Tag Archives: Wildlife

Whale Watching on Molokai

My best photo from my whale watching trip on Molokai, Hawaii.

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The Adelie Penguins of Antarctica

Two Adelie penguins oceanside on the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.

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Practical Advice When Visiting Colorado

The annual Travel Blog Exchange conference will be held next week right here in my home state of Colorado. As such, I feel inclined to offer some practical advice for the people who are coming in from out of the state or country. I sure didn’t know these things when I moved here twelve years ago. And […]

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Hawaii Whale Watching on Molokai

While whale watching in Hawaii I sprawled on the floor of the boat, having decided in a split second that it was better to fall backward than to go overboard into the ocean. The small boat was battered by thirteen-foot waves, rocking from side to side like some perverse cradle. But I was giggling on […]

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My First Bear in Colorado

It took twelve years, but I finally saw my first bear in the wild in Colorado while on a drive through Rocky Mountain National Park.

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The Search for Molokai’s Crumple Horned Snorkak

A Crumple Horned Snorkak? I thought, Isn’t that a fictional animal from the Harry Potter books? No, not a Crumple Horned Snorkak, I was corrected in response to me repeating the name aloud, a Bristle-Thighed Curlew. “A Bristle-Thighed what?” I asked. “Is it original recipe or extra crispy?” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. […]

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