NB: This post is backdated. Tim and I took a 27 mile, one night backpacking trip to Enchanted Valley in Olympic National Park. I had a prior commitment on Friday night, so we only had Saturday and Sunday to get to and from the trailhead and complete our hike. Tim did some research on overnight … Continue reading Olympic National Park: Enchanted Valley
We had a fantastic honeymoon at Yellowstone National Park. Lodging: We stayed at the Days Inn in West Yellowstone. Unfortunately there were no hotels in West Yellowstone that corresponded to my hotel points (at the time I didn’t have Wyndham points), so we paid cash at $200 a night. We had wanted to stay in … Continue reading Yellowstone Honeymoon
The trail through the Enchantments is colloquially known as "The Death March," which I found to be a reasonably accurate description. The Enchantments refers to a 17.9 mile point-to-point trail through a picturesque pocket of alpine wilderness near Leavenworth, WA. The trail starts at the Stuart/Colchuck Lake trailhead and ends at the Snow Lakes trailhead … Continue reading The Enchantments
I had the opportunity to go to Edinburgh for a math conference. The conference was a lot of fun, and I loved visiting Scotland! I decided to arrive a few days early so that I could take time to explore. Unfortunately, I came down with a bad cold so I had pretty low energy during … Continue reading Edinburgh: Math Conference
Banff National Park is home to the Banff Centre, a conference center which houses, along with many other things, an international mathematics research center. The sole purpose of this center is to host week-long mathematics conferences and workshops in one of the most beautiful places in the world. My advisor organized a conference there and … Continue reading Banff National Park: Math Conference
We loved Kyoto. If I had to live in a large city in Japan, this would be it! Silver Pavilion (Ginkakuji): This is hands down the best tea garden I saw all throughout Japan. It was everything I ever imagined a tea garden to be, and it was so peaceful and beautiful. Go early in … Continue reading Japan: Kyoto
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