Sydney’s foot was still a bit sore from the bee sting, so we asked her what she would like to do on the morning following our helicopter tour of Kauai. She responded that she wanted to go to the Kilauea Lighthouse, which sounded like a very educational experience (remember, we were trying to homeschool...

We often enjoy hiking in Oregon’s scenic Columbia River Gorge.  This photo was taken along a trail to a waterfall. An amazing place!

An Oregon pumpkin patch.

Photo of Frog Lake with Mt. Hood in the distance. There are a lot of tiny frogs there, hence the name.

This is a photo Kerri took of me fly fishing at Clear Lake on Mt. Hood. We often enjoy camping there during the summer months.

These are the outer bands of Hurricane John the day before it was to make landfall in Cabo San Lucas. Luckily, it fizzled to a tropical storm.

Sunset over the desert just north of Cabo San Lucas. Amazing colors and contrasts!

Cabo San Lucas is not a good place to swim as the waves can be rather ruthless. But they can be photographed safely from the beach.

This was part of our hotel balcony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

While walking across a lava flow in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, we came across this sign that fell victim to a recent eruption.

We found this peacock while touring the Na ‘Aina Kai Botanical Garden on Kauai. It was an amazing place.

Red headed cardinals are found all over the island of Kauai. This one was hoping to steal our breakfast.