Matthew Fults

Matthew Fults

Southern California
Feb
09
Black Canyon and Willow Beach are worthwhile high desert diversions

Black Canyon and Willow Beach are worthwhile high desert diversions

There’s beauty in the void. Distant cliffs and the communities that cling to them. The way the low sun pierces the dust and haze. An approaching thunderstorm, towering above the high desert floor as lightning streaks across black-blue-grey skies.
4 min read
Jan
26
The San Francisco Bay and its anchor, the Golden Gate Bridge, are hallmarks of the west coast experience.

All hail the queen

The schizophrenia was on full display, with the Golden Gate Bridge offering a temperamental display of her wild yet beautiful persona.
5 min read
Jan
12
Road trippin' through flyover country

Road trippin' through flyover country

High desert bleeds into the dusty flatlands of cattle country. Near Dalhart, Texas, the cabin air filters were no match for the nose-crinkling aroma of manure, earth and diesel.
4 min read
Dec
08
Arizona sunsets make great theater

Arizona sunsets make great theater

IT'S POSSIBLE MOTHER Nature is a painter. Her palette may be the inspiration for the Crayola 64 box,
3 min read
Nov
24
Lake Minnetonka in the western suburbs of Minneapolis.

Fall's long goodbye

PEAK COLOR HAS faded to browner, darker measures of decay. The evenings are cool enough now that mist no longer
4 min read
Nov
10
California Highway 1 and Bixby Bridge

Million dollar drive

The California coast delivers a treasure of scenic wonders.
4 min read
Oct
27
Keep Tahoe (and Truckee) blue (and green)

Keep Tahoe (and Truckee) blue (and green)

IT WAS HARD to read the news reports, to see the pictures and the television crews reporting from the scene.
5 min read
Oct
13
Flagstaff: A gem with ties that bind

Flagstaff: A gem with ties that bind

A celebrity-free, no-drama mountain town with charm.
3 min read
Sep
29
A love letter to Switzerland

A love letter to Switzerland

A cinematic atmosphere resonates through a timeless storybook.
4 min read
Sep
15
Outside Vegas, get outside

Outside Vegas, get outside

There will be selfies, but not with Cher. And the soundtrack isn't about lost wages. If you're in the right spot, at the right time, the soundtrack is silence.
3 min read