Day 4 of 2025 Labor Day Trip to California, Driving through Yosemite

The fourth day of my 2025 Labor Day trip to California. After yesterday’s protracted hike to Half Dome, I took it easy by embarking on a short hike to Gaylor Peak along my drive from Yosemite Valley to Bridgeport.

Mountains Surrounding Tioga Lake

Mountains Surrounding Tioga Lake

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Day 3 of 2025 Labor Day Trip to California, Half Dome

The third day of my 2025 Labor Day trip to California. I joined some friends to climb Half Dome, the coveted crown jewel of Yosemite.

Sitting on Top of Half Dome

Sitting on Top of Half Dome

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Day 1 of 2025 Labor Day Trip to California, Sawtooth Peak

The first day of my 2025 Labor Day trip to California. I climbed Sawtooth Peak, an imposing and picturesque peak in Sequoia National Park.

Sawtooth Peak from Sawtooth Pass

Sawtooth Peak from Sawtooth Pass

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Flights for 2025 Labor Day Trip to California, Overnight and Baggage Delay

A post about the flights I took around Labor Day 2025 to California, with weather wreaking havoc to my plans.

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

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Hiking Baldface Circle

Late August 2025, I headed to New Hampshire and hiked its popular Baldface Loop.

South Baldface

South Baldface

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Flights for an Overnight Trip to Pennsylvania

August 13-14, 2025. I made an overnight trip to Washington, Pennsylvania to watch the Pony League World Series. This would be a very brief rundown about the flights back and forth, together with a few photos from the match.

Sun Beam through Clouds over Long Beach

Sun Beam through Clouds over Long Beach

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Flights for a Day Trip to Detroit, 2025

August 10, 2025. I made a day-trip to the suburbs of Detroit to watch the Junior League World Series. This post would be about the flights back and forth, together with a few photos from the match.

Philadelphia Skyline

Philadelphia Skyline

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Weekend Trip to Denver

A post about things happening on the sidelines of my 2025 annual college reunion: flights, rocky mountain national park, and AI agents playing poker.

Deer Grazing in Rocky Mountain National Park

Deer Grazing in Rocky Mountain National Park

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Day 7 of 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska, Mount Baldy and Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks

The seventh and final day of my 2025 Independence Day trip to Alaska. After checking out of the Airbnb in Palmer, I decided to take a relatively short hike to Mt Baldy and Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks before my flights back home this evening.

Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks

Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks

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Day 6 of 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska, Gold Star Peak and Mt POW

The sixth day of my 2025 Independence Day trip to Alaska. I hiked to Gold Star Peak and Mt POW, a less demanding neighbor to the East Twin Peak which I climbed two days ago, with similar views of Mat-Su Valley and Eklutna Lake.

Mountains to the East of Mt POW

Mountains to the East of Mt POW

Matanuska Peak, Pioneer Peak and Twin Peaks, three of the most exciting peaks that I had climbed in Alaska in one frame.

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