Where I’m Traveling
Photos before November 2024 shot with a Canon EOS R with an EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM or EF 24–105mm f/4L IS II USM. Photos from Thailand taken on my phone.
Photos starting November 2024 taken with a Canon EOS R5 with one of the above two lenses, or more likely a RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM or if the shot looks really compressed or telephoto-y, it’s probably a EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6l IS II USM.
2024: Kiyo meets the crabs we caught in Nehalem Bay.
2024: Lincoln City, OR.
2024: Kiyo in the sand for the first time. Lincoln City, OR.
2024: Kiyo examining the waves.
2024: Kiyo's first Oregon coast trip!
2024: Mushroom hunting near Siletz bay.
2024: Kiyo's first Oregon coast trip!
2024: Kiyo's first Oregon coast trip!
2024: Ruby throated hummingbird on the coast.
2024: Ruby throated hummingbird on the coast.
2024: Lincoln City, OR.
2024: Caught the rainbow, near Garibaldi, OR.
2024: Kiyo's first trip--Maine. From the Rockland Breakwater at sunset.
2024: Portland Headlight in Portland, Maine.
2024: The Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse.
2024: Snowshoeing in the Gornergrat area with the soon-to-arrive baby Kiyo!
2024: Snowshoeing below Gornergrat.
2024: Snowshoeing below Gornergrat.
2024: Glacier on the way up the Matterhorn Express.
2024: Portrait of the Matterhorn.
2024: The Lauterbrunnen Valley from the Männlichen summit.
2024: The imposing Eiger from our balcony in Grindelwald.
2024: In the clouds on the Eiger Express.
2024: In the clouds on the Eiger Express.
2024: Crazy views skiing on the south aspect of the Eiger, looking into Italy.
2024: Portrait of the Eiger.
2024: Rigi.
2024: Luzern.
2024: The gondola up to the summit of Mount Pilatus.
2024: Lake Luzern on the way to Mount Rigi.
2024: Luzern from the summit of Mount Rigi.
2022: Oia, Santorini, Greece.
2022: View from our Airbnb in Oia, Santorini, Greece.
2022: Santorini, Greece.
2022: Santorini, Greece.
2022: Santorini, Greece.
2022: Santorini sunset, Greece.
2022: Catamaran for a day in Santorini, Greece!
2022: Santorini, Greece.
2022: Chania, Crete, Greece.
2022: Chania, Crete, Greece.
2022: Snacktime in Chania, Crete, Greece.
2022: The Venetian harbor in Chania, Crete, Greece.
2022: Crete sunset, Greece.
2022: Rooftop snack in Athens, Greece.
2022: The Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
2022: London.
2022: Grewink glacier, Alaska.
2022: Limiting out (6 per person) on sockeye salmon during a historic run...180,000 salmon coming up the river in a single day.
2022: Limit of salmon, halibut, and rockfish on my sister's boat in Homer, Alaska!
2022: My dad and Tricia's dad on Chelsea's boat!
2022: Leaving the harbor for a day of fishing near Homer, Alaska.
2022: My dad walking a salmon in on the Kenai River in Soldotna, Alaska.
2022: Fly fishing on the Kenai near Cooper Landing, Alaska.
2021: Homer, Alaska.
2021: Godwin Glacier, Alaska.
2021: Tricia drinking glacier water on Godwin Glacier, Alaska.
2021: Crevasse on Godwin Glacier, Alaska.
2021: Heli to Godwin Glacier outside of Seward, Alaska.
2022: Heli to Godwin Glacier outside of Seward, Alaska.
2021: Resurrection Bay, Alaska.
2021: Tricia's first salmon on Chelsea's boat!
2021: Tricia reeling in a salmon on Chelsea's boat!
2021: Heading out for a day of fishing on Chelsea's boat!
2021: Captain Chelsea! Fishing with my sister in Alaska.
The Black Sea from Varna, Bulgaria. Turns out Bulgaria has full on tropical beaches.
Flying back from Mexico City.
The best tacos I've ever had. Street tacos for $0.14 cents each near our AirBnB in Mexico City.
Visiting Frida Kahlo's house in Mexico City.
Delicious huaraches de nopal in Mexico City.
The most amazing tortillas ever, Mexico City.
Diego Rivera's "The History of Mexico" at the National Palace in Mexico City.
Nudo Negro in Mexico City. Fusion Mexican, Middle Eastern, Japanese--sounds confused and bizarre, but it's done extremely well. Recommended by Chef Betty Vasquez.
Traditional lamb barbacoa cooked in the ground.
Family thanksgiving 2019.
Wine tasting in Oregon.
Purple sunset at Turtle Rock near Buena Vista, Colorado.
Barnacles, clams, crabs, prawns, etc. at Cervejaria Ramiro. Completely absurd--by far the best seafood either of us have ever had.
Luz, Portugal.
View from our rooftop in Luz, Portugal in the Algarve.
Sea kayaking in the Algarve, Portugal.
