True Adventure Rarely Knocks on Your Front Door.
I am pretty excited. My newest book, The Geezer’s Guide to Adventure, hits Amazon this coming week…in fact, it may already be out there as an ebook and hardback. So, my mind is all over the subject of adventure…and that means I feel the need to blog. Fair to say, I have always been adventurous.…
Read MoreSummoning Up The Courage to Make Your Dreams Come True
There are dreams and there are dreams. I always wanted to win an Olympic gold medal. That is a dream that will have to remain a dream, as I am now 77 years old. I wanted to pitch in the World Series, climb Everest and bench press 350 pounds. All of those things just are…
Read MoreDoubling Down on Two Piece of Advice That Readers Hate to Hear
The two unpopular pieces of advice…be open to physically moving to make your dreams come true in your career and retirement And Don’t buy a time share. People (including me) do not like change. However, when things are not working out as desired, change may be needed. Moving, especially from the area where you were…
Read MoreA Visit With Larry Brandon
I got a note from Christine Brandon reminding me of the cover shot used by her dad, Larry Brandon, on his book…Pathway to Progress. By pure coincidence, it was of a similar stretch of the Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, Japan that I…
Read MoreA PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS GUIDE ON HOW TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF BEING STOMPED TO DEATH BY STAMPEDING BISON WHILE MISSING THE SHOT
My wife and I live in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. We had not been in snow since 2008…on purpose…we do not like being cold. We are both professional landscape and wildlife photographers. We wanted to expand our horizons a bit and photograph Yellowstone in the winter. The opportunity arose and off we went. I am 76 years…
Read MoreA New Article On My View of What is Beneath the Surface of the Ocean by The Palos Verdes Pulse
The wonderful folks at the Palos Verdes Pulse have made it possible for me to stay connected to the community I grew up in…oh, so many years ago. This article is about my life long fascination with the ocean and what might be found beneath its surface. Here is the link to that article… PalosVerdesPulse.com…
Read MoreBold Journey Article on Three Things Than Have Helped Me Attain My Goals
The good folks at Bold Journey interviewed me for a quick article on my mind set that has helped me to achieve my goals. It is quick and interesting and they threw in some of my photos to make it worth a look. You can find it at… https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-don-hurzeler/ Big thanks to the folks at…
Read MoreYouTube Podcast with Andrew Holland…Really Long and Very Well Done. I think you will enjoy it.
I met a guy on a night manta trip…great guy named Andrew Holland. Turns out he has a podcast and he asked me to be on it. The podcast came out today on both YouTube and on Apple Podcasts. The YouTube link is https://youtu.be/J3jTlA0bqzU The Apple Podcast link is https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-40-lava-light-galleries-don-hurzeler/id1664838184?i=1000630915806 Most of you have heard…
Read MoreAnswering An Often Asked Question About Happiness
I guess to some people I come off as an older Buster Scruggs, smiling all along the way. Those who know me best know there is another side to me, much more serious. However, for the most part, I am a very happy camper. That comes through to others and I am often asked how…
Read MoreOn The Radio Again With Bill Brady
Bill Brady has a great radio show on 50,000 watt powerhouse in Phoenix, KFNX 1100. He had me on this past week…a two parter. Here is the second part of that interview…about ten minutes long. Bill is a guy who makes being on the radio as easy as talking to a friend in your living…
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