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Hoh On Tight! It’s Gonna Be Olympic Gold!

Hoh On Tight! It’s Gonna Be Olympic Gold!

by Calvin Sun | Aug 20, 2020 | August 2020: The Great USA Trip (COVID-19), Washington

 “We lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.”  This morning we said an unexpected goodbye to Brynn.  View this post on Instagram I ran out of spoons. Friends, I came home early. After 10 days in the RV, I was...
When the Monsoon Meets a Hurricane

When the Monsoon Meets a Hurricane

by Calvin Sun | Aug 19, 2020 | August 2020: The Great USA Trip (COVID-19), United States, Washington

 About yesterday:  “What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? — it’s the too-huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye.” More goodbyes...
Views So Good, Almost Can’t “See-It-All”

Views So Good, Almost Can’t “See-It-All”

by Calvin Sun | Aug 18, 2020 | August 2020: The Great USA Trip (COVID-19), Fit for Foodies, United States, Walking Tours, Washington

  “Maybe that’s what life is… a wink of the eye and winking stars.”  It’s time for every journey to close a chapter. Noeleen and I woke up early at 6:50am to drive our RV for one last hurrah.  With just the...
Cas-cades A Spell Over Me

Cas-cades A Spell Over Me

by Calvin Sun | Aug 17, 2020 | August 2020: The Great USA Trip (COVID-19), United States, Washington

  “Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry.”   After spending the night parked in a KOA outside of Spokane near the no-mask country of Lake Couer d’Alene in Idaho, we set off for one final push west 5...
The D.C. Cherry Blossom Watch

The D.C. Cherry Blossom Watch

by Calvin Sun | Mar 27, 2016 | District of Columbia, United States

  I would not be pleased to break my recent streak of weekly travel for the past 8 weeks. Therefore, this weekend I headed to our nation’s capital for the annual cherry blossom festival where the cherry blossoms are at their peak bloom. After work on a...
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