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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, Summer 2025
Visited from 06/18/25- 07/09/25
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Jun 1717 min read
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Las Vegas ft. Death Valley National Park
Visited from 04/04/25- 04/13/25
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Apr 121 min read
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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
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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
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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
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Tokyo - The Big Orange ft. Sakura Hanami
Visited from 03/23/2024- 03/31/2024
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Mar 21, 202415 min read
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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
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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
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Calgary- The Gateway to the Canadian Rockies
Visited on June 22nd - July 4th
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Jun 20, 202319 min read
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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
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Mauna Loa Erupts Again
Mauna Loa Erupts on 11/27/2022
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Dec 7, 20224 min read
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New York, New York, Fall 2022
Visited on 10/18/2022- 11/03/2022
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Oct 17, 202223 min read
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Seattle, Washington
Visited from June 24 through July 10, 2021
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Jul 12, 20216 min read
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North Cascades National Park, Washington
Visited on July 3, July 7 and July 8
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Jul 11, 20215 min read
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Mount Saint Helens, Washington
Hiked on June 30, 2021
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Jul 7, 20213 min read
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Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Hiked on June 26 & July 5, 2021
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Jul 6, 20217 min read
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Olympic National Park, Washington
Hiked on June 28, 2021
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Jul 4, 20213 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mount Aspiring National Park, NZ
Visited on 12/27/2019 and 12/25/2018
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Apr 15, 20203 min read
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Skyline Track, Tongariro National Park, NZ
Hiked on 12/29/2017
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Apr 15, 20203 min read
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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
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Franz Josef Glacier Trail, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, NZ
Hiked on 12/30/2019
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Apr 1, 20203 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ben Lomond Track, Queenstown, NZ
Hiked on Dec., 25th., 2019
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Dec 26, 20193 min read
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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
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Mangorei Track To Pouakai Tarn, New Plymouth, NZ
Hiked on Dec. 19th., 2019
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Dec 19, 20193 min read
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Wairere Falls, Kaimai Range, Okauia, NZ
Hiked on Dec. 16 th., 2019
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Dec 16, 20193 min read
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Te Henga Walkway, Auckland, NZ
Hiked on Dec 25th., 2017 and Dec. 15th., 2018
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Dec 1, 20192 min read
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Mt. Manaia, Whangarei Heads, New Zealand
Hiked on Dec. 14th., 2018
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Nov 29, 20193 min read
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Joffre Lakes, Pemberton, British Columbia
Hiked on June 18th., 2019
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Nov 20, 20193 min read
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Hanakapi'ai Falls, Kaua'i, Hawaii
Hiked on July 5th., 2019
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Nov 19, 20193 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mokoroa Falls, Waitakere Range, Aotearoa
Hiked in Dec 19, 2018
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Nov 1, 20192 min read
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Hualalai, Hawaii
Hiked on 04/03/2015
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Mar 21, 20194 min read
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Pu'u O Umi Natural Area Reserve, Waimea, Hawaii
Hiked on 10/12/2013
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Feb 27, 20195 min read
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Honopu Ridge, Koke'e State Park, Kauai
Hiked on 09/01/2013
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Feb 25, 20194 min read
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Evans Peak, Golden Ears Provincial Park, B.C.
Hiked on 06/23/2018
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Feb 21, 20194 min read
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Aoraki / Mt. Cook National Park, Canterbury, Aotearoa
Hiked on 12/23/2018
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Jan 14, 20193 min read
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Fiordland National Park, South Island, Aotearoa
Visited on 12/25/2018
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Jan 7, 20193 min read
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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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