Hawaii / January 21, 2016 by erica hussey

Grit, Gall, & Limpets

rain and salt

Makapu'u - O'ahu

Lanikai pillboxes hike at sunrise. The pillboxes are remnants from WWII.

Lanikai pillboxes hike - The two islets are the Na Mokulua (or the Moks). The one on the left has a beautiful cove on the north side.

Bird Island/Nihoa/Moku Manu is an uninhabited island home to a diverse array of animals and plants some of which are endemic species.

Turtle Bay frequented by green sea turtles

O'ahu

Approaching Bird Island

fragrant plumeria trees, leis, and lychees

Honolulu Zoo - Harriet the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth introduced me to her offspring that was born in April '15. (Top ten favorite moments of my life.)

Honolulu Zoo - A giraffe's prehensile tongue is thought to be dark in color to prevent sunburns as it feeds on vegetation.

plumeria | Kelly and I at a cove on the north side of Moku Nui - this area is also a popular hangout for tiger sharks and a slew of bird species

California / January 16, 2016 by erica hussey

Big Sur, Baker Beach, Muir Woods

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - Big Sur

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - McWay Falls - Big Sur

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - Big Sur

Baker Beach - San Francisco

Muir Woods National Monument - coastal redwoods

Travel / January 15, 2016 by erica hussey

Get Up and Go

Alaska / October 23, 2015 by erica hussey

Cuss, It's Cold

Eagle River Valley

moose

musk ox | bantha

Whittier, Alaska

Chugach National Forest, a "sub-polar rain forest" - met a family of black bears

Beluga Point at Turnagain Arm with Jessie (we grew up together in Italy) - Beluga can be seen from July through August

Anchorage | king salmon - I'm engrossed by pretty much anything

Eklutna - fireweed honey ice cream

Eklutna Lake - Twin Peaks Trail

Baltimore / April 28, 2015 by erica hussey

Gardens & Libraries

Folly Beach / April 27, 2015 by erica hussey

Hydraulics & Blue Blood

Edisto River / April 16, 2015 by erica hussey

Blackwater River

Swamp Fox Passage / April 15, 2015 by erica hussey

Palmetto Trail

Botany Bay / April 14, 2015 by erica hussey

A Boneyard Beach

I wanted to write something clever about the SS Botany Bay, but I decided I would just say: always check the tide schedule.