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Humuhumunukunukuapua’a and more (January 2015)

Posted on January 15, 2015 by noconbach

We’ve found our favorite snorkeling spot in Hawaii, south of Kona at Honaunau Bay. Locals call it Two-Step Bay because the lava formed two easy steps for a snorkeler’s launch into the ocean along the otherwise rough shoreline. We swam among … Continue reading →

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Back on the Oregon Trail to Washington October 21 (Day 50)

Posted on October 23, 2014 by noconbach

We followed the Columbia River Valley on our way from Yakima to Portland. This meant heading west across the Cascade Mountains. So we had a big revelation: East of the Cascades = dry. West of the Cascades = wet, very … Continue reading →

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