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It was the first sunny day in a long time, and on my way to New Hampshire to hike the Osceolas, I’m pretty sure I saw a mourning dove fly by with a freshly picked maple leaf, which I’m taking as a sign that it may not rain every day for the next two weeks the way it has ever since I came back from Hawaii.
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When a friend you’ve known since college invites you to join her family for Spring Break in Hawaii, you say yes.
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I’ve traveled to Japan many times for work. It was a joy to return as a tourist, and also to see some of the cities I’d previously seen for business through my sister’s eyes on her first trip. It was also a joy to discover that my sister and I have compatible travel styles, since this was the most time we’d spent together since we were children! We were there in the first week of April during cherry blossom season. After a long winter, the sakura are just as beautiful as reputed.
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And so do flower bulbs
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Lately, whether I’ve been traveling for work or for pleasure, I’ve set out with a specific objective to achieve. It was a lovely change a few weeks ago to set out with the only purpose of spending time with an old friend.
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It’s day two of my backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon. I’ve set up camp at Havasupai Garden, and the rain, hail, and wind that drove me into my tent for an early afternoon nap has passed overhead. I’m heading out for a hike along the Tonto Platform to overlook the inner canyon from Plateau Point, 1.5 miles from the campground.
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Picking up my backpacking trip to the Grand Canyon: I hiked down the South Kaibab trail in one day and camped by the river at Bright Angel Campground. Now I have to hike back up the 4340 feet and 9.5 miles to the rim on Bright Angel trail.
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This was my third attempt to see the Grand Canyon, and I’m delighted to report that I was successful, and it absolutely lived up to its name!
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It wasn’t far out of the way, so we took a short trip to admire the effect of high elevation spring snow on the fantastically eroded red spires of Bryce National Park.
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Hypothetically, what if your plans for an epic adventure into a side canyon off Lake Powell to see a geological wonder recently re-exposed after decades underwater were derailed by uncooperative weather? Fortunately, there are a few other geological, historical, and archaeological wonders in the neighborhood!
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