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Retracing Raven's Steps, a photo-essay through the Color Country of the United States Southwest. Raven, according to Native American tradition, is one of the creators of the world. He's also a cunning trickster. Included in this essay are sights in Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, clearly Raven's country.

A family reunion provided the incentive to put down the keyboard and fly back to Germany after 18 years absence and rediscover the picturesque bavarian landscape and sights in this photo-chronicle from earlier this spring.

"President-Emeritus" and former resident, I'm hosting this site for the benefit of the residents of Valparaiso Highlands Owners Association. Residents and owners are invited to pop in for a visit.

A vacation photo-chronicle of Crater Lake, Clear Lake, Olympic National Park, and Victoria, BC.

In spring of 2003, I took a trip to China. If there's something vaguely familiar about that time, it should be: SARS was at its peak, an in less than two months, the Three Gorges Dam Project would raise the water of the Yangtze...

These are things that are waiting in the wings for publication on MediusRes.com or are so small, they don't warrant a full spread. Enjoy.

Want to learn Chinese? This work-in-progress site aims to help. There's also this Mandarin Quick Reference Tool.

• Favorites: just a few favorite places on the web.
• Thoughts and Musings: various topics and a product review or two.