tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14855481242712262312024-03-07T12:12:54.812-08:00crazy little thing called blogmonsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comBlogger1317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-46664787184387286882015-05-26T17:25:00.000-07:002015-05-26T17:25:44.129-07:00At the Top of the World<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Aka, Harding Icefield in Alaska.
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-66942909321515281642014-10-24T17:52:00.001-07:002014-10-24T17:52:42.696-07:00Into the Sunset...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-89768996390392649362014-10-15T14:33:00.000-07:002014-10-15T14:33:53.915-07:00The most Important Choice<i>The most important career choice you'll make is who you marry.</i> -- Spot on, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sheryl-sandberg-career-advice-to-women-2011-12#ixzz3GFdaH73s">Sheryl</a>!
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Well, I have chosen wisely :)
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-62560241460622913792014-08-07T14:01:00.000-07:002014-08-07T14:02:48.952-07:00A Snake in the Hand Is Worth...?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"We caught a snake, do you want to see it?" - proudly shouted in my direction four young boys. </br>
"Sure," I responded, "but if you catch a bear, please do not bring it anywhere near me..."
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-6538045434956729582014-08-05T08:56:00.000-07:002014-08-05T08:56:37.042-07:00Sunset at Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Can you smell the sulphur?
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-46890467643106129412014-07-27T20:04:00.000-07:002014-07-27T20:04:06.345-07:00Somobody I Love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-17707218689469324412014-07-12T02:25:00.000-07:002014-07-12T02:25:26.206-07:00Shopping Craze<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I must have established a new world record in shopping craze: in just one afternoon I bought 44 items of clothing, 40 for myself and 4 for my prettier half. This is what happens when your Internet doesn't work and there are power cuts all the time!
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-21654484283165667132014-05-23T17:07:00.000-07:002014-05-24T17:07:25.518-07:00Mendocino<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We almost bought an ocean-front land in this beautiful small community.
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Looking at this photo I can't remember why in the end we decided against it.
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-45740804283819070802014-05-22T23:04:00.001-07:002014-05-22T23:04:55.827-07:00Morning Mist and Spider Web<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The early morning mist in Russian Gulch State Park revealed that we were surrounded by thousands of little spiders, each using a horsetail plant as a base for its web.
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Seeing all those webs made me wonder how come spiders don't get entangled in and don't stick to their own webs?
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The smart creatures weave their webs using both sticky and non-sticky materials. Typically, the radial threads are non-sticky and spiders make sure to travel on them, carefully avoiding the adhesive spiral threads that catch the prey.
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-14309166682171403932014-05-21T22:34:00.000-07:002014-05-22T22:35:27.961-07:00Road through Zion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">How awesome it is that the color of the road winding through Zion National Park matches the color of the canyon's rocks?
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-56238047619536294732014-05-20T21:06:00.000-07:002014-05-20T21:06:08.300-07:00Waterfall at Russian Gulch State Park<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's another highlight of our recent trip to Mendocino area: a beautiful and surprisingly full-flowing waterfall in Russian Gulch State Park.
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-15964869576128399632014-05-19T14:35:00.000-07:002014-05-20T14:35:53.758-07:00Ferns of Van Damme State Park <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After tidepooling we went to Van damme State Park were we hiked beautiful Fern Canyon Trail to the Pygmy Forrest.
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As the name suggests, the trail was lined with ferns. My favorite fern was northern maidenhair fern (five-fingered fern), which caught my eye due to its unusual curved purple-black stalks and delicate flourescent-green leaves.
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-8000893219364649312014-05-18T14:22:00.000-07:002014-05-20T14:26:24.178-07:00Tide Pools at Bruhel Point<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Apparently, this last weekend was the lowest tide of the year. What a great timing! Not only we were at the coast but also near one of the best tidepooling locations in California: Bruhel Point north of Mendocino/Fort Bragg.
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We had so much fun exploring the tide pools that we must have spent there several hours.
