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Best of June and July – 2012

June and July were busy busy months and I never seem to get around to putting this together until now. We visited Xi’an, celebrated our anniversary, took a 10 day mancation to Yunnan and then winding down and geting ready to leave. This will be a long post. Click through on any photo for more … Continue reading »

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Yunnan Mancation

Driving to the ends of the earth is one good place to find some sense of adventure. When you drive to the end of the road, where the pavement or gravel ends and the trail begins your bound to find something interesting. Since August of last 2011, right after Seth and I’s successful climb of … Continue reading »

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Best of May 2012

Another group of the best of photos for the Month of May. Time is flying by too quickly. Click through on any photo for more details and information. We had took a long weekend driving trip to Datong, camping at Miles 12th annual Father and Sons campout, a visit to the Great Wall. Photos below … Continue reading »

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Thailand

Our last big national and school vacation was Spring Break and Tomb Cleaning holiday. We were headed to Thailand a destination from Beijing that is only a four hour flight. Attempting to plan a holiday to Thailand is like trying to decide what food to try first at an all you can eat buffet. There … Continue reading »

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Best of April 2012

Another group of the best of photos for the Month of April. Click through on any photo for more details and information. We had spring break and visited Thailand and was lucky enough to get in another three weekend visits to the Wall. The most special part was catching the Wall in full spring blossoms. … Continue reading »

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Best of March 2012

Here is another collection of the best of for the Month of March. Click through on any photo for more details and information. I was lucky enough to make it to the Great Wall three weekends in March, the most special part was when a late spring snow storm dumped on JianKou and I was … Continue reading »

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Best of Jan & Feb 2012

January and February were busy months, we barely returned from the holidays and Kiah’s wedding when it was time for Chinese New Year, we headed off to Myanmar and upon return I headed to the States for work.  So this post is a big one as there were lot of amazing photographic opportunities.  You can … Continue reading »

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Best of 2011

I’ve started trying to pick through my favorite photographs on a monthly basis. This is an attempt to cull through those monthly favorites for a best of 2011. You can watch a slideshow here. Click through each photo for more information about when and where. 1. 2.  3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. … Continue reading »

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Best of December 2011

Well 2011 is in the bag, its over and done.  December was a busy month with lots of photo ops.  Click on any photo for more details and info. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

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A Winter Visit to the Wall

When I lived in Issaquah (just outside Seattle) I could easily visit the mountains almost at anytime; a meeting free morning at work and a late arrival combined with an extra early Dawn Patrol would enable me to spend a few precious hours racing up and down the mountain trails of the Cascades. The Great … Continue reading »

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