http://www.liquidtravel.org Bringing the World to You. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:48:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.liquidtravel.org/2012/01/02/life-in-chefchaouen/ http://www.liquidtravel.org/2012/01/02/life-in-chefchaouen/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:33:37 +0000 Liquidtravel http://www.liquidtravel.org/?p=109 Heading southeast along the Moroccan coast just past Tétouan, you will find a beaten down, half visible sign pointing the way to the small village of Chefchaouen or more traditionally, “Chaouen.” This picturesque community is given only modest attention in most guidebooks. The few images published reveal a scene straight out of Morocco’s distant past. As you approach through the ech-Chaoua peaks in the Rif Mountains, you will note heavy lines of clouds that move up and over these summits. They appear like waves rushing to flood the valley below. Here the air is crisp and the temperature drops as you enter this hidden retreat.]]> http://www.liquidtravel.org/2012/01/02/life-in-chefchaouen/feed/ 2 http://www.liquidtravel.org/2012/01/02/top-of-texas/ http://www.liquidtravel.org/2012/01/02/top-of-texas/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:28:40 +0000 Liquidtravel http://www.liquidtravel.org/?p=105 The Guadalupe Mountains are one of the earth’s best examples of an ancient marine reef. Geologists come to these mountains from all around the world to marvel at their natural beauty. Most believe these formations formed approximately 250 million years ago in the geologic period know as the Permian. From the 17th to the 19th century, the Guadalupe Mountains were the exclusive domain of a small group of Mescalero Apaches known as the Nde. The Nde roamed these lands hunting mule deer, elk, and bighorn sheep, as well as harvesting plants like agave, sotol, and bear grass. The nomadic Mescaleros ranged over vast areas and followed the changing seasons. That is until 1858 when the U.S. Army began an aggressive …

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]]> http://www.liquidtravel.org/2012/01/02/top-of-texas/feed/ 0 http://www.liquidtravel.org/2011/11/16/jellyfish-on-uss-oriskany/ http://www.liquidtravel.org/2011/11/16/jellyfish-on-uss-oriskany/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:02:09 +0000 Liquidtravel http://www.liquidtravel.org/?p=35 Off the coast of Pensacola, Florida lies the sunken remains of the USS Oriskany. The Big “O’ was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. Sunk in 2006, she was sunk in her current location as an artificial reef. The top of the smoke stack is at almost 70 ft and keeping within recreational limits of 130 ft we were left 60 ft of the conning tower to explore almost down to the flight deck (137 ft). There were several doors leading to passage ways we could enter and exit but there were several others that had been welded shut or were simply not accessible. Most of the …

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]]> http://www.liquidtravel.org/2011/11/16/jellyfish-on-uss-oriskany/feed/ 0 http://www.liquidtravel.org/2011/11/14/hello-world/ http://www.liquidtravel.org/2011/11/14/hello-world/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:45:22 +0000 Liquidtravel http://www.liquidtravel.org/?p=1 Seeing a massive ship lying on the ocean floor is a truly surreal experience. There is just something foreign about leaving the ocean’s surface to find a ship crippled and dead on the bottom. I have had this deep fascination with diving wrecks ever since I first saw the art of Ken Marschall. His visions of these underwater graves are inspiring and his images are haunting to say the least. The sinking of the Texas Clipper took place in November of 2007 off the coast of south Texas, and ever since she went down I have dreamed of diving her. Once the State of Texas lost the USS Oriskany to Florida, local divers have eagerly awaited the sinking of the …

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]]> http://www.liquidtravel.org/2011/11/14/hello-world/feed/ 0 http://www.liquidtravel.org/2011/01/02/photographers/ http://www.liquidtravel.org/2011/01/02/photographers/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:49:08 +0000 Liquidtravel http://www.liquidtravel.org/?p=124 » READ MORE]]> http://www.liquidtravel.org/2011/01/02/photographers/feed/ 0 http://www.liquidtravel.org/2010/01/17/about-layne-hedrick/ http://www.liquidtravel.org/2010/01/17/about-layne-hedrick/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:59:14 +0000 Liquidtravel http://www.liquidtravel.org/?p=144 http://www.liquidtravel.org/2010/01/17/about-layne-hedrick/feed/ 0