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• Photos of my HIke on the Appalachian Trail

  Some photos from a couple short hikes on the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania.

  More Curious Cat Travels hiking photos: Grand Canyon National Park, Olympic National Park and many more.

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• South Carolina Photos

  Photos from my visit to South Carolina: Huntington Beach State Park, Charleston and Cypress Gardens.

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• Mason Neck State Park Photos

  Photos of my visit to Mason Neck State Park, Virginia

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• Boston Travel Photos

  After I presented the Deming Management Seminar in Boston last year a spent a few extra days in to enjoy the city. See photos from my Boston visit including: Boston Fine Arts Museum, Boston Science Museum and Boston Common.

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• Stone Forest, Yunnan, China

  I enjoyed my visit to the Stone Forest (South China Karst) area.  It was a shallow sea some 270 million years ago (the Permian period) when the sandstone and limestone deposits were formed. The entire Shilin National Scenic Area covers an area of 400 square km.

  Related: Floating Down River in Yangshuo, China on a Bamboo Raft, Jianshui Wet Market in Yunnan, China and Grand Mosque of Shadian, Yunnan, China

   

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• Enjoying the Beach in Hoi An, Vietnam

  As I look at these photos and remember my time there I am reminded that I planned to be back on the road again by now (by last month was my original plan). I am a bit delayed getting ready to sell my house before I resume the nomad lifestyle. I can