I’m filled with questions when I look at a map of a place I have never visited. How do I chunk up a manageable journey through this place? How do I get there? Which areas do I visit? Where are the hiking trails? Where are the trailheads? How do I get around? How do I…… Continue reading My Kagoshima: Chunking the Map
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My Kagoshima: Chunking the Map
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Tailraces
Cycled beside the Mississippi past early Minneapolis. Tailraces from flour mills used to drain into this canal.
Streamlining Flying
Earlier this month, I found myself airside at Japan’s Fukuoka Airport. 13 minutes earlier I was boarding the subway downtown. In those 13 minutes I rode the train two stations to the airport, walked up two levels to Departures, and cleared Security. I had almost an hour before boarding the plane, plenty time for a…… Continue reading Streamlining Flying
Superior Trail Planning
Damp day: a good day to plan a Superior Trail hike. (Any day is a good day to plan a hike.)
Coffee in the North Loop
On my cycle ride, paused for coffee in the North Loop (Minneapolis Warehouse District).
Behind the Steel Door
Hakata (Fukuoka), Monday through Saturday: 08:53 People start to assemble outside the steel roller shutter door. 08:55 Voices behind the shutter make a declaration in unison. 08:59 An electric motor whirs as the shutter slowly rises. The scene slowly reveals itself: an office with about 30 workers in business attire. Three are standing at the…… Continue reading Behind the Steel Door
Behind the Steel Door
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Milking MileagePlus Miles
Dep. Fukuoka Thurs. 7:15aArr. Chicago Thurs. 8:25aANA: FUK-NRT-ORDUnited: ORD-MSP35K United FF miles, FUK-MSP.
Backtracking
Fukuoka from Aburayama. Plan: 4-hour hike. Actual: 7 hours. Reason: I had to backtrack. I climbed each peak twice!