The highest peak in the continental U.S. cuts through the sky like the serrated edge of the knife of God.  Mt. Whitney gleams at you from above a foreground of granite edifices which contrasts the soft, red glow reflected from the setting sun with the distant blue of the cloud-capped peaks above.  Winding dirt roads weave their way through a maze of granite towers, rolling up and down the hills tickled by the busy camp life that flowers on the edges of its course.  We didn’t know exactly what to do in Alabama Hills, but we quickly discovered…

There are essentially two types of travelers: The Connectors and the Collectors.  The Connectors look to deepen their understanding of themselves and the world around them through travel.  The Collectors look to add to a growing list of places visited.  Because the act of travel is a process of illumination, the Collectors will…