I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure whether I’d like squatting in the dirt all day long under the hot Montana sun, chipping away at dirt or at a rock wall with my dino-hammer. PaleoWorld warned me when I signed up: “This is not a tour.” They weren’t kidding. If one doesn’t like heat, bugs, dirt, [...]
June 30th, 2010
Bone Digging at Hell Creek
While researching a book, I often am drawn to investigate a subject in more detail. Something has intrigued me. I must know more. . . .
This happened most recently while researching my book, The Case of the Terrible T. rex, book six in my Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives mysteries series. I was neck-deep researching [...]
September 2nd, 2009
I'm Home
First of all, I’m home safe and sound after being in Africa for almost five weeks — no problem (hakuna matata). Secondly, thank you to everyone who sent well wishes and prayers my way. I felt your strength and support throughout. Third, the mission trip was wildly successful, and I’m totally pumped yet again. Fourth, [...]
July 24th, 2009
I'm Off to Africa!
Well, this is it.
After weeks of scurrying around trying to get everything ready, I am still scurrying around at the eleventh hour. I have yet to gather all my vital paperwork, or organize anything. I then need to cram a mountain of stuff into my suitcases and backpack (sit on them first), and then drive [...]
July 7th, 2009
Yatima na Wajani
Most of you know that I’m leaving soon for Africa (July 25). But, I would guess, most of you don’t know why I’m really going. On the surface, you might say that I’m going just to scale Mt. Kilimanjaro and view the world from on high (19,300 feet). Or if pressed, you might say it’s [...]
