Hiked another barricaded, abandoned road in another lovely valley. With the closure of Volcanoes National Park, and state and county parks, we’re improvising with abandoned roads, back-country roads and former sugar cane haulage roads.
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Canopy
On our hike: looked up at the canopy.
Balancing Coronavirus Risks
Every morning we read the New York Times, the Washington Post, and our local paper, the Star Tribune. We took out subscriptions to all three newspapers within days of the 2016 presidential election because we need to support good journalism to hold the US Administration accountable. Today, the news is uniquely disturbing. Most of us…… Continue reading Balancing Coronavirus Risks
An Abandoned Valley
View from an abandoned road in an abandoned valley. We clambered around a barrier then walked along the decaying road, down into the valley, past towering, lush vegetation, across a mossy bridge, and onwards towards the Pacific.
Living on a Fruit Farm
Our perches for the next week in a VRBO cottage on a fruit farm on the wet (east) side of Hawaii Big Island. We can help ourselves to fruit, including a lone avocado on the tree to the left, taunting us, out of reach.
View from a Barstool
View from a barstool, Hilo, Hawaii Big Island.
A Week in Honolulu
The snow was piling up as we waited to ride the light rail to the airport. At Minneapolis/St. Paul MSP, snow-clearing crews were keeping ahead of the snow: across four departure boards, I saw only two cancellations, probably due to inbound cancellations. MSP, runway 30R, getting a good scrape from 20 graders driving in formation.…… Continue reading A Week in Honolulu
Hawaii, New Zealand 2020
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Local Starchitect
Walked to Vladimir Ossipoff’s IBM Building. The facade has staying power compared to many facades of the 1960’s. He designed the open-to-the-elements Honolulu Airport, and airports at Kahului, Maui, and Kona, Big Island. I once met his daughter, but didn’t realize the connection.
UrgentCare
Ingested chemicals, including a legally prescribed controlled substance, to moderate coughs and let me sleep. Grateful for good care at UrgentCare almost completely paid by my insurance. Grateful I can get on a plane to New Zealand on Saturday, without alarming other passengers. Note: A few months later, an antibody test showed this was not…… Continue reading UrgentCare