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Updated on April 20, 2024
Day 4 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Black Hills
The fourth day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. I continued to focus the day on Black Hills, checked out Custer State Park’s wildlife loop in the morning before a tour of Jewel Cave, and hiked Saint Elmo Peak in the afternoon.
Black HillsA front-row view of the various granite rocks.
Updated on April 20, 2024
Day 3 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Black Elk Peak, Highest Point of South Dakota
The third day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. I focused the day on Custer State Park, hiked to Black Elk Peak, South Dakota’s highest peak, in addition to checking out Needles Highway, a scenic mountain road in the park.
Black Elk Peak from Little Devil’s Tower
Updated on April 17, 2024
Day 2 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Badlands National Park
The second day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states, I toured Badlands National Park, one that featured a unique landscape of extensive eroded buttes and pinnacles.
Badlands
Updated on April 17, 2024
Day 1 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, on the Road
Early autumn 2023, I made a long road trip to explore some mountain states at the beginning of the foliage season. This post would be the first (two) days of driving when I reached Kadoka, South Dakota, the eastern gateway town of Badlands National Park.
Sioux Falls
Updated on April 17, 2024
Detour to Texas on Way Home
The final days of my July 2023 trip to western United States. After spending the weekend in Seattle, I flew to San Antonio to finish some other errands, before flying back to Washington DC. This post would be about the flights, and the few missions in the San Antonio area that I checked out in my spare time.
Mission San Jose
Updated on April 13, 2024
Climbing Snoqualmie Mountain outside Seattle
Second day of my July 2023 trip to western US. I climbed Snoqualmie Mountain today. Located in the center of Cascade Mountains, it is the tallest peak in the immediate vicinity of Snoqualmie Pass and Interstate 90, with a very steep approach to its summit.
Snow Lake before Cascade Mountains
Updated on April 13, 2024
Climbing Mount Si outside Seattle
First day of my July 2023 trip to western US. I climbed Mount Si, a prominent mountain on the western flank of Cascade Mountains, overlooking Snoqualmie Valley.
Summit of Mt Si
Updated on April 5, 2024
Flight Log of Alaska Airlines Flight 3 from Washington Reagan to Seattle
Towards the end of July 2023, I had some personal errands to run in the western states. This post would be about my flight on Wednesday July 26 from Washington DC to Seattle that commenced the trip.
Mount Rainier
Updated on December 28, 2023
Day 4 of 2023 Independence Day Trip, Hanging Rock of North Carolina
Final day of my July 2023 trip to North Carolina. Today I drove from Asheville back to my home near Washington DC, while checking out Hanging Rock State Park along the way.
Hanging Rock
Updated on December 27, 2023
Day 3 of 2023 Independence Day Trip, Drenched at Black Balsem Knob
Third day of my July 2023 trip to North Carolina. Today I checked out the portion of Blue Ridge Parkway between Beech Gap and Asheville, including some great hiking trails around Black Balsam Knob. Unfortunately, some unexpected events meant I was caught in a late-afternoon rain.
Clouds Reaching over Tennent Mountain
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