Tag: Hawaii
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2023: The Year in Birds
2023 was one hell of a year in many respects, both personally and professionally, but this post will only cover one aspect of that: birding. In the quest for both birds and outdoor experiences I made two significant trips, and managed to see (and photograph) a lot of new species. The Trips Volume-wise, most of…
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Hawaii: History, Honeycreepers, and the HURT 100 – Part 2
For part 1 of this trip and race report, see here. Two days before the race, we took a trip to Pearl Harbor to visit the USS Arizona Memorial. While Google Maps did a good job of getting us temporarily lost on Honolulu’s confusing roads, we still arrived early and only had to wait a…
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Hawaii: History, Honeycreepers, and the HURT 100 – Part 1
We look out over the vast Pacific that forms our temporary backyard and watch the sun set as large waves break on the volcanic rock in front of us and Brown Boobies fly northward just offshore. This is our first of ten nights on the island of Oahu. It’s my first time in the state…