Sandin Phillipson
Is My Old Car Undependable? - The Myth of Being “Nickel-and-Dimed to Death”
“You need to get a new, dependable car before your old car nickels and dimes you to death!” This is the phrase that is commonly used to justify a major outlay of cash, usually in combination with entering into a long-term financial...
Date Posted: February 09, 2006
Journey to Haypress Creek
It was the end of my first year as a graduate student, and my personal stock had risen somewhat due to long hours of hard work. Now a fabulous opportunity presented itself in the form of a research project in the northern Sierras in a locality...
Date Posted: May 29, 2004
Across the High Sierra
I have always enjoyed long road trips across the country, perhaps because they have all the elements of a Homeric adventure. After completing basic training for the Army, I was ready for assignment to my permanent duty station.
Date Posted: May 28, 2004
Camping in Lead King Basin
The first Summer that I lived in Colorado provided me with an opportunity to spend six weeks camping in the western Rocky Mountains, during June and July.
Date Posted: May 26, 2004
Hell-Roaring Creek
The first Summer that I lived in Colorado provided me with an opportunity to do some field work in the western Rocky Mountains. To reach my first campsite, I followed a rutted dirt road along the bank of Hell Roaring Creek, and found a rocky path...
Date Posted: May 26, 2004
Treasure in the Andes
I awoke to strange surroundings, my first view of the plaster-peeling room in which I had spent the night being afforded by the early-morning sunrise on the Bolivian Altiplano.
Date Posted: May 04, 2004
Stay Out of That Old Mine!
It seems like the most adventurous thing in the world. That dark opening in the hillside beckons, tantalizes, excites. What wondrous treasures await discovery inside?
Date Posted: May 02, 2004
Adventures in Bolivia
As a graduate student, I finally had the opportunity to work on a project in southern Bolivia. Although I had spent previous summers camping alone while conducting fieldwork in remote areas, this was to be my first journey overseas, to a country...
Date Posted: April 30, 2004
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