Hunting for supernatural sprits in the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio

The Mansfield Reformatory (https://www.mrps.org/) is mostly well known as the historic prison from the 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption, where Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins played the iconic chara...

Majestic leopard sharks hovering above the ocean floor at La Jolla Shores

For the past couple of years I have heard of the phenomenon of leopard sharks appearing in large masses just in front of the Marine Room at La Jolla Shores, but never got lucky enough to see them.  M...

Coming face to face with Great White sharks of Guadalupe Island with Horizon Dive charters

October 2016 I joined Horizon Dive Charters (http://horizoncharters.com/) to motor down to Guadalupe Island off the coast of Ensanada, Mexico to meet some of the world’s most feared creatures...

Swimming with West Indian Manatees of Crystal River, Florida

Crystal River, Florida (less than one hour north of Tampa) is one of the only places in the U.S. where it is legal to swim alongside West Indian Manatees.  These gentle giants are endangered and are ...

Canyoneering the Seven Teacups–Kernville, CA August 2015

  On August 22, 2015, I gave my first shot at Canyoneering by joining some friends to The Seven Teacups just north of Kernville, CA.  It was an absolutely terrifying experience, but I also loved...