Welcome to My World! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." One can always count on Mark Twain for a relevant and insightful quotation. More than anything else, my primary goal in life has been to live with no regrets, to seize the day whenever possible. It's a credo I don't always follow, but I find myself coming back to it again and again, even as I grow older and more "responsible." Heeding Twain's advice, I try to travel as often as my lifestyle allows—though not nearly as often as I would like. So here on this Web site, dear reader, journey vicariously with me, as I travel to distant [Strick]lands! —Michael Strickland Moose Pond, Maine Summer 2008 - Story | Photos We livened up a relaxing weekend in Maine's Lakes Region by helping a friend film a Monty Python-esque video, which I hope will find its way to YouTube...  Read my new travel blog, Stricklandia. Updated daily!   Photo Galleries A showcase of my travel photography hobby Favorites Desert Wildflowers Sunset Gallery Europe Mayan Ruins of Copán  White Sands Other Travels: Summer 2008 - Catskills Camping | Photos Spring 2008 - Dutch Springs | Photos Winter 2008 - Roatan: The Last Resort Fall 2007 - Thanksgiving in London | Photos Summer 2007 - Channel Islands Diving Spring 2007 - Diving Our Faces Off in Bonaire Spring 2007 - Bike New York Winter 2007 - Diving in Cozumel Fall 2006 - Shark Diving in the Bahamas Fall 2006 - Halloween in New York City Fall 2006 - Fall Scuba Diving Summer 2006 - Battlefields of Gettysburg Summer 2006 - Maine's Lakes Region Spring 2006 - Virgin Islands Fall/Winter 2005-06 - Virginia, Various Scenes Fall 2005 - Cross-Country Trip Summer 2005 - New York City Summer 2005 - Washington, D.C. Spring 2005 - Laguna Hanson, Baja Spring 2005 - Diving La Bufadora Spring 2005 - Xterra Shakedown Cruise Christmas/New Year's 2004 - Return to Honduras Summer 2004 - Onion Valley | Photos Spring 2004 - San Felipe Fall 2003 - Guadalupe Canyon | Photos Fall 2003 - Cabo San Lucas | Photos Summer 2003 - Onion Valley Spring 2003 - Mike's Sky Ranch | Photos Spring 2003 - Joshua Tree Back Roads | Photos New Year 2003 - Southwestern Sojourn Fall 2001 - Tour dell'Italia Summer 2001 - Havasu Falls   Content, photography & design © 2001-2008 Michael Strickland All photographs digitally watermarked · Unauthorized use prohibited Contact: webmail [at] strick [dot] net