Luz, Portugal.
Cobblestone streets of Lisbon, Portugal.
Brigadeiro shop at Lx Factory in Lisbon, Portugal.
The Praça do Comercio, Lisbon, Portugal.
Sassolungo, Dolomites, Italy.
Rifugio Firenzi with a new friend, Dolomites, Italy.
Seceda, Dolomites, Italy.
Seceda, Dolomites, Italy.
The final evening of the honeymoon backpacking loop was airy and dark with rolling thunder overhead--great for reading and contemplation. Looking up to Forcella Pana, our last big, difficult, scary section. Dolomites, Italy.
At Rifugio Genova after the most difficult and terrifying day of hiking/scrambling of our lives--day 2 of honeymoon backpacking. Pretty much can't beat this. Dolomites, Italy.
Rifugio Genova, Dolomites, Italy. The Odle Group in the background.
Overlooking Val Langental Vallunga in the evening from Rifugio Puez.
Evening at Rifugio Puez, Dolomites, Italy.
Overlooking Val Langental Vallunga after a pretty intense climb.
Sunset outside of Cortina, Dolomites, Italy.
Looking west at the sunset from Lagazuoi, Dolomites, Italy.
With Chef Massimiliano Alajmo of Michelin 3 star Le Calandre--at the time, the youngest chef ever to earn a full 3 Michelin stars. The most insane meal of our lives so far.
Le Calandre dessert course 1.
Le Calandre.
The grand canal from atop the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Venice, Italy.
Gondolas in Venice, Italy.
Spritz Veneziano etc. at St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy.
The Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy.
Seafoam near Lincoln City, Oregon.
Crabbing on Yaquina Bay, Oregon.
Sunset off the rocks in Pacific City, Oregon.
One of the haystack rocks on the Oregon coast.
Sunset in Lincoln City, Oregon.
Dinner on our patio in Corniglia, Italy.
Vernazza, Italy.
View from out our bedroom window on a farm in Tuscany, Italy. The day we got engaged!
Volterra, Italy.
Sunset on Koh Samui, Thailand.
Yaowarat Road in Bankok, Thailand. After 9pm it becomes one of my top 3 favorite places in the world. Blocks and blocks of absolutely incredible food for next to nothing. The kuay jab nam sai was life changing.
My Bankok Couchsurfing.org multiple-times-host Toom and his pet chipmunk eating a mangosteen. The chipmunk met an unfortunate end by way of screen door between my first and second stay with him. Great times and many great friends from around the world with Toom.
Rained out super hard on the beach on Koh Samui. Some closed up shop keepers let me hang out with them for a couple hours while it blew over.
Out the back of a songthaew on Koh Samui, Thailand. Off season, so I seemed to be one of the only foreigners on the island.
Life changing sai ua at a market outside of Chiang Mai.
The North Gate Jazz Co-op in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Mueang Mai Market, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
With my Couchsurfing.org host and now life-long friend Jeab. Absolutely nuts waterfall.
Jeab's friend manages a 3D art gallery in Chaing Mai. Good times.
Jeab's friend manages a 3D art gallery in Chaing Mai. Good times. Surprised to find a Chiang Mai-adapted Honnold Half Dome Nat Geo cover.
Both huge fans of this book.
The cowboy hat lady! Serving Khao Kha Moo.
Teaching some new friends to climb in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Tricia and I visiting Kao Cham Cha, a side of the road restaurant by the university. This picture is particularly meaningful given what's happened since with both Pok Pok and Bourdain.
SP Chicken in Chiang Mai, Thailand--where it all started for Pok Pok and Andy Ricker.
Approaching Railay Beach in Krabi, Thailand. Crazy climbing ahead!
Insane limestone towers in Krabi, Thailand.
More crazy limestone in Krabi, Thailand.
Realizing I haven't clipped in yet after a super wet climb on Railay Beach, Krabi, Thailand.
A better view from the top.
From inside a huge cave looking out at Railay Beach.
Tricia rapping after a climb in Krabi, Thailand.
Great climbing! (if a little wet)
Crazy.
Night market in Chaing Mai, Thailand.
Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden outside of Chaing Mai, Thailand.
Infinity pool by our super cushy (and super cheap) bungalow on Railay Beach, Krabi, Thailand.
Him Tang outside of Chaing Mai, Thailand. Grilled pork tail, pig brain, sai ua. Super delicious.
Him Tang outside of Chaing Mai, Thailand. Raw pork blood soup with fried intestine. I wouldn't say it was delicious, but it wasn't bad either.
Our songthaew driver, who we hired because we had no chance of reading street signs ourselves...
Another visit to Yaowarat--the tastiest place on earth.
Doesn't look like much, but we came back 4 or 5 times in 3 days. Life changing kuay teow kua gai in Bangkok, Thailand.
Often around mid-afternoon in Chaing Mai, we were the only adults waiting in line with grade school children from across the street for these french fries. We commemorated our patronage on our last day in Chiang Mai.