Hanakapiai Falls of Kauai’i

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When we took our honeymoon to Hawaii we made it an absolute must to spend some time on the Island of Kauai’i.  The reason for that is simple, it’s beautiful.  This is the island that Hollywood often turns to when it needs a tropical shooting location and it’s no wonder why with its jungles and [...]

Photo: Summit of Salkantay

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We hiked all morning from our base-camp which was already pretty high in altitude.  Several in our group had already succumbed to the thin air and needed to ride horses or mules to reach the top.  Finally we made it to the pass, Salkantay Pass, right along side the Salkantay peak pictured here. To date [...]

Photo: Overlooking the Grand Canyon

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Hiking Arizona’s Grand Canyon was a spectacular experience. We spent a few days at the Canyon, exploring different trails into what seemed like an endless canyon of gorgeous orange and red rock. Our ultimately goal was to hike in and out of the Canyon in one day. Rim to river to rim. After extensive research [...]

Photo: Llama? Alpaca? Vicuna.

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South America has several species of furry large animal: llamas, alpacas, vicunas and guanacos. Although the first to are rather commonly known, it’s the vicuna and it’s close relative the guanaco which were worshipped by the Incas.  The Vicuna, thinner and more delicate than both llamas or alpacas, has some of the softest and most [...]