#Sunset #SaintHelensOregon #SandIsland #USArmyCorpOfEngineers #Redlinger #ColumbiaRiver #MightyColumbia

Given the failures of the US justice system as we increasingly slide into fascism, the Democratic Party should independently consult with the International Criminal Court on matters of human rights abuse perpetrated by Trump and his sycophants.

#SaintHelensOregon #SandIsland #ColumbiaRiver #MightyColumbia

I really need to spend more time appreciating #Sunrises #SaintHelensOregon #SandIsland #ColumbiaRiver #MightyColumbia

More #tropical #tree #tunnels on single-lane roads outside of #Pahoa in the #PunaDistrict. #BigIsland #Hawaii

Take a drive with me through #tropical tree tunnels. This is the scenic drive on the way to the #HawaiiTropicalBioreserveAndGarden, just north of #Hilo. #BigIsland #Hawai’i

#Marieholm #InternationalFolkboat #IF #Hilo #Hawai’i #BigIsland

Friendly #Turtles #Honu #BlackSandBeach #Punalu’u #Ka’u #BigIsland #Hawai’i

We often found ourselves sharing the water with solo #OutriggerCanoes. It’s all part of my #SerendipitousPath.

We ventured into #HiloBay, past the breakwater, and into the long #Pacific swell. Conditions were so good that we contemplated continuing along the #HāmākuaCoast to #HawiHawai’i. While we had enough water and snack, we lacked a radio and nav lights, so we contented ourselves with the local sunset.

A quick look around #HiloInnerHarbor revealed three #MarieholmInternationalFolkboats, diminutive, but capable, and among my most favorite boats. I introduced myself to a gentleman aboard one of them, and he asked if I’d like to join him for a #sail. Well, of course.

My wandering journey led me to #HiloInnerHarbor where I hoped to discover whether #SuisanFishMarket still lit its neon sign, offering potential as a subject for #photography. Alas, no, though I may try another visit at dawn with an open mind.

I’ve no green thumb, but I appreciate the green thumbs of others. #LiliʻuokalaniGardens #Hilo #BigIsland #Hawaii

Several years ago, we needed a break from construction, so we decided to drive the #RedRoad in search of sprouted #coconuts in need of a more hospitable home. We loaded the truck bed with nuts, and proceeded to “plant” them in several areas of the property, including the edges of the driveway.

On the #RedRoad #Puna #BigIsland #Hawaii #SerendipitousPath

#PerspectiveShifting on #BigIsland. I’m already on the #windward side, but this scene from the #Beach At #OldKonaAirport is too nice not to post. So far, the ceiling fan failure in my minimalist #AirBnB is the closest thing to steppin’ on a pop-top.

Commencing my perspective-shifting tour on the #SerendipitousPath. #Kona #OldKonaAirport #BigIsland #Hawai’i #TheFloorIsLava

The marina in which I liveaboard my old sailboat is privately owned. There’s often not much money for wooden dock maintenance or fancy, bathroom affirmation art pieces, but we get by OK. #FDJT #Trump #Politics #GOP #Republican #Fascism #Disney #ABC #CBS #CNN #Fox #Kilmeade #TrumpPedoFile #NoKings

#Stowaway #Dragonfly

Ruh-ro. #ColumbiaRiver #PacificNorthwest

#KalamaWashington, a relatively recent hotbed of activity. This pic is for friends and clients whom I represented in the purchase of a luxury, view home on top of the ridge. #PacificNorthwest #YachtDelivery

Until moments ago, we were only motoring up the #ColumbiaRiver, but it looks like we may be sailing the rest of the way to our destination if the wind holds. #PacificNorthwest #YachtDelivery

We still have to go up the #ColumbiaRiver, but this anchorage will serve as a peaceful interlude, just as it did when I first ventured upriver thirty-five years ago. #PacificNorthwest #YachtDelivery

#ColumbiaRiverBar #TheMightyColumbia #PacificNorthwest #NEPacific #YachtDelivery

Approaching dawn, #TillamookHead #MorningStar #Sunrise #PacificNorthwest #NEPacific #YachtDelivery

#YaquinaHead #NewportOregon #PacificNorthwest #NEPacific #YachtDelivery

Like coming home. #YaquinaBay #NewportOregon #PacificNorthwest #NEPacific #YachtDelivery #Northbound

Making haste amongst the sea and sky of a #CapeBlanco #Oregon #Sunset. #YachtDelivery

#NWSealRock #StGeorgeReef ##CrescentCityCalifornia #Northbound #YachtDelivery

Sometimes looking away from the #sunset reveals the beauty, as in this case looking towards #CapeMendocino, enroute to the #PacificNorthwest. #YachtDelivery

Having a whale of a good time on this #YachtDelivery #NEPacific

#YachtDelivery #NEPacific

#WesternFlyer #JohnSteinbeck #LogFromTheSeaOfCortez #Photography

One of my very few #Vices. I was pretty adept at securing work pieces with board & body weight aboard #svEmma, in a previous life, but I find I can more easily justify this aboard larger #svEyrie, though it will require some consideration to get the best use of it below decks and above. #ParrotVice

#Epstein #TrumpPedoList #Fails #PuppiesAreOffLimits

Given the economic struggles of Las Vegas and Reno, I’d think there’d be #bookies giving #odds on the timing/age/cause of #PDF47’s anticipated #BigBeautifulObituary. 🤷🏼‍♂️ If nothing else, it would be entertaining to witness the inspired speculation of the #woke population, and the struggle of #MAGA. 🇺🇸

The gardener within the marina gifted me these barge-grown veggies for my salad tonight. I’ve neither barge or green thumb, so these are particularly welcome. Also, a Swedish liveaboard has pots of blueberries on the dock, destined for fermentation. #WaterWorld #Community

#Sunset #Reflective #SkipanonChannel #LowerColumbiaRiver

A little side project. #Hydrodynamic #TowedMicroHydro #DirtyHippieHydro

Fittingly, I launched my #SeaKayak, #Meriwether in the Lewis & Clark River just a short distance from #FortClatsop, where the #DiscoveryExpedition escaped the worst of the winter weather on the #ColumbiaRiver. Meriwether will require a few minor adjustments, but I was generally quite pleased.

#Exploring nooks and crannies of the #LowerColumbiaRiver, like this empty little #Beach near #ChinookWashington. I imagine native canoes must have lined up here in days of old. Perhaps this site served as a camp or more established home or village before the invasion of immigrants, trade, and war.

#McGowanChurch was built 99 years after #Lewis&Clark departed #StationCamp at #MiddleVillage for #FortClatsop. The #ChinookTribe was accommodating but savvy negotiators. Eventually, McGowan was “settled” by white men, and thriving industry was established, now gone lewis-clark.org/the-trail/do...

Lens flare, don’t care. What a beautiful day near #ChinookWashington on the #ColumbiaRiver

If I had to choose a single site to fly for the rest of my life, it would be here. #Paragliding #FreeFlight #LaminarFlow #Thermal #Beach #Jaco #CoastRica #HelmetCam #Photography

#Blossoms in the #forest. #PacificNorthwest

#LavaTube #Kīlauea #Hawai’iVolcanoesNationalPark #BigIsland #Hawai’i

Just a bunch of #happy, #smiling #orchids on #BigIsland #Hawai’i.

Kirsten in light and shadow and deepest contemplation.