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Jaspa's Journey: The Great Migration
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Tag Archives: Big Island
Breathtaking Kaniku Lava Flow Sunset, Hawaii Big Island
Dawn and dusk are often a special time in Hawaii. I don’t know if it’s the island chain’s location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, but its amazing how often the rising or setting of the Sun can really … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Photography, Travel, USA
Tagged Big Island, Hawaii, iridescent, Kaniku lava flow, sunset
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Hawaiian Guilty Pleasures
Last week I told you (among other things) about the delicious cheeses I tried at Surfing Goat Dairy on Maui. Today I want to share another taste sensation I had while in Hawaii last year. The experience in question took … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, USA
Tagged bacon, Big Island, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Good and Bad, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Kona Brewing Company, pie
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Hawaiian Craftsman at Hōnaunau
Back in May, we visited the Pu’uhonau o Hōnaunau National Historic Park on the Big Island of Hawai’i. As you might expect, everything about Hōnaunau was fascinating. Yet one of the high points came as we were about to leave. … Continue reading
Hawaii’s Big Island
Welcome to the penultimate part in my series about the differing characters of the five Hawaiian islands I was lucky enough to visit this time last year. So far I’ve dealt with the tropical lushness of Kauai, the Garden Island, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Environment, History, Jaspa's Journey, Photography, Travel, USA
Tagged Big Island, Hawaii
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Happy Earth Day!
It’s going to take me at least 7 ½ lifetimes to see and do everything I want to on this enormous, beautiful planet. My Bucket List includes every last bit of its incredible diversity. From mountains to deserts. From coral … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Canada, Caribbean, Environment, Europe, History, Jaspa's Journey, Mexico, Photography, The World, Travel, USA
Tagged A Word In Your Ear, Adventure, Adventure books, Alaska, Alberta, Big Island, Black bear, British Columbia, bucket list, California, Canada, Cancun, Death Valley, Earth Day, Estonia, Florida, Greenland, Hawaii, Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins, I Think I Need A Bigger Bucket, Israel, Jasper, Jerusalem, Manatee State Park, Maui, Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Prairie Dog, redwoods, round, Taku Glacier, Tallinn, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Where's My Backpack?, Yoho National Park
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Lava Land: Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
I’ve always been fascinated with volcanoes. I suppose that’s to be expected, growing up as I did in the southeast part of the Serengeti, within view of Ngorongoro and the Crater Highlands (a story told in the first Jaspa’s Journey … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Environment, Jaspa's Journey, Photography, Travel, USA
Tagged Adventure, Big Island, caldera, Chain of Craters Road, crater, Devil’s Throat, environment, eruption, geocaching, giraffe, Halema’uma’u Crater, Hawaii, Holei Sea Arch, Iceland, Jagger Museum, Jaspa, Jaspa's Journey, Kilauea, lava, Mount St Helens, Pu’u Loa petroglyphs, sunset, Thurston Lava Tube, Vesuvius, volcanic vent, volcano, Volcanoes National Park, Yellowstone
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Woodland Juxtaposed
Wow! But finding pictures that combine multiple photo challenges gets harder and harder. Especially when the Daily Post throws out a word like Juxtaposition! Fortunately, Ailsa from Where’s My Backpack? and Cee from Cee’s Photography were a little kinder with … Continue reading →