My girlie comes to Japan

While waiting for her bag, she walked up to her side and put her hand on the glass, and I put my hand over hers on my side of the glass.

Route to Fujisan

I have wanted to climb Mt. Fuji for many many years. I don’t know how it got into my head.

Kiyomizu Temple made me late!

It’s not my fault: Japan is too beautiful and amazing to take a quick look then scurry back to the bus.

Rain-X saved my vacation

Monday morning we managed to leave the TRRR&RR early. Pa and Chelle got up to see us off. We were sad to separate so soon. In the black morning, the rain was delicately pattering a pattern onto the dust on the hood of my Dragon Wagon (the Saturn we have loved since buying it new […]

In the shadow of a volcano

Despite having lived around mountains all my life, or perhaps because of that, I remain in awe of the awesome sweep of snowy mountain slopes that rise from valleys in the way that volcanoes do. I am simply not able to drive along our highways and not feel an emotional surge of admiration for volcanoes […]

‘Iolani Palace and Mt. Tantalus

We got up nice and early, and headed directly for the 9am opening of the ‘Iolani Palace, the only actual Royal Palace on U.S. soil. The building was beautiful inside and out. I snapped photos all around our waiting space on the front porch area. As part of the welcome address and rules, they informed […]

Hiking Oak Creek Canyon

Yeah right, buddy! Try and catch my pathetic ass as I roll down the mountainside past you!

Instructing in Phoenix

So apparently the cure is to actually leave.

Faerieworlds 2011

It’s a scrumptious tradition. This was our fifth year and I hope the habit doesn’t fade.

Girls in the Gorge

When the seasonal affective disorder symptoms were about to make us want to gouge out our eyes with forks, Mother Nature blessed us with ONE gorgeous day before the rain and cool temps rolled back in.