New Zealand - Wellington, Goodbye North Island!
We
said goodbye to the North Island for now, anticipating
even cooler landscapes and scenery to come!
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New Zealand - Auckland to Hahei
A spectacle in the Coromandel Peninsula known as Hot
Water Beach in Hahei!
(Photo courtesy of Benn Glazier) more>
(Photo courtesy of Benn Glazier) more>
New Zealand - Ahipara to Auckland
Another full day of lush
landscapes, a ferry crossing, gorgeous beaches and
Giant Kauri Trees!
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New Zealand - Auckland to Whangateau
After many months of
drooling over Lonely Planet books of Costa Rica,
Yucatan, South Pacific Islands, New Zealand and
Australia, we finally decided to pack up shop from Los
Angeles and begin our world traveling in New Zealand, a
hikers paradise!
This is the beginning of the most exciting adventure we have ever had abroad!
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This is the beginning of the most exciting adventure we have ever had abroad!
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Mount San Antonio
The weekend of August
11th & 12th 2007, Chris & I went on an
overnight training backpacking trip with our friends to
the highest point in Los Angeles County, Mount San
Antonio!
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Behind with too many to list!
08/25/08 12:14 PM Filed in: travel
It’s been too long since
I’ve updated!
Chris & I have been on numerous trips this past year and soon enough I’ll be updating with photos and fun stories. In the meantime, here’s my blog “to-do” list! (eek!!)
2007
-Mt. Baldy summit camping, California
-Machu Picchu Inca Trail (4 day backpack), Peru
-Sacred Valley, Peru
-Cusco, Peru
-Lima, Peru
-Philadelphia
2008
-Santa Monica Grotto, California
-Anza Borego, California
-Salton Sea, California
-Joshua Tree, California
-Whipple Cave, Nevada
-Birthday Road Trip (3 day); California desert, mountains & coast
-Road Trip (11 day); California, Oregon & Washington including:
*** Lassen Volcanic National Park
*** Lava Beds National Park
*** Mt. St. Helens National Park
*** Mt. Rainier National Park
*** Olympic National Park
*** Oregon Caves National Park
*** Redwoods National Park
*** Fisherman’s Warf, San Francisco
-Catalina Island (second visit!), California
Chris & I have been on numerous trips this past year and soon enough I’ll be updating with photos and fun stories. In the meantime, here’s my blog “to-do” list! (eek!!)
2007
-Mt. Baldy summit camping, California
-Machu Picchu Inca Trail (4 day backpack), Peru
-Sacred Valley, Peru
-Cusco, Peru
-Lima, Peru
-Philadelphia
2008
-Santa Monica Grotto, California
-Anza Borego, California
-Salton Sea, California
-Joshua Tree, California
-Whipple Cave, Nevada
-Birthday Road Trip (3 day); California desert, mountains & coast
-Road Trip (11 day); California, Oregon & Washington including:
*** Lassen Volcanic National Park
*** Lava Beds National Park
*** Mt. St. Helens National Park
*** Mt. Rainier National Park
*** Olympic National Park
*** Oregon Caves National Park
*** Redwoods National Park
*** Fisherman’s Warf, San Francisco
-Catalina Island (second visit!), California
Death Valley National Park, Thanksgiving - Jeeping & camping trip!
11/25/07 07:27 PM Filed in: travel
| off-roading
Thanksgiving trip ideas
11/11/07 11:44 AM Filed in: travel
Thanksgiving is coming up and working at a big corporation means a nifty four-day weekend is approaching! November 22nd - November 25th. We're trying to decide between two awesome parks; Death Valley & Pinnacles National Monument! more>
Catalina Island
We had a wonderful time on Chris’ birthday weekend checking out Catalina Island for the first time! more>
Sequoia National Park, High Sierra Trail backpacking trip - day 6
07/07/07 12:00 AM Filed in: travel
| backpacking
Our last day on the trail
- we hiked 12 miles from Bear Paw back to Crescent
Meadow - more
to come!!
Sequoia National Park, High Sierra Trail backpacking trip - day 5
07/06/07 12:00 AM Filed in: travel
| backpacking
The hike leaving Upper Hamilton Lake was beautiful. Chris took many photos of Valhalla & the amazing views on the way back down the trail. With each step we took extra note of the scenery, hoping to never forget the beauty of this remote area and its unique landscape. more>
Sequoia National Park, High Sierra Trail backpacking trip - day 4
07/04/07 12:11 PM Filed in: travel
| backpacking
Fourth of July! We awoke early before the sun crept into the super-dome of a mountain range, with its sapphire sparkling lake and our tent in its font and center, VIP spot. Still awestruck with our surroundings, we made our morning coffee and perched on top of a nearby boulder overlooking our campsite and took in the mystical surroundings. more>
Sequoia National Park, High Sierra Trail backpacking trip - day 3
07/03/07 09:02 PM Filed in: travel
| backpacking
We slept through the night and at times we both thought we heard bears rummaging around our campsite. There were definitely bear tracks leading to the more dense forest beyond our tent. We were thankful we camped at a site with a large bear-proof metal box for us to store our food, first aid kit and anything with a scent... more>
Sequoia National Park, High Sierra Trail backpacking trip - day 2
07/02/07 08:46 PM Filed in: travel
| backpacking
We slept well in the tent at 9 mile Creek and awoke to having multiple Sierra mule deer snooping around our campsite! The deer were timid yet not threatened by our presence, so we were able to enjoy watching them sniff through pine needles on the ground, to find their breakfast. more>
Sequoia National Park, High Sierra Trail backpacking trip - day 1
07/01/07 08:04 PM Filed in: travel
| backpacking
After two weeks of gear planning, one week of tedious weighing, and a year of anxious down time since we last backpacked, Chris & I made it to the High Sierra trailhead with our 45-pound packs, excitedly ready to begin our first back-country trip with significant milage!! more>