On my first visit to the Summer Palace four years ago, I declared that I wanted one. After recently visiting twice in the past month, I have to say that sentiment hasn’t changed. It is a magnificent complex of Chinese … Continued
As the sun crept lower and the shadows longer, I sat on a wooden bench under the magnificently decorated ceiling of a former emperor’s main boat dock at his manmade lake with bats flitting about after bugs. The auspiciousness of … Continued
Pioneer Day, 24 July, a holiday only recognized in Utah and a few heavily Mormon towns in Idaho and Arizona and celebrated by LDS faithful the world over. It is a holiday to celebrate the day Brigham Young and the … Continued
To celebrate my birthday last week I decided to visit all five LDS temples in Arizona. This ambitious idea required a plan. Two of them are three hours away from Phoenix in opposite directions, and at least four hours are … Continued
On my quest to visit and photograph all of the world’s LDS temples, while helping my sister drive home to California from Texas recently we made a pit stop at the Los Angeles California Temple. I had visited this temple … Continued
Ever since rafting on the Li River on New Year’s Day in 2012, I’ve wanted to make each New Year’s Day a day of adventure to set the next 365 days off to a great start. Two years ago for … Continued
As you know if you’ve been following my adventures for a while, I have in addition to visiting Frank Lloyd Wright buildings on my bucket list to visit all of the temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day … Continued
If you haven’t figured out yet, I’m a Mormon, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and I love architecture particularly religious architecture. To me one of the most sacred places on earth is the temple, … Continued
In 1891, Stanford University opened its doors. The university, sometimes ranked along side the Ivy League, was created as a tribute to Leland and Jane Stanford’s only son who died of typhoid as a teenager. After visiting the Hanna House, which … Continued
San Juan Bautista Mission and State Park Over the past couple of years, my brother-in-law has visited all 21 Spanish missions in California along historic El Camino Real. Two years ago when I visited we admired the Carmel Mission. This … Continued