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Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark on the canvas of existence. The only limit is the extent of your imagination.

Austin, Texas

First time back to Austin since a ‘study tour’ with IBM more years ago that I care to remember (ok, about 24 years). Staying in a very nice Airbnb right in the center of town. Plenty of good restaurants to visit, but I won’t be taking pictures of those. A bite to eat and good…
Grand Canyon Loop

This trip started and ended in Las Vegas, but all we saw there was the airport and car hire. Headed straight out to the South rim of the Grand Canyon, and then the plan was to loop around. We arrived in snow and fog to the South Rim, but there were some breaks. The following…
San Jose to Santa Barbara – Highway 1 and Big Sur

For this trip we flew into San Jose, drove out through Los Gatos for lunch at Fleur do Cocoa and a wine tasting at Testerossa, before heading to the coast and a walk around Santa Cruz before heading along to Capitola and out hotel. The next day, after breakfast at Verve Coffee, we headed down…
Birch Bay, Washington

This was a short trip up to Birch Bay, to meet up with some friends and see the local sites. We had a stop off on the way up at the Little Mountain Overlook outside Mt Vernon, a look in at Samish Island and lunch at La Conner. Arriving for some nice evening sunsets. Slide…
Road Trip 2020 – Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Teton

This trip was delayed a week and we had to change around some of the accommodation due to wildfires and smoke. It all worked out pretty well in the end, but it would have been nicer to have had the original stay in Yellowstone itself, rather than having to really just do a drive through…
North Cascades Loop

This was a relatively local trip, up to the North Cascades, a couple of nights in Winthrop and then looping back round via Pateros and Leavenworth and back to Seattle. The first day was dams, lakes and some waterfalls. Sun Mountain Lodge had some good close trails – and found a good spot near the…