Waiheke Island, AKA, another beautiful place Europeans misnamed
Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of ferrying out to Waiheke Island, 19km/12mi off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island, eastward from Auckland. You may or may not be aware that the Maori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand, and so many places are called their original Maori names (sort of). Great … Continue reading
Crater Lake National Park
Back in the spring, I declared this 2014 summer The Summer of Camping. My goal was to camp at least once a month during May, June, July, and August, and I’m proud to say I made it! I wrote earlier about my Alaska adventure in May. Now for my Crater Lake adventure just a couple … Continue reading
Alaska: The Last Frontier
Alaska State Nickname: The Last Frontier State Motto: “North to the Future” Origin of the Name Alaska: The word Alaska is from the Aleut Indian word “alaxsxaq” or “agunalaksh,” meaning “the mainland” or “shore”. As you might have guessed, I’ve recently returned from my first trip to The Last Frontier. My best friend, Shane, moved … Continue reading
Rock Climbing at Smith Rock
There were four of us in our late 20s/early 30s plus our guide. Most of us had met for the first time the day before, none of us had ever climbed outdoors, and now we were staring up at a rock wall we were going to climb, trusting these strangers to keep us from plummeting … Continue reading
Sisters to Smith Rock Scenic Bikeway Photo Shoot
When I first moved to Portland, I was determined to take advantage of everything that Portland had to offer in every area of interest that I might have had ever, ever, ever. So, in July, when I signed up to be a part of the Oregon Scenic Bikeways photoshoots sponsored by Travel Oregon and conducted … Continue reading
Backpacking 2005 – Israel, Egypt, Jordan
During part of May and June in 2005, I had the opportunity to backpack around parts of Israel, Sinai, Egypt, and Petra, Jordan. Here are photographs (some courtesy of ZL, one of the people I was traveling with). The Western/Wailing Wall, a mosque, and a church, Israel Sunrise over Mount Masada, Israel Golan Heights, Israel … Continue reading
Roadtrip Summer 2010: Hanover College, Hanover, IN
Back in the 90s, I lived in Southern Indiana, right along the Kentucky border, at Hanover College. This was my first time back in 11 years.
Roadtrip Summer 2010: Ohiopyle State Park, Ohiopyle, PA
My sister & I took a roadtrip from MA to KY and back. Our first big stop was Ohiopyle State Park for a morning of bike riding and hiking around waterfalls.
Squam Lake, New Hampshire – May 2010
I attended a three-day writer’s retreat at the end of May 2010. Friends of friends have a property with two cabins, a dock, kayaks, and several large porches with comfy chairs, all of which we took advantage of in-between writing sessions.
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