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Leandra
Aug 28, 2021
Tour de Hawai'i - Stages 13 thru 17
Act III Hawai'i Belt Road, several miles south of Captain Cook. Light to moderate rain. Motor vehicles and their passengers wheeling...



Leandra
Aug 19, 2021
Tour de Hawai'i - Stages 7 thru 12
Our story continues on a fine (drizzly) Tuesday morning, about 10 miles north of Hilo. Our intrepid travelers Leandra and Vitali have...



Leandra
Aug 12, 2021
Tour de Hawai'i - Stages 1 thru 6
"Are we having fun yet?" I inquired, with a note of desperation in my voice. It was our first eve on the island and Vitali had felt...



Leandra
Aug 7, 2021
North Cascades National Park
Author's Note: I was working on this post before departing for Hawai'i, and intended to complete it during the first day or so on the...



Leandra
Jul 12, 2021
Mount Rainier National Park
Slumbering in graceful repose, Mount Rainier quietly observes us, its shoulders cloaked in a mantle of ice. We are held under the...



Leandra
Jul 10, 2021
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
We departed Crater Lake and drove 90 miles north, to the town of Bend, Oregon -- we were due for our bi-weekly shower. We arrived...



Leandra
Jul 3, 2021
Crater Lake National Park
Ask yourself, and try to imagine -- what is the bluest blue you can see in your mind's eye? Navy? Sapphire? Royal Blue? I bet it...



Leandra
Jun 30, 2021
Oregon Caves and Lava Beds National Monuments
We arrived at Cave Junction, Oregon mid-afternoon and stopped by the Oregon Caves National Monument visitor center to see about getting...



Leandra
Jun 28, 2021
Redwood National and State Parks
We approached Redwood National and State Parks from the South, via California State Highway 101. I’d gotten an email a few weeks prior...