Adventures in Nepal

In November 2016, we were blessed with a three-act adventure in Nepal.


Act 1 was trekking in the Annapurna region. Act 2 was exploring Chitwan National Park. And Act 3 was the main cultural sites of Bhaktapur and Kathmandu.


Rather than individual photos, check out our Journi diary: https://journi.app.link/9mp76OWiQH. (Tip: since it's in reverse chronological order, scroll to the bottom first and work your way up from there.


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Coastal Alaska

We are pretty late in posting these photos.

In May 2016, we did a roundtrip cruise from San Francisco to Alaska ... here are the photos.

Almost scraping the bottom of the Golden Gate.

A look back at The City.

On deck somewhere in the Pacific.

Hiking in the Tongass National Forest.

Pointing to the peak where we hiked.

Leaving Ketchikan.

Mendenhall Glacier

On the way to Mendenhall.

Midnight.

The famous train ride from Skagway.

Brad took a photo class in Skagway.

The photo class went into Canada for these shots.

Midnight near Haines.

Misty morning.



Easter Island: Part 4 of 4

While Easter Island is famous for its moai, or statues, we think it ought to be an international hiking destination.

On Day 1 we hiked to the volcano crater; on Day 2 we hiked about 15 miles around the northwest corner of the island; and on Day 3 we explored the Quarry, where the moai were made.

At the top of the extinct volcano.

Sunset from one of the remotest islands on Earth.

Hiking around the northwest corner of the island.

 

These guys were waiting for us at the beach at the end of the hike.

The next morning it was pouring rain. And then this happened.

Each statue has its own personality; no two are the same.

Torres del Paine National Park: Part 3 of 4

Ever since learning of Torres del Paine National Park about 15 years ago, it's been on our Bucket List.

Now that we've actually been under the park's iconic granite spires, we wonder what took so long.

One reason it exceeded expectations is the people we shared the experience with: seven fellow Americans (six from California) and two awesome guides from Oneseed Expeditions, Roberto and Nili. Together, we called ourselves The Undulators. (Long story. Don't ask.)

We hope you like photos, because this post has plenty of them.

The Undulators (minus Karen).

Karen nearing the Three Sisters.

This is view that put Torres del Paine on our Bucket List.

Nearing French Valley.

French Valley.

Descending from French Valley.

They call it The Recliner. That's Grey Glacier in the distance.

Grey Glacier during a kayak break.

This was the beginning a day hike on Grey Glacier.

This is Joe. He was the first into the ice cave.

Climbing into the glacier, rather than onto. 

The view from the cave.

We were so giddy after the ice cave, you would have thought we'd conquered Everest.

Leaving Grey Glacier.

It seemed like we were posing like this around every turn.

At the end of the trail, we caught a catamaran that linked us back up with civilization. But first, one last iconic shot of Torres del Paine.