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The inventory of sea animals and plants we saw includes: giant green and aggregating sea anemones, purple sea urchins, mussels, clams, abalones, gooseneck and acorn barnacles, sea lettuce, rockweed, bull kelp, sea palm, hermit, kelp and seashore crabs, dead man's fingers, bat and ochre sea stars, sculpins, various specious of snails, and even a baby eel.
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-10898161192013257312014-05-17T14:04:00.000-07:002014-05-20T14:05:22.870-07:00Glass Beach and Crabs Eating Fish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On Friday evening we visited Fort Bragg's famous "Glass Beach." The beach itself hasn't impressed us much but we had lots of fun watching colorful crabs catch and eat fish stuck in the tide pools.
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-5751079967121976222014-05-16T13:57:00.000-07:002014-05-20T13:58:27.166-07:00MacKerricher State Park<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last Friday we went camping in MacKerricher State Park.
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Even though the campground was full, as soon as we embarked on a 10-mile-long hike along the beach, we haven't met any other people. Instead we saw lots of seals, sea lions, whales, endangered snow plowers, ospreys, as well as miles of ocean, empty beach and dunes. That's what I call perfect holidays :)
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-38634341946700046812014-05-15T20:42:00.001-07:002014-05-15T20:42:16.001-07:00Scenic Byway 12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Scenic Byway 12 in Utah is my absolute favorite road in the world.
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-72273281623009332672014-05-14T22:08:00.002-07:002014-05-14T22:08:55.373-07:00Kodachrome Basin State Park<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Kodachrome Basin State Park in Utah got its name in 1949 after the then relatively new brand of Kodak film that was used by National Geographic Society to capture the beautiful colors of the parks rocks.
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In tribute to the park's red rocks, my father wears a matching sweater ;)
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-74587698069635731772014-05-13T08:40:00.001-07:002014-05-13T08:40:32.884-07:00Wall Street<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wall Street in Bryce Canyon is so much more beautiful and interesting than Wall Street in New York.
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-15274375312577302712014-05-12T23:23:00.001-07:002014-05-12T23:23:44.009-07:00Good Night, Sleep Tight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I count my blessings instead of sheep <br />
and I fall asleep.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite view and city in the whole world.</td></tr>
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-75991305100010013542014-05-11T19:25:00.002-07:002014-05-11T19:25:48.777-07:00Heart of Lava<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'm not sure how it's possible that my super-hot husband can't melt lava, yet he can melt my heart with just a smile :)
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-80335924739668352032014-05-10T22:23:00.000-07:002014-05-10T22:23:47.530-07:00Akbar's Tomb<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">As per Tartary tradition, Akbar the Great–the third Mughal Emperor–commenced the construction of his own tomb several years before his death. Here's a beautiful wall & ceiling detail from his mausoleum.
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-6754787644516682432014-05-09T21:22:00.000-07:002014-05-10T21:22:34.074-07:00Ta Som<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The entrance to Ta Som in a gnarled embrace of two 100-foot tall strangler figs.
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-9109866046689422042014-05-08T12:47:00.000-07:002014-05-08T12:47:05.383-07:00Strangler Fig<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Fighting for their own survival, strangler figs threaten to rip apart what remains of Angkor Wat.
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-6478872331133483112014-05-07T16:14:00.000-07:002014-05-07T16:14:07.521-07:00Mono Lake's Tufas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Tufas (calcium carbonate precipitates) grow exclusively under water.
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They can be seen at Mono Lake courtesy to Los Angeles' insatiable water needs, which led to diversion of many of Mono Lake's tributary streams. The diversion halved the water level and doubled the salinity of the lake exposing the tufas.
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In case you wonder, I tasted the lake. It tasted more soapy than salty.<br /><br />
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monsunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350950696021021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485548124271226231.post-31187040119662999152014-05-06T11:56:00.001-07:002014-05-06T11:56:35.122-07:00I Love Sea Otters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">... And, apparently, they love me too :)
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