Several of my students have called me the TourDoctor, so I thought I would use this for my blog.  I teach at the University of Utah in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.  Although I have taught many courses within the overall curriculum, I specialize in travel and tourism.  This is a photo taken during a trip to Zhangjiejia National Park in Hunan Province (China).  I love to travel and look forward to returning to China this fall to meet with my friends and partner universities in Shanghai, Huangshan Mountain, Xian, Hunan, and Zhejiang Provinces. If you wish to learn more about who I am and what I do please check out my web pages within the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism web site ( http://www.health.utah.edu/prt/lr/ ) or the University of Utah ( http://www.cc.utah.edu/~lsr16170/index.html ) .  They are currently being updated so check them out and explore the wide variety of activities I enjoy.