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Places
Every place has a story. Across the pacific is a rich history told over time; reflecting people, culture, 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.
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Dec 23, 202428 min read
Auckland - The City Of Sails ft. Tongariro National Park
Visited from 12/25/2024- 01/12/2025
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Oct 10, 202427 min read
New York City - Is It Sinking, Drowning Or Both?
Visited from 10/10/24- 10/20/24
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Jun 25, 202422 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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Mar 21, 202415 min read
Tokyo - The Big Orange ft. Sakura Hanami
Visited from 03/23/2024- 03/31/2024
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Dec 21, 202314 min read
Las Vegas - The 9th Island ft. Xmas & New Year's
Visited from December 23, 2023- January 1, 2024
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Nov 7, 202328 min read
Sydney - The City on the Edge of the World
Visited from 11/10/23 to 11/26/23
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Jun 20, 202319 min read
Calgary- The Gateway to the Canadian Rockies
Visited on June 22nd - July 4th
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Feb 17, 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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Jul 11, 20215 min read
North Cascades National Park, Washington
Visited on July 3, July 7 and July 8
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Jul 6, 20217 min read
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Hiked on June 26 & July 5, 2021
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Aug 29, 20204 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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Apr 24, 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 21, 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 20, 20203 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 13, 20205 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 1, 20203 min read
Franz Josef Glacier Trail, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, NZ
Hiked on 12/30/2019
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Mar 30, 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 23, 20202 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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Feb 14, 20206 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 1, 20203 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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Dec 22, 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 19, 20193 min read
Mangorei Track To Pouakai Tarn, New Plymouth, NZ
Hiked on Dec. 19th., 2019
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Dec 1, 20192 min read
Te Henga Walkway, Auckland, NZ
Hiked on Dec 25th., 2017 and Dec. 15th., 2018
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Nov 15, 20196 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 14, 20195 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 13, 20194 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 12, 20193 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 5, 20192 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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Feb 27, 20195 min read
Pu'u O Umi Natural Area Reserve, Waimea, Hawaii
Hiked on 10/12/2013
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Jan 14, 20193 min read
Aoraki / Mt. Cook National Park, Canterbury, Aotearoa
Hiked on 12/23/2018
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Oct 14, 20184 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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May 7, 20184 min read
Wai'anae, Oahu, Hawaii
The ahupua'a of Wai'anae once stretched from the ends of Kaena Point to as far as Nanakuli. The present-day valley of Wai'anae lies in...
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May 3, 20183 min read
Waimano Ridge Trail, Pearl City, Oahu, Hawaii
Hiked on 04/06/2013, 05/21/2016, 03/02/2019 and 11/07/2020
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