The 150th anniversary of the opening of the spectacular, domed Leeds Corn Exchange building was celebrated this weekend with a series of events highlighting the structure’s Victorian heritage. An art installation featured contemporary works related to Leeds’ industrial history. In a quirky re-purposed storefront, Victorian-era taxidermy from the city’s art collection was on display. Musicians […]
As part of his UK visit, our buddy George caught a train up North for a weekend in Yorkshire. We rented a car and explored some terrain along the coastline and in the moor. My strongest impression from the trip was the bounty of flowers, berries, vegetables and wild animals we encountered.From behind the (right-hand […]
In September, Chris and I set off for a paddle down a long stretch of desert river. Putting in a few miles below the cluster of melon stands where the highway crosses the Green River in the town of the same name, we traveled down-canyon to the quiet confluence where the Green is subsumed into […]
Returning from a trip to Madrid, Chris stopped through northern England for a couple of days. We met in Eskdale, a rocky valley that reaches from the tidal flats of the coastline into the craggy formations of the Lake District. To reach the meeting point, Kelly and I had caught a series of trains to […]
