Here are a few of my writing samples, ranging from human interest stories to business profiles to hard news reporting.
TO SEE THE WORLD’S BEST COLLECTION OF CHINESE ART, YOU WON’T GO TO CHINA TAIWAN’S NATIONAL PLACE MUSEUM HOUSES MOST EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF CHINESE ART, ARTI...
By Heide Brandes EL RENO Okla. (Reuters) - Along America's most fabled road, Route 66, lie the almost forgotten graves of German and Italian prisoners of wa...
AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK Easy day hikes, children’s programs make Yosemite a popular destination for fall By Heide Brandes The hik...
THE DANGEROUS BEAUTY OF MADERAS Hiking Isla Ometepe’s fickle volcano in Nicaragua By Heide Brandes As we approach the cloud forest area of Volcan Maderas o...
Who: Heidemarie Brandes and her fiance, Ashley N. Hall, both of Oklahoma City Where, when, why: When Ash and I decided to take a romantic trip to Central Am...
Even on aquamarine water as clear as a Nordic princess’ eyes, fishing from a tiny bass boat in the middle of a choppy sea means the ocean is in charge here. ...
PRIMAL FEAR — The Psychology of Being Lost By Heide Brandes I was hiking back on the stretch of the Buffalo River Trail in Arkansas I had spent most of the d...
Waking up on my first morning in the small coastal town of Bandon, Ore., I walked out of the tiny ocean-front motel to an alien landscape of crashing waves a...
They come with hundreds of different flavors, tasting of hops and fruit and grains of the earth, and they come with names like Horny Toad, Sisters of the Moo...
PAINTING A DREAM The art of Josh Heilaman gives glimpse into dreamscapes, fantasy in October art show By Heide Brandes Walking through the imagination of J...
The sand dunes at Little Sahara State Park create a mythical playground for off-road enthusiasts. Heide Brandes Legends say the towering sand dunes of the S...
Parking woes Seven state parks are slated to close, but several communities are banding to operate them on a local level When the Oklahoma Tourism Departmen...
Head toward the sunset for an adventure in Western Oklahoma. Heide Brandes March 23rd, 2011 The old man peers from under a black cowboy hat covered in mud, ...
WOOLAROC: Oklahoma’s Best Kept Secret Posted on August 1, 2010 by justin Share This: By Heide Brandes (Photos provided) Hidden away in the rolling Osage H...