Change our Environment, One Piece of Trash at a Time Today our world has drastically changed from the one of even just 40 years ago. Our for forests have shrunk from covering 16 million square kilometers (6 million square miles) to roughly 6 million square kilometers. While wildlife population has reduced by half in just…
Our Environment in Jeopardy
Whether you love, hate or are ambivalent to President Donald Trump, his choice of Scott Pruitt for head of the EPA is downright scary for all of us. Both President Trump and Pruitt are opposed to environmental regulations that impede the progress and profits of corporations. Energy companies and their executives have poured hundreds of…
The Ultimate Guide to Iceland
Are you planning a trip to Iceland? If you are unsure what to do or the order in which to do them, we have created the perfect list for you. Iceland is an outdoor lover’s dreamland. There are a plethora of mountain trails to hike, waterfalls to marvel at, geothermal pools to swim in, and lava…
What Exactly Are We Eating?
As food being one of the most critical things to keep our gears shifting throughout our busy days, sometimes we forget a major question. What are we eating? Of course, we have a general idea, since it is usually labeled on the product, such as a hamburger, pepperoni pizza, or caesar salad. Simple enough. Yet,…
Vegetarian/Vegan Holiday Recipes
It is officially that time of the year again, the time where us vegetarians and vegans have Holiday parties and find ourselves filling up on side dishes, starters, and crackers and hummus. A Holiday nightmare if you ask me. But, it does not have to be a nightmare. Each year I try to add a…
What the Next 4 Years Mean for the Environment
The future of our environment and resources looks nearly as dried up as the U.S.’s West Coast, at least at the rate we are pushing forward. The frequency we are exhausting resources and heating the atmosphere is, however, not going unnoticed. For years, nations have been working together and within themselves to reduce emissions, waste,…
Hiking Glymur Waterfall
Glymur – 198m high, second highest waterfall in Iceland. Hiking to the top of Glymur is by far my favorite hike and views in all of Iceland, well, so far at least. I have already made the hike about four times and it seems to be more breathtaking each time I see it. The hike to…
10 Places to Visit This Summer
With summer quickly approaching, now is the time to start planning those holiday getaways. Growing up in Michigan, Memorial Day Weekend was a big deal. We would pack up the car and head to our cabin Up North for a weekend full of fun activities. We loved spending our days out on the lake or sitting…
Trip to The Northern Fjords.
Friday, we went on our first adventure into the countryside together. In just three short hours, we found ourselves at one of the northern fjords, Skagafjörður, near Akureyri. That is the beauty of Iceland, nothing is really that far. On our drive to the first destination, we enjoyed the beautiful views of the mountains, waterfalls, rivers,…