Author: melmalinowski

  • Upcoming 2017-18

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    The next adventure begins September 19th. Details as it progresses. [Great news on a project dear to our hearts: the Hawaiian Supreme Court has ruled that the collection of wild reef fish for sale to the international aquarium market (nearly a million a year) was not properly reviewed for its environmental impact, and must stop…

  • Alaska August 2017

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    Next adventure: Alaska. Many of our family (most?) have been here before, but some of you may not, so I’ll put in lots of detail for you. This is a very long posting. Approaching Anchorage, AL at 11pm, it is still twilight. A number of glaciers stand out below us. Alaska is BIG! (noted later:…

  • Washington State July 2017

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    I was born in Aberdeen, on the central Pacific coast of the State of Washington. When I was 2 years old, my family moved to Amboy because my father was part of a venture that had won a contract to prepare a new railroad grade to a plywood mill. My parents bought 17 acres that…

  • Soaring at Williams, California June 2017

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    My next destination lies in the Central Valley of California, just 124 miles west of Truckee. Its attraction to me is the opportunity to continue my gliding (soaring) instruction at Williams Soaring. Mural depicting the historic Williams Hotel, established 1877, burned down in 1923. Williams is a small agricultural town of about 5,250 people southwest…

  • Lake Tahoe Area, June 2017

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    Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California, USA Lake Tahoe, altitude 6,225 feet, straddles the California-Nevada border in the dramatic Sierra Nevada mountains. The largest alpine lake in the USA, it is a sparkling jewel ringed by rugged peaks. The Sierra Nevada mountains are special to me, as I have spent much time rock climbing in Yosemite…