1840-Hilo Jazz, HI

Janine and I found the coolest funky jazz club in Hilo, Hawaii. Every Monday night the bar/recording studio opens up…

1839-Iditarod-2025, AK

It was a tough year for the Iditarod Dog Sled Race in Alaska this year. There was so little snow…

1838-Anza-Borrego, CA

Although it’s only two hours east of San Diego’s beaches, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is a world apart from the city and coast.…

1837-Kilauea Volcano, HI

Kilauea is at it again! Several weeks ago scientists were measuring seismic activity in the area expecting an eruption. And…

1836-Hilo Gardens, HI

We recently purchased a home in Hilo, HI up the hill with a 160 degree view of the ocean and…

1834-Ashes to Ashes, OR

My parents Dar and Norine Fredrickson, passed away several years ago around ninety two years old. My brother Dan has…

1833-Japanese Gardens, OR

When His Excellency Nobuo Matsunaga, the former Ambassador of Japan to the United States, visited Portland Japanese Garden, he proclaimed…

1832-Bear Viewing, AK

I have always wanted to go to a bear viewing site. We scheduled a trip to Wrangell, AK to visit…

1831-Adak Tug, AK

Janine was looking for an interesting place to stay in Wrangell, AK where we had scheduled a bear viewing trip.…

1829-Crazy Stuff

These are some rando things I thought were interesting. Skywriting  Flying down the coast from Seattle this skywriting was sighted…

1828-Mediterranean

Janine had her two Star Clipper sailings through Italy, France, Turney and Greece. She brought along over forty friends and…

1827-Crazy Stuff

This is a collection of crazy photos and movies that didn’t fit anywhere. Have fun. Smoking Chamber Smoking is a…

1826-Greece

Our main stop in Greece was Mykonos. This was a tourist trap of a city painted all in white. Every…

1825-Turkey

Our first stop in Turkey was a little fishing town called Dikili. It was not a tourist destination but a…

1824-Corisca, FR

Corisca was one of our favorite stops on the sailing. Every town had an amazing castle, harbor and lovely narrow…

1823-Doors

Mediterranean folk love their doors. Apparently in huge castle settings where every rock wall is the same, this is the…

1822-Sardinia, IT

Sardinia was very similar to Corsica as far as the picturesque castles, harbors, and mountains. Exalt everyone spoke Italian. We…

1821-France

We finally arrived in Saint Tropez. Whoopie-ki-yi-o!!!! Another high-end brand shopping destination for those who want to piss their money…

1820-Rome, IT

Finally arrived Rome to my “is this all there is?” attitude. All of the major attractions were under construction or…

1819-Vatican, IT

Well, I did it once and will never do it again. I visited the Vatican in hopes of seeing the…

1818-Penises, IT

Around 1541 there was a fundamentalist Cardinal named Carafa who during the Reformation began censoring classic art by chopping off…

1817-Sistine Chapel, IT

The building photo is one side of this huge museum to see the Sistine Chapel. Round and round and up…

1813-Camping, Death Valley

Death Valley National Park has a really sweet public access camping situation going on.Dotted across the landscape are a few…