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Another Post From My Novel, “Perfect Money”

© 2012 Boyd NortonTwo During the next two weeks Sam and I met for breakfast three or four times at the Cat House. Cat wasn’t there – as I said, she pretty much let the employees run things. It didn’t matter, though, because Cat and I had gotten together a few more...

The Elephants of Mali – Endangered

This is worth watching, the work of the WILD Foundation to save the elephants of Mali. Especially important now with recent events and turmoil in Mali. https://vimeo.com/44747333

Join Us In Serengeti in February 2013

We have just 5 spaces left in our February 3-16, 2013 Photo Tour in Tanzania.This is a great photo and natural history trip, total immersion in the Serengeti Ecosystem.You will also be helping us in our battle to save Serengeti from destructive developments - a major...

Why I Wanna Be an Astronaut

Hmm. I wonder who thought this up? Will space cops be arresting astronauts for RUI (Rocketing Under the Influence)?http://www.discoveryplace.org/blog/post/2/Space-Beer

Galapagos Photo Tour 2013

Wow, just a couple of days ago we posted the itinerary and dates for our April 2013 Galapagos photo trip and response was so quick that we now have just a few spaces left.Ever since my first trip there in 1990 is has become one of my favorite destinations. Full...

The Serengeti Plains

Serengeti. The Maasai call it siringet, in that expressive and lyrical language of Maa. It means extended, or endless, a place that goes on forever. They do appear endless, the plains that comprise a large part of Serengeti. The total Serengeti ecosystem, which...

Cheetah with an attitude?

He looks menacing but in a fleeting moment I caught him as he looked straight at us. He was really non-threatening and posed nicely.From our February 2012 trip to Serengeti. As usual, it was a great trip and we had a wonderful bunch of people with us. A couple of them...

Presentation and Book Signing December 8 in Denver

I'll be giving a presentation about our battle to save Serengeti at the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver on December 8, 7:30 PM. In case you don't know about it, the Tattered Cover is ranked as one of the great independent bookstores in the country. Fabulous people...

Wow – more comments. Thank you Richard Engel and Jane Goodall.

“Preserving the Serengeti is as much about saving our humanity, our link to nature and our own ancient past, as it is about stopping an environmental tragedy. Boyd's book, Serengeti: The Eternal Beginning covers it all very well.” Richard Engel, Chief Foreign...

A Few of the Great Pre-Publication Comments on My Serengeti Book

We've gotten some nice comments from folks who have seen some of the pre-publication layouts and pages."What manner of insanity would lead us to destroy our own cradle. A cradle that still brings forth so much life.That is the Serengeti. And its richness and wonder...