A Morning Cross Country Skiing in Mount Shasta

Beautiful fresh snow.  Tall trees that open to a wide clear meadow.  A view of Mount Shasta and Shastina to look at.  And a groomed trail used mostly by locals.  Is there a better place to have your first cross country skiing adventure?  To make it even better, it was a morning excursion with just…

Chasing Waterfalls in Kauai

“Don’t go chasing waterfalls. Please stick to the river and the lakes that you are used to”. Well I don’t know what TLC was talking about because in Kauai we went chasing some beautiful waterfalls. And it was worth every minute! Waimea CanyonWaimea Canyon, the Grand Canyon of Hawaii. Kauai is a small island, and…

Underground Exploring at Mercer Caverns

On September 1, 1885, Walter J Mercer, like so many before him, went to California looking for gold. And he got it, but in a most unexpected way. Under a tree, he found the enterance to a huge natural made cavern. Immediately thinking he found a gold cavern, he staked a claim and had his…

A Day in the Balinese Life

Our first day in Ubud promised to be a fun experience and I can unequivocally say it did not disappoint. Our awesome guide from Destination Asia picked us up at 9am from the Wapa di Ume, and we headed in our ridiculously large van for about an hour outside Ubud. There we were welcomed into…