Every year during winter time, the Monarch butterflies migrate from Northern areas and congregate around the exact same branches of Eucalyptus trees near Natural Bridges Beach in Santa Cruz, CA.
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Mirror Image: Hetchy-Hetchy Lake
Hetchy-Hetchy is Yosemite’s sister valley. It was flooded early in the 20th century and today provides electricity and water to San Francisco and areas of SoCal. We hiked along the lake shore for about 6 hours yesterday and visited some of its waterfalls. In the morning, the surface of the water was perfectly still, creatingContinue reading “Mirror Image: Hetchy-Hetchy Lake”
Heavenly Shadow Snowboarding
Join me in a snowboard ride down the slopes of Heavenly-CA, with great snow and magnificent views of Lake Tahoe in a beautiful day before Christmas.
Climbing Half Dome
[tweetmeme source=”Marcio_saito” only_single=false] I have been to Yosemite some 30 times and climbed Half Dome a dozen times since 1994. I have mountaineering experience and the information in this post is correct to my knowledge, but it is for you to use at your own risk. If you are planning to go there and haveContinue reading “Climbing Half Dome”
Paragliding in California
[tweetmeme source=”Marcio_saito” only_single=false] Today: visited Ed Levin Park and watch some paragliders; check out the classes at Airtime. I’ve been interested in trying Paragliding. I have done skydiving before (about 10 jumps logged). I’ll be updating this post as plans materialize over the summer. Leave a comment below if you think you would be interestedContinue reading “Paragliding in California”
Visiting Iguaçú Falls – Brazil (May 2010)
[tweetmeme source=”Marcio_saito” only_single=false] I was born in Brazil but had not visited Cataratas do Iguaçú (a.k.a Iguassu Falls, Iguazu Falls) until this past weekend. Here are some photos and some information that might be useful if you plan to make the trip there. To visit the falls, your gateway city is Foz do Iguaçú (onContinue reading “Visiting Iguaçú Falls – Brazil (May 2010)”
From Cactus to Clouds
[tweetmeme source=”Marcio_saito” only_single=false] This is an extreme hike we are planning for sometime in Fall. This page will update as plans materialize. http://www.summitpost.org/route/155924/cactus-to-clouds.html
Climbing Mt. Shasta
(updated Jun 2017) I have been to Mt. Shasta some 20 times and summited it 10 times (plus I’ve stopped right below the summit a few times for safety reasons). My first climb was in Sep 1994 and the most recent was in June 2016. I’ve led several groups with no climbing experience safely toContinue reading “Climbing Mt. Shasta”
Visiting Alaska (June 2008)
[tweetmeme source=”Marcio_saito” only_single=false] I had for years wanted to visit Alaska and I finally did it in June of 2008. I arrived in Anchorage on the summer solstice. During that time of the year, it never gets completely dark and there is about 20 hours of sunlight. Practical travel season goes from late May toContinue reading “Visiting Alaska (June 2008)”
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