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Midair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War

Midair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War

A pilot’s remarkable tale of survival after B-52s collide at 30,000 feet over a category 5 super typhoon during the outset of the Vietnam War.

2020

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Apr 29

Ode to a Desert Flower

My encounter with the near-mythical Eureka Dunes evening primrose

Ode to a Desert Flower

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Sep 4, 2024

I Looked into the Mouth of Hell in Pozzuoli

As “Europe’s Most Dangerous Volcano” awakens, Italians shrug

I Looked into the Mouth of Hell in Pozzuoli

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Jul 12, 2024

The Buddhist in Me

I hear the ancient Bristlecone Pines whisper: “All Things Must Pass”

The Sentinels in the Schulman Grove atop the White Mountains of California spindle skyward, appearing to intertwine with the Milky Way. These bristlecone pines were saplings together some 3,500 years ago. The tree on the right died about 500 years ago; the one on the left is still living. (Photo: ©Craig K. Collins)

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Jun 5, 2024

The Bread Men of Uzbekistan

Give us this day our daily bread … (and coffee, too)

A white van is stuffed with hundreds of loaves of fresh-baked bread.

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Sep 17, 2022

I visited Santorini. It was Totally Awesome. And it Completely Sucked.

How Social Media Has Transformed This Stunning Greek Isle

I visited Santorini. It was Totally Awesome. And it Completely Sucked.

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Jun 23

Ely, Nevada, is the Loneliest City in America … Which is Exactly Why You Should Visit

Historical and natural wonders abound in this wide-open, largely forgotten corner of the U.S.

Ely, Nevada, is the Loneliest City in America … Which is Exactly Why You Should Visit

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May 25

A Photo Worth Dying for … But not Today

My stubborn determination vs. an ominous, cliff-clinging, 4–wheel-drive trail

A Photo Worth Dying for … But not Today

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May 11

My Favorite Beach is an Ecological Disaster

Yet in spite of all the sewage, industrial pollution, Navy Seals, and Border Patrol agents, this tortured Southern California shoreline…

My Favorite Beach is an Ecological Disaster

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Apr 6

52 Week Photo Challenge

April 2026

52 Week Photo Challenge

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Apr 6

Though the Racing Rocks Riddle is Solved, Mystery and Majesty Remain

Dust Devils? Energy Vortex? Russians? Aliens? Nah, Just Physics.

Though the Racing Rocks Riddle is Solved, Mystery and Majesty Remain

Craig K. Collins

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Author, Photographer, Former Tech Executive. Purveyor of thoughtful, hand-crafted prose. Midair: http://amzn.to/3lGFROD Thunder: http://amzn.to/3oA5wt3

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