Tag: Michael Modzelewski
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Australia
[slideshow_deploy id=’1127′] A nature lover’s delight. Australia has more than 378 mammal species, 828 birds, 4,000 different fish, 300 species of lizards, and 140 snakes. More than 80% of the fauna is endemic — unique to Australia. Highlight was diving with sharks, sawfish, and giant salt-water crocs!
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Alaska (Rhapsody in Blue)
[slideshow_deploy id=’1118′] Explored a blue ice cave inside Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska. Very dangerous, unstable, with melt water constantly dripping down. Set my watch timer for two minutes for photography. Ten minutes later, deep in — still shooting away . . .
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The Great Wall of China
[slideshow_deploy id=’1106′] Climbed a mountain trail up to one of the highest and most ancient watch towers on The Great Wall (Jiankou section). Two other climbers had to be rescued the same day. Steep, exposed, with stunning views of the “Stone Dragon.”
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Arctic Brotherhood Mountain, Alaska
[slideshow_deploy id=’1103′] Climbed the highest peak above Skagway, Alaska, doing 10,000 vertical feet (round trip) in half-a-day. An all-out assault in Beast Mode. Dan celebrated the summit by playing his trumpet. A grizzly bear trailed us on the descent — wanting the concert to continue?!
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Everglades, Florida
Explored the “Sea of Grass” in south-central Florida aboard an Air Boat. Deep in the Glades, a giant 12 foot long, bull alligator approached the boat so close, we could look him in the eyes. He purposely placed twigs on his nose to bait birds to land on him — where, in a flash, they would then be…
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Oaxaca, Mexico
My favorite town in Mexico! Oaxaca has it all — amazing folk art, vibrant markets, strolling musicians in the streets, tasty cuisine, and the Zapotec and Mixtec people have roots traceable to the nearby settlement of Mount Alban in 500 B.C. Explored Oaxaca during The Day of The Dead celebration, when the natives celebrate their…
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On Safari!
[slideshow_deploy id=’807′] “Safari” is a Swahili word meaning “adventurous journey.” A safari in East Africa takes you into the very center of exotic wildlife and breathtaking scenery! I work with Corbett Bishop Safaris in Tanzania. Corbett is originally from Texas and has a heart as big as the state and a passion for Africa…
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Mount Whitney
[slideshow_deploy id=’428′] California constantly amazes with its diversity of landscape! One wild ramble took me from Badwater, Death Valley -282 feet; the lowest point in the United States – then just a few miles away I began climbing up to the highest point in the mainland U.S.: Mt. Whitney,+ 14, 495 feet! It was mid-October…
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Mount Shasta
[slideshow_deploy id=’423′] Mt. Shasta, 14,162 feet, in Northern California is situated in the largest zone of volcanoes in the world, the Pacific Ring of Fire. 75% of the world’s volcanoes lay along this ring, which stretches from Alaska to South America, circles the Pacific Ocean heading north through Japan and back over to Alaska.…
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Pico de Orizaba
[slideshow_deploy id=’415′] 18,700 foot Orizaba is the highest peak in Mexico and the third highest in North America (after Denali and Mount Logan). Its Aztec name is Citlaltepetl, meaning “Star Mountain” – possibly because its snowy cap acted as a beacon seen from miles away at night. An excerpt from my book: Angeles Crest:…