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Red Sand and Huli Huli

Thursday, October 17, 2019 – Hana, Maui, Hawaii On morning three in Hawaii I did a little better with sleep – I didn’t wake up until 5:45. I thought I could go back to sleep, but I looked out the window and the sky was just starting to get light with the sunrise. My favoriteContinue reading “Red Sand and Huli Huli”

Sacred Marketing

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 – Hana, Maui, Hawaii Once again I was up early. I did some work and wrote in my journal – writing the text that would become this blog post. As I sat at the small desk in the cottage I watched the sun rise and listened to the birds call toContinue reading “Sacred Marketing”

Paradise

Paradise Tuesday, October 15, 2019 – Kahului to Hana, Maui, Hawaii Monday was a travel day not worth a blog post. It was a long day of flying. We had been at a friend’s wedding over the weekend near Atlanta, so our routing was Atlanta to San Diego to Oakland to Kahului. You guessed itContinue reading “Paradise”

October 2019 – Maui, Hawaii

Chrissy and I went to Maui for the first time in January of 2003. I attended a conference in Honolulu for a few days, then we spent a weekend in Maui before heading home. On that trip we drove part of the road to Hana and promised ourselves we would come back and go allContinue reading “October 2019 – Maui, Hawaii”

Lake of the Clouds

Sunday, July 25, 2021 –Buckshot Cabin, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Michigan to Juneau Park Beer Garden Milwaukee Another day and I was up with the sun, as usual. The morning was as cloudless and beautiful as the night before. With the orientation of the shore line the sun didn’t rise out of the lake,Continue reading “Lake of the Clouds”

Backcountry

Saturday, July 24, 2021 – Buckshot Cabin, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Michigan We were really in the backcountry. Of course you can get much, much deeper, but we were 2 ½ miles from where we parked the car with no power, no running water, and no cell signal. It was paradise. I woke upContinue reading “Backcountry”

That’s When I First Saw the Bear

Friday, July 23, 2021 – Milwaukee to Buckshot Cabin, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Michigan Since moving to Milwaukee from Florida three years ago, we have taken several weekend camping trips around Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest each summer. The long, warm days with nights cool enough to enjoy a fire and sleep comfortably inContinue reading “That’s When I First Saw the Bear”

Floating Temple, Deer, and a Snake

Monday, August 7, 2017 – Hiroshima, Japan It was a rainy morning as Typhoon Nora passed by to our east. After watching her “wobble” like all typhoons and hurricanes do, she missed us and did not interrupt any of our travel plans. We got a little wet from a couple of outer bands, but itContinue reading “Floating Temple, Deer, and a Snake”

Memorial Day

Sunday, August 6, 2017 – Osaka to Hiroshima, Japan We took our second and last Shinkansen (bullet train) trip from Osaka to Hiroshima. It is an incredible experience I hope to repeat some day. We arrived in Hiroshima at 11:00 and couldn’t check in to our Airbnb rental until 4:00, so we needed a placeContinue reading “Memorial Day”

Thousands of Gates

Saturday, August 5, 2017 – Kyoto to Osaka, Japan We started the day at Fushimi Inari Taisha – a Shinto shrine for the Inari, or fox god. The shrine is on the side of a mountain with trails to the top lined with thousands of red gates. It was stunning to behold. We went aboutContinue reading “Thousands of Gates”