a rare and fragile species of silversword grows exclusively on Haleakala’s slopes
flora & fauna
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HIKING JEJU ISLAND Korean National Parks
Jeju Island | Hiking the Yeongsil trail at Hallasan National park
The trail began easily enough. We saw people walking by in jeans and ballet flats (also notable: the girl wearing a peasant skirt and rope sandals) and figured this would be…
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Biseulsan or Biseul Mountain is part of the same mountain range as Apsan -- the mountain park right by our house. Known for its beautiful field of wild azaleas set against…
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All of these photos were taken with my dad's old fully manual Pentax K-1000 with a 50mm lens on Fuji Superia X-tra 400 ISO film. My dad is no longer around…
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ALASKA BACKPACKING CAMPING Denali NATIONAL PARKS
THE LOST ALASKA FILES | Denali National Park – Hunting For Wild Blueberries
Since we had time before the bus arrived we decided to go on a short hike to Wonder Lake, then decided to explore the brushy terrain near the campsite. We didn't…
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ALASKA BACKPACKING CAMPING Denali NATIONAL PARKS
THE LOST ALASKA FILES | Denali National Park – Mt. McKinley
With all the traveling, constant early morning wake ups, and extended daylight hours, our internal clocks were all kinds of jacked up. We awoke just in time to have breakfast perched…
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ALASKA BACKPACKING CAMPING Denali NATIONAL PARKS
THE LOST ALASKA FILES | Denali National Park – Wonder Lake Campground
We arrived at Wonder Lake Campground in the early afternoon and walked a bit up to the campground from the bus stop, chose our site, and set up camp. Sites were…
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CABINS HIKING NATIONAL PARKS Shenandoah VIRGINIA
Oh, Shenandoah | A Weekend in Shenandoah National Park
When I first moved to this coast from SF I was depressed thinking that I wouldn't find the same level of natural beauty that one finds so easily in the Western…
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Living in a place that has actual seasons I've noticed the gradual progression of spring flowers: first the daffodils bloom, letting you know winter is just about to be over, then…