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[Great Basin National Park, Aug 31, 2024] I woke up early and drove the 4 hours from Salt Lake City to Great Basin National park. I gained an hour as I crossed from Utah to Arizona, which gave me more time in the day despite the long drive. I was at the visitor center in Baker, NV, around 9:30 am. I got my first views of the South Snake Range and Wheeler… Read More
[Juneau, AK, July 28, 2024] First thing in the morning, we dropped off our luggage at our cruise headquarters. We picked up name tags and were instructed to return by 5 pm. We saw our ship getting prepared and loaded! I was so excited! Then we were off to get some breakfast. We tried a cute little cafe in downtown Juneau, the Rookery, but oddly, it was closed on Sundays. Luckily, Heritage Coffee… Read More
[Louisville, KY / Mammoth Cave National Park, KY, Mar 21-22, 2024] After my work trip was over at lunch on Thursday, we drove 4 hours east to Louisville, KY. This put us within 90 minutes of Mammoth Cave, so it was a good place to overnight. We stayed in downtown Louisville, so we walked to dinner. The streets were busy with people hauling musical instruments around the conference center, so we figured… Read More
[Wainiha, Kauai, Hi, Feb 20, 2024] Kalalau Trail is the only way to get up close and personal with the Na’Pali Coast. There are two ways to experience the 11-mile trail. Day-use visitors can do the first 2 miles of the trail by getting a reservation to enter the trailhead at Haena State Park. There is an option to do a side trail to the Hanakapia’i Waterfall, adding another 2 miles one… Read More
[Waimea, Kauai, HI, Feb 19, 2024] After Ash’s experience with the sunset tour yesterday, he understandably didn’t want to get on a boat again for a while. But he had pre-booked a snorkeling tour for that morning while I was going to hike in Waimea Canyon. We stopped by the charter company to inquire about cancelling it right as they opened at 7 am. They did end up giving him a refund,… Read More
