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Cruising to the Antarctic

I’m hesitant to discuss Antarctica as it’s the most beautiful place I’ve ever been and an influx of an additional amount of tourism can do harm to this fragile environment. On the other hand though, it is the singular most spectacular place I’ve ever visited and one that any person should snatch the opportunity to […]

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Watching New Zealand’s Yellow Eyed Penguins

One of the big reasons why I wanted to travel to New Zealand’s south island was to see the endangered Yellow-eyed penguin. I had become so familiar with the different species of penguins through my travels to Antarctica that when I read about this one, I knew I had to see it. And it was […]

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A View of Honolulu

The view of Honolulu from atop Diamond Head on Oahu, Hawaii.

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Watching Wildlife on the Niobrara

I’ve driven through Nebraska so many times to get back to Minnesota since moving to Denver almost ten years ago that I feel like I have Interstate 80 memorized. It’s quite sad really too considering my dislike of interstate freeways, but it is the quickest way to get through the barren landscape named “Nebraska.” Recently […]

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Witnessing Tradition at the Pipestone Monument

This admirable hill awaits the poet and the painter, who should visit it when the last rays of the setting sun are falling upon it.   ~ Joseph N. Nicollet, explorer The city of Pipestone, Minnesota is a town that sits on the border of South Dakota in southwestern Minnesota. It always felt like a […]

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Driving the Badlands

As I sat in my hotel room the night before my visit, I was really excited about doing a couple of hikes at the Badlands National Park. I had a ton of pages I printed out in preparation for my visit spread across the bed as I watched some television and devoured a pizza. I […]

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