As part two of three in a series of French Polynesian islands, this post highlights more of the Society Island archipelago. Located in the South Pacific Ocean, the Society Islands consist of 14 islands stretching in a relatively straight line, much like the Hawaiian Islands. In the last post, we viewed Tahiti Island, the capital […]
I took these photographs of Tahiti on my first ever cruise ship trip. Because I home-ported in Hawaii, I figured I should take a ship somewhere close, so I took the Paul Gauguin through the Society Islands and Tuamotus. I flew from Honolulu to Papeete, stayed a few days, played some golf, then boarded my […]
If you travel what is left of the historic US Route 66, through eight states by bike or auto, you will see what a good part of America looked like before jet airplanes and interstates. There still are towns with diners, gas stations, “roadside attractions,” and the like. Officially decommissioned in 1985, much of its […]
Everyone got the day off of work, and Tuesday’s Mardi Gras means the start of abstinence of some kind until Easter Sunday. The dates of these holidays this year appear to be a yin and yang situation, or a life in balance. At least we can try, and hope for the best. Speaking of hope, […]
Bandelier National Monument is close to Los Alamos, New Mexico. Yet, it belongs with the national parks that trail through the corridor of New Mexico and Colorado. This corridor was populated ages ago by the Ancients. Mysteriously, they disappeared and left no record of why. But, you can still see their construction work at places […]
Enjoy this video of San Francisco’s Chinatown in its annual Lunar New Year’s celebratory spirit. Calendar year 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. Have a fun and fortunate new year!
Happy New Year, and happy new landscape. The volcano Kilauea is busy creating new land from molten earth-core. As the lava lake within Kilauea’s caldera rises safely without spilling outside the rim, it is truly a good time for volcanists of all ages to visit. If you like to let off a little steam while […]
Happy Boxing Day, Happy Holidays, and happy end-of-calendar year 2022 to you! If you are planning any visits to the National Parks in 2023, put this park on your short list. It has epic, historic buildings and trails (the Appalachian Trail,) green landscapes, streams, rivers, fall color, and, of course, “smoky” mountains. Check it out!
Water is here. Water is there. Water is everywhere! Water is Everglades National Park. Celebrating it’s 75th birthday in 2022, Everglades remains one of the most vital and unique of the National Park Service of the United States, and a UNESCO site.. Receiving 60 inches of rainfall a year, (or twice the amount of the […]
Someone once said “It’s the journey, not the destination.” Getting to Great Basin National Park in Nevada, USA, is half the fun. It is likely you will travel there on U.S. Highway 50, the “Lincoln Highway,” also known as the “Loneliest Road in America.” You will see small-town museums at their finest, centuries-old courthouses, and […]