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Arthur’s Pass National Park

Route: Klondyke carpark → Crow Hut → Klondyke carpark Appx 10 miles “We thought boots were for keeping feet dry. Turns out, they are for keeping wet feet comfortable.”   Here is where we are going, up the rock face then to … Continue reading

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Abel Tasman National Park

Day trip to Abel Tasman All we could say was, “This park is amazing.  The water is SO BLUE!”  Its like the Caribbean, and although we are close to Antartica, its not even that cold.   We took a lovely … Continue reading

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Nelson Lakes National Park

Route:  St. Arnard –> Lakehead hut –> Angelus Hut –> Speargrass Hut –> St. Arnard. Appx 30 miles.    “Beautiful, and surprisingly difficult for the altitude.”   We packed enough food for a lifetime (or a week).  Being our first true wilderness … Continue reading

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Sailing and Surfing

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Nantucket Wild Flowers

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A Month on Nantucket, what to do?

This will be about summer 2012.

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Favorite Desert Camping Spots

Zion National Park   Mojave in the winter The campgrounds we found was somewhere off Cima Road, south of I-15. Death Valley Joshua Tree  

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Big and Little Day Hikes

Big Sur Buzzard’s Roost, 2012 Mt Baldy, 2010 Squaw Mountain, 2011 and 2012 Big Meadows, South Lake Tahoe, 2012 Half Dome, Yosemite Glacier Point, Yosemite All other CA hikes go here    

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Mountain Botany

    Botany pics from our favorite hikes in the mountains.

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Lake Tahoe summer hikes

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