tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43938462326484313792024-03-13T17:22:54.207-07:00Wanderlust of the KogutsJeff & Jennifer around & aboutJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-86030198956382122852011-09-14T12:01:00.000-07:002011-09-15T09:02:52.930-07:00Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes - Day 1
This past Labor Day weekend we rode the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes from Plummer to Kellogg in Idaho. The trail is 73 miles total length (to Mullan, ID), but we chose to stop in Kellogg at 54 miles. After staying the night in Spokane Valley we drove about an hour down to the trailhead at Plummer. The town is not much more than what you see below in the photo.
The trailhead Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com0396632 U.S. 95, Plummer, ID 83851, USA47.341149209851338 -116.8900680541992247.33038920985134 -116.90980905419921 47.351909209851335 -116.87032705419922tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-13068759085537908022011-09-14T12:00:00.000-07:002011-09-14T12:00:27.470-07:00Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes - Day 2Our return was back the reverse way and we started the day with temperatures in the mid-40's. The server the previous night suggested the Silverhorn Motor Inn for breakfast. I had asked since it was a holiday weekend and we weren't running in to many options as it was. Breakfast was decent enough and gave us a foundation of calories for the day to make it back.
Here is the moreJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com01-115 W Cameron Ave, Kellogg, ID 83837, USA47.5382565 -116.119332747.527537 -116.1390737 47.548976 -116.0995917tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-48524139866242529292011-06-25T20:15:00.000-07:002011-06-26T16:16:00.255-07:00Pascal!Once we returned from Hawaii back in February we picked up Pascal. He's about 15 1/2 years old now.
Here is his first day with us. He had previously lost some of the hair on the back half of his torso, possibly due to the stress of Jennifer's parents packing up their house over the course of a year or so.
We used the American Humane Society guidelines for slowly introducing Pascal to Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-81527350553888735722011-05-30T18:31:00.000-07:002011-05-30T18:31:07.461-07:00Close to 10 years ago now I drew working drawing plans for this building in Seattle which was never built. My boss at that time has created a fly-through of the building recently as an exercise in Google Sketchup.
Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-11485432072031755132011-04-24T12:20:00.000-07:002011-04-24T12:20:22.174-07:00bird calls at Ko'olina CovesWe loved the sounds of the birds everywhere...
jennhxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608037243437722333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-55702412050520046722011-04-06T10:56:00.000-07:002011-04-11T09:20:34.145-07:00Hawaii Day 9 - Diamond Head and then home (2-15-11)
Last day. :(
Entrance to the crater.
Inside the crater, we had just enough time for a peek.
Back outside the crater, a view toward Koko crater. The haze is 'vog'.
Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-33713969150996680692011-04-06T10:38:00.000-07:002011-04-11T09:20:34.145-07:00Hawaii Day 8 - Foster Botanical Garden, Jen & Ken's wedding (2-14-11)
Boring houseplants on the mainland are vibrant here.
Baobab tree
Cannonball tree
Its flower and cannonballs are on spindly branches off the trunk.
And it has what seems like a normal canopy above.
Sausage tree
One of the ancient species that look like tall pineapples.
Many sorts of palms...
...this one had menacing thorns.
I'm next to the Kapok tree, second from Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-12056011266244221252011-04-06T09:21:00.000-07:002011-04-11T09:20:34.145-07:00Hawaii Day 7 - Punchbowl crater, Chinatown, Bailey's Aloha shirts (2-13-11)
Punchbowl crater
Interesting root system
Chinatown
Bullfrog, anyone?
Abalone?
Typical store
Colorful fish
It's easy to get overwhelmed at Bailey's!
Lunch in our room..
...from our favorite - South Shore Grill.
A different kind of convertible.
Many nurseries in the Waimanalo area.
Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-1954358819042046312011-04-05T16:18:00.000-07:002011-04-11T09:20:34.146-07:00Hawaii Day 6 - Byodo-In Temple, wedding rehearsal, and more beaches! (2-12-11)
H3 on the south side of the ridge, never know what the weather on the other side will be...
The clouds forming on the north side of the ridge.
A reincarnated traveler.
Byodo-In Temple
Ringing the bell.
Jen and Ken's wedding rehearsal.
Malasadas are the local specialty, sort of a donut without a hole.
Waimanalo Beach Park
More semi-permanent campers.
These guys look legit... Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-83441704869804320542011-04-05T15:51:00.000-07:002011-04-11T09:20:34.146-07:00Hawaii Day 5 - Hanauma Bay (2-9-11)
Arrive about 8am.
Early afternoon scene
Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-89046658557606231462011-04-05T15:41:00.000-07:002011-04-11T09:20:34.146-07:00Hawaii Day 4 - Mt. Tantalus, windward coast, Waikiki (2-8-11)
Egret type bird that we frequently saw.
Another bird that had a nice song.
More great trees.
Mt. Tantalus
Alien pod!
Giant tree dropping feeler roots.
Pali Hwy lookout toward Kaneohe.
Kailua Beach Park
Na Mokulua islands and vibrant water.
Kapiolani Park on the way to Waikiki.
Waikiki in abstract
Mai Tai
Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-14577561550108625812011-04-05T15:26:00.000-07:002011-04-11T09:20:34.147-07:00Hawaii Day 3 - Leeward coast (2-7-11)
We pass the state capitol on the way out of town.
Iolani Palace
Hwy 93 turns along the coast and passes a power plant.
Roads end.
Campers/squatters out near road's end.
Fish at Tamura Super Market in Waianae. Hey, didn't we see those snorkeling?
Papaya
Plumeria
Lagoon 1 at the Ko Olina resort area.
Just tell the guard at the shack you're going to the public Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-43557359119941050702011-04-05T14:46:00.000-07:002011-04-11T09:20:34.147-07:00Hawaii Day 2 - North Shore (2-6-11)
Sunrise from our room.
Approaching the North Shore area.
Shave ice in Haleiwa. Ice part=great, flavoring=way too swwet.
Amazing trees everywhere.
Avocado at a farmer's market.
Waves at Waimea Beach Park.
Old lady living in the park with feral cats and chickens.
North Shore shrimp van.
Chinaman's hat.
Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393846232648431379.post-56986541164375135202011-04-05T12:15:00.000-07:002011-04-11T09:20:34.147-07:00Hawaii Day 1 (2-5-11)The first thing Jennifer and I did after checking in and renting snorkel gear was to stop at Ono Hawaiian in Honolulu. We shared the combination plate which included poi, pork steamed in taro leaf, luau pork, haupia, BBQ beef, and lomi lomi salmon.
Then an evening snorkel test at Diamond Head Beach Park.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448793954836192605noreply@blogger.com0