will need to stay at the Chena Hotsprings Resort to enjoy them. You can come just for the springs, paying $15 at the pool house that leads Read more…
In non-scientific terms, the Northern Lights are a glimpse of the Sun’s violent power. Spitting out particles from the corona’s chaos, debris-filled solar wind travels at nearly 42 million miles per hour into the Earth’s ionosphere. The Earth’s dutiful magnetic fields grab the particles, soothe their heads with loving words, Read more…
February 21, 2022
After a long day of travel, I arrived in Fairbanks at 2 a.m. But before the excitement of that moment, there was a lot of staring out airplane windows at pretty frost forming. The white in the cracks of the country below Saying goodbye to the Lower 48 as I Read more…
February 20, 2022
Just some random thoughts of preparation as I head out on my journey to Fairbanks, Alaska. Since this trip is, at its essence, a photographic mission, it is worth upgrading equipment to take advantage of the opportunities in the sky. So I rented a more powerful lens from Lens Rentals. Read more…
February 3, 2022
Rochester Harbor Lighthouse is on the end of a long pier. In the whipping negative temperature windchills, we ventured to it as if on another more brutal planet, one that would help prepare me for the deep freeze of Fairbanks. There it is waiting… Along the way, the mouth of Read more…
February 2, 2022
Rando Abando. The Finger Lakes from the sky A city covered in white. The tremendous Kodak campus. A creepy mess of old utilitarian buildings of bygone era. Baby Yoda vegan waffles, because I couldn’t resist. She slaved away on her plastic oven for this meal. More rando abando. This is Read more…
February 1, 2022
I’m pretty motivated to uncover all the best vegan food in Rochester, New York. And my list continues to grow… well beyond the well known all-vegan eateries. On this most recent visit, I started with Hollycake House, a new all-vegan eatery and bakery. I got the California Bagel Breakfast Sandwich–Just Read more…
January 2, 2022
I am slowly working my way to all of the eateries on my vegan Rochester list. So here’s my second run-down. 😋 An old school diner with vegan options, as you likely know if you are a reader of my blog, is one of my favorite things to report on! Read more…
January 1, 2022
Mount St. Mary’s Hospital in Niagara Falls, New York has had a fascinating history that, for all intents and purposes, ended in 2003. The site was once Electro Magnetic Sanitarium, in operation from 1901-1906. This unique sanitarium provided treatment for those afflicted with chronic nervous and mental disorders. At the Read more…
December 31, 2021
School festivities were subdued than my usual. Just trying to get through this year… My awesome colleagues help! Best holiday movie: A Christmas Carol, the Alastair Sim version It comes but once a year! So I used curlers. Awesome gift from my brother Awesome gift I made for my brother Read more…
So the day was perfect for graving… potent white sky, a chill in the air, some time to kill. So I headed to the first municipal cemetery in the United States. Rochester, New York’s Mount Hope Cemetery, established in 1838. With two quick visits, I haven’t even scratched the surface Read more…
December 12, 2021
Flora Plant Food + Drink in West Hartford was a welcome respite from braving the cold winds in several abandoned sites. This is a brunch menu one falls in love with before a visit… you start planning what to get to not squander the opportunity. Wanting to hit all the Read more…
Fascinating remains of a Naval Air Station sit in South Weymouth, Massachusetts behind new development, open and ready for easy exploration. There is an immense field with winding asphalt paths that locals use for jogging and dog walking that lead to two air control towers. The field is large enough Read more…
The birthplace of the granite quarrying industry, the Quincy Quarries have had an interesting past. Last active in its quarrying capacity in 1963, the site was transformed into a swimming and cliff diving destination after the steep granite rocks allowed for water to gather and pool. Unfortunately this new recreational Read more…
December 11, 2021
It’s my intention to visit all relevant tiki bars across the states… the vintage ones, born in the late 1950’s. With some stops nearby, I knew getting to Kowloon in Saugus, Massachusetts would be a priority. I didn’t know it’d be swarmed with partygoers, making it challenging to embrace the Read more…
This is one of my favorite types of eateries… great, thoughtful breakfast selections done well with minimal packaged processed food on the menu. The Stand Vegan Cafe in Fairfield, Connecticut does it right. My Seitan Bagel Sandwich, an everything with maple-mustard marinated seitan, grilled tofu, chive cashew spread, and tarragon Read more…
Getting my steps in, I climbed to the top of Scott Tower’s 450 feet to catch a view of the foggy morning in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The stop would be the first of many flights of stairs I’d climb in the name of exploration. The stairs were a bit unnerving–but more Read more…
Just a few yards from the busy US Route 6 are the rusting abandoned remains of a zoo from the 1930’s. Just a few steps into the Blue Trail of the Shade Swamp Nature Trail, the cages offer some interesting photo opportunities. It’s an easy explore; you can find it Read more…
November 16, 2021
Sky from plane. Welcome cauliflower tacos from Cholo Soy Cantina in West Palm Beach. 😎 😎 Delicious salad from Green Zebra in Sarasota, Florida. Their famous Raw Pancake… dehydrated banana pancake made from hemp seeds, chia seeds, cashew, and flax served with cashew cream, strawberry chia coulis, and fresh banana Read more…
Stepping into a field of avocado trees is a dream come true. It was a quick but powerful roadside attraction on the way towards Lake Okeechobee in Florida.
November 15, 2021
Attention all-vegan eateries far and wide, I will get to you all eventually. This day, it was Paisley Vegan Kitchen in Melbourne, Florida. Deviled Potatoes.. . red potatoes piped with deviled egg filling and topped with green onion and paprika Cute and yummy The Crispy Chicken Sandwich.. . seitan was Read more…
