The Other Side of Their View

Just spectacular.


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Panorama Las Vegas

From the 39th floor of the Cosmopolitan suite that Danny & Michael shared this December.


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Sunrise - Hilo Seaside

Here we are on a quick trip to Hilo Hawaii. The Seaside is a local favorite, one my father used decades ago. It has its own quaint flavor, and provides some old-time scenes.

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Super Breakfast

In East Oahu, Kapolei to be exact, there's a local hangout, Juliez. Yeah, that's the exact spelling.

Here's a special, Le Chon. Pillipino delicacy.

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West Oahu

Can't help but capturing the bright, clean view from our balcony at Ko 'Olina Resort.

Not many were on the beach this early in morning. Those few venturing into the lagoon's blue waters splashed, unimpeded by the crowds that would be soon joining them.

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Fishing at Waimanalo

Just fishing here. A beautiful, almost-windless morning. Michael's got salt water Gulp artificial, Danny another artificial, and I a ika-bait (squid) outfit. No luck yet, but what a way to spend a Windward Oahu morning.

Slideshow of Rock Creek Beauty

Hi everyone,

Take a look at my slideshow (on my website) of the beauty we saw in the Eastern Sierras. Quite a few monochrome (Black & White) images, too.

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Crystal Crag

Not all was lost at our Lake George outing. We viewed this granite structure,  Crystal Crag, right across the lake from where we were snookered by an adolescent bear. See post below. 

The Crystal Crag reminded me of The Tooth of Time, the significant landmark of the Boy Scout Philmont Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.

The Bear Facts

It started out as a windy, chilly day of fishing at Lake George, near Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierras. But all of a sudden, our emotions heated up when an adolescent bear showed up. Last month, when the bears visited, they came from around the lake, to our right. This time, the bear came from the campground, right behind us. I "barely" had time to grab my camera bag (which had some food). But I forgot about our breakfast bag. Well, as you can see above, the bear found it, and carried it away to his breakfast place:

He was smart enough to locate where the only access to him was front and center--into his rather large jaws.

Just to let you know how close we were, here's a view of the bear our our tackle boxes on the table--along with my wife's bag. Luckily, she didn't put anything in that bag, except for water.

 
We left empty-handed of breakfast, and since we had just arrived, we didn't catch any fish (for the bear to feed), and so that's a lesson to us to place food into the bear-proof food containers, right after arriving. We will never know how soon our furry friends may show up.

Gorgeous Sunset Clouds

Sometimes the sun just shines and the winds blow at our backs. This sunset of clouds is just to the NE of Mammoth Mountain.

And taken by iPhone from a shopping center parking lot! Too bad I didn't bring my Nikon…

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