The Wildlife of Honolulu International Airport

Christmas Eve traditions made way this year for a new adventure: Hawaii.We had a layover at Honolulu International Airport on O'ahu where we found a courtyard filled with anoles, geckos, and lots of little birds.Red-vented bulbul.Red-crested cardinal.Spotted dove.Female house...

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Green Friday on Lizard Hill

My dad and I took off the day after Thanksgiving for our own Green Friday adventure to Lizard Hill, a growing-up Christmas tree farm on the Kitsap Peninsula.The moon was out, and the sky so clear we could see the snow-lined crevasses on the Olympics and the Cascades.Pelagic...

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If You Can Hear Me in the Elevator, Remain Calm: Our LAST DAY on the Alaska Road Trip!

Our last day!We were eating breakfast in the cafeteria, expecting another leisurely day aboard the Malaspina, when we noticed a metropolitan area out the window. We were arriving in Bellingham already! (Pacific Time is one hour behind Alaska Time, and we had been chugging along...

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Look's Like the Ventilation's Busted: Day Eighteen on the Alaska Road Trip

Today belongs to the wildlife. I woke up to a foggy morning filled with the barnacled backs of humpback whales. I was too absorbed to take any photos, but not to worry -- I got plenty of pictures during the day.First there were the mammals...Harbor seal haul-out.Pod of orcas!WEEE!Male...

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