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A Walk in the Backyard

My wife (Linda) and our two Border Collies (Sage and Willow) use our direct access into the Sawooth Wilderness from our cabin on Goat Creek and effectively treated it as our daily walk – in the backyard – so to speak.

There are few if any words that describe the joy of this six-mile […]

Sitting in the Grand Canyon of the Pacific

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The Waimea Canyon is grand on any scale and by any measure.  Located on the western side of the Island of Kauai in the State of Hawaii the Waimea Canyon is 20 miles in length and over 3,500 feet deep.

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Capturing The Sunset at Shipwreck Beach

Shipwreck Beach is located on Kauai’s South shore.  The beach is easily accessible from a hiking trail that straddles the coastline just inside the shoreline.  The Trailhead to Shipwreck Beach is on the west end.  The Hiking Trail is 1.6 miles in length (one-way).

The beach gained its name for a wooden boat that […]