Our agenda for today is a tour around the island of Oahu. We will see beaches, memorials, lookouts and Diamond Head. We will also take in some different sights along the way like these tall thin evergreens that seem to have a lot fewer branches than most evergreens. They look a bit like fish skeletons. […]
Today we visited the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. It was a beautiful day in a very somber setting. The museum presented pictures, artifacts, and accounts of December 7, 1941. It is amazing and terrifying at the same time to see and learn about the events leading up to the day of the attack. While it
November 4, 2022 : Trip 8, Day 3 – Pearl Harbor Read More »
We scheduled a slow start for today. We thought we could sleep in after a long day, but we still were on Greensboro time in our heads. We woke up early. We still took our time getting ready to go out. It was only a short walk to Waikiki Beach from our hotel. It was
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It is early in the morning. We have a lot of flying ahead of us today and over the next two weeks. Today’s itinerary includes Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Honolulu. With hours sitting in a seat on a plane. Even so, we are excited to get started. The flight to Hawaii from LA is mostly
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Today was spent on planes and in airports. Our trip was uneventful. It was a three movie flight. Taking off from Portland Airport provides an interest view of several volcanos. Mt. Hood is the closest to Portland. Mt. Adams, Mt. St Helens, and Mt. Rainer are also visible from the air. That means there are
September 6, 2022 : Trip 7, Day 21 – The Trip Home Read More »
We were originally going to fly back on this day. When we saw that waiting a day would save us a few hundred dollars, we changed our plans so we could visit the Columbia River Gorge. We were happy to save the money, and we really enjoyed the Columbia River Gorge. We drove out Interstate
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We have completed this trip’s visits to national parks. We are heading toward Portland for our flight home. We still have a couple of stops along the way. Our trip begins in the fog again today. Fortunately, the fog did not last long. Once we got near the Oregon coast, the skies had cleared. It
September 4, 2020 : Trip 7, Day 19 – Thor’s Well Oregon and Two Long Drives Read More »
Our first planned stop of the day was False Klamath Cove, a beach about ten miles from our hotel. As we were driving there, we noticed a large number of cars stopped on the sides of the highway. As we drove through, we discovered the reason for all the cars. A gang of elk were
September 3, 2022 : Trip 7, Day 18 – Redwood National Park Read More »
Our hikes through tall trees began today at Lady Bird Johnson Trail in the Redwood National Forest. It was cool and foggy today. Perfect weather for growing Redwood trees. Redwood trees are not as large in diameter as the Sequoias we have seen. However, they are much taller and grow closer together. The effect is
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We are in Sacramento today to visit the California State Capitol. It is a typical copy of the capitol in Washington DC. One thing that was very different was the formal dress of the staff at the check in location. Based on the staffing and the amount of scanning equipment, they are very serious about
September 1, 2022 : Trip 7, Day 16 – Sacramento Capitol and Redwood National Park Read More »