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Places
Every place has a story. Across the world is a rich history told over time; reflecting people, cultures, and events. A place is more than the sum of its physical components, as there are intangibles that is almost impossible to capture in words.


San Francisco & Bay Area ft. Yosemite National Park and Mono Lake
Visited from 06/18/25- 07/09/25
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Jun 1734 min read


Las Vegas ft. Death Valley National Park
Visited from 04/04/25- 04/13/25
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Apr 121 min read


Auckland - The City Of Sails ft. Tongariro National Park
Visited from 12/25/2024- 01/12/2025
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Dec 23, 202428 min read


New York City - Is It Sinking, Drowning Or Both?
Visited from 10/10/24- 10/20/24
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Oct 10, 202427 min read


Exploring Greater Vancouver, Summer 2024
This is our fifth visit to Vancouver and it's surroundings.
June 26- July 8, 2024
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Jun 25, 202422 min read


Tokyo - The Big Orange ft. Sakura Hanami
Visited from 03/23/2024- 03/31/2024
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Mar 21, 202415 min read


Las Vegas - The 9th Island ft. Xmas & New Year's
Visited from December 23, 2023- January 1, 2024
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Dec 21, 202314 min read


Sydney - The City At The Edge Of The World
Visited from 11/10/23 to 11/26/23
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Nov 7, 202328 min read


Calgary- The Gateway to the Canadian Rockies
Visited on June 22nd - July 4th
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Jun 20, 202319 min read


San Jose & Bay Area, California - Post 'Atmospheric River' Deluge
Visited on 02/17/2023 to 02/26/2023
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Feb 17, 202319 min read


Mauna Loa Erupts Again
Mauna Loa Erupts on 11/27/2022
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Dec 7, 20224 min read


New York, New York, Fall 2022
Visited on 10/18/2022- 11/03/2022
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Oct 17, 202223 min read


Seattle, Washington
Visited from June 24 through July 10, 2021
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Jul 12, 20216 min read


North Cascades National Park, Washington
Visited on July 3, July 7 and July 8
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Jul 11, 20215 min read


Mount Saint Helens, Washington
Hiked on June 30, 2021
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Jul 7, 20213 min read


Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Hiked on June 26 & July 5, 2021
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Jul 6, 20217 min read


Olympic National Park, Washington
Hiked on June 28, 2021
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Jul 4, 20213 min read


Mānoa, Honolulu, Oahu
Mānoa valley was once a rich and fertile valley where ancient Hawaiians farmed for centuries before the arrival of western people. As...
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Aug 29, 20204 min read


North Kohala, Hawai'i
Visited on 10/11/2013 and 12/20/2015
Check out our flight over North Kohala Coast by clicking a link at the end of this blog.
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Apr 24, 20204 min read


Cypress Provincial Park, BC, Canada
Hiked on 11/03/2017, 11/07/2017, 06/16/2018, 06/24/2019 and 06/29/2019
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Apr 21, 20204 min read


Queenstown, NZ - The Adventure Capital of the World
Queenstown is a small town located on New Zealand's south island. It is often touted as the "adventure capital of the world" because of...
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Apr 20, 20203 min read


Mount Aspiring National Park, NZ
Visited on 12/27/2019 and 12/25/2018
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Apr 15, 20203 min read


Skyline Track, Tongariro National Park, NZ
Hiked on 12/29/2017
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Apr 15, 20203 min read


Visiting Yosemite National Park: Summer or Winter?
Visited on 12/30/2016, 05/04/2017 & 02/24/2022
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Apr 13, 20205 min read


Franz Josef Glacier Trail, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, NZ
Hiked on 12/30/2019
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Apr 1, 20203 min read


A Hike Above Ohikilolo Valley, Oahu
Hiked on 11/08/2015, 02/25/2017 and 01/19/2019
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Mar 30, 20203 min read


Pu'u Heleakala and the Nanakuli Pyramid, Oahu
Hiked on 3/22/2020, 3/16/2019, 10/6/2018, 11/23/2018. 1/23/2016, 4/26/2014
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Mar 23, 20202 min read


Kailua-Kona To Kealakekua : A Twisty Road To Captain Cook's Fateful Place
Of the 7 populated islands of the Hawaiian chain, Hawai'i better known as the Big Island, is the largest. It's geological birth is...
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Feb 14, 20206 min read


Erosion At Work: Koko Crater & Koko Head, Oahu
On the southeast end of Oahu lay a series of volcanic cones and craters which were formed during the rejuvenation period that took place...
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Feb 1, 20203 min read


Ben Lomond Track, Queenstown, NZ
Hiked on Dec., 25th., 2019
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Dec 26, 20193 min read


Wellington, New Zealand
The first thing I noticed about Wellington are the ubiquitous roundabouts! Lots and lots of them; and just when you thought that you had...
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Dec 22, 20193 min read


Mangorei Track To Pouakai Tarn, New Plymouth, NZ
Hiked on Dec. 19th., 2019
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Dec 19, 20193 min read


Wairere Falls, Kaimai Range, Okauia, NZ
Hiked on Dec. 16 th., 2019
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Dec 16, 20193 min read


Te Henga Walkway, Auckland, NZ
Hiked on Dec 25th., 2017 and Dec. 15th., 2018
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Dec 1, 20192 min read


Mt. Manaia, Whangarei Heads, New Zealand
Hiked on Dec. 14th., 2018
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Nov 29, 20193 min read


Joffre Lakes, Pemberton, British Columbia
Hiked on June 18th., 2019
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Nov 20, 20193 min read


Hanakapi'ai Falls, Kaua'i, Hawaii
Hiked on July 5th., 2019
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Nov 19, 20193 min read


Honolulu, Hawai'i
The city of Honolulu is approximately 68.4 square miles and is defined by its census designated place to include Pearl Harbour in the...
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Nov 15, 20196 min read


Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
The city of Auckland is the most populous city in all of New Zealand with around 1.6 million people. In comparison with a city like San...
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Nov 14, 20195 min read


Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Vancouver is the third most populated city in Canada and fifth in North America; a tad below San Francisco. It is considered one of the...
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Nov 13, 20194 min read


San Francisco, California
A famous American Playwright, Tennessee Williams once said, "America has only three cities: San Francisco, New York, and New Orleans....
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Nov 12, 20193 min read


Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes Station, California
Visited on 05/02/2017 and 05/06/2017. Photos taken with a Sony Alpha 7RII.
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Nov 5, 20192 min read


Mokoroa Falls, Waitakere Range, Aotearoa
Hiked in Dec 19, 2018
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Nov 1, 20192 min read


Hualalai, Hawaii
Hiked on 04/03/2015
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Mar 21, 20194 min read


Pu'u O Umi Natural Area Reserve, Waimea, Hawaii
Hiked on 10/12/2013
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Feb 27, 20195 min read


Honopu Ridge, Koke'e State Park, Kauai
Hiked on 09/01/2013
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Feb 25, 20194 min read


Evans Peak, Golden Ears Provincial Park, B.C.
Hiked on 06/23/2018
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Feb 21, 20194 min read


Aoraki / Mt. Cook National Park, Canterbury, Aotearoa
Hiked on 12/23/2018
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Jan 14, 20193 min read


Fiordland National Park, South Island, Aotearoa
Visited on 12/25/2018
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Jan 7, 20193 min read


Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
The town of Squamish is a hidden gem located between metropolitan Vancouver City and the affluent ski town of Whistler, slightly at the...
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Oct 14, 20184 min read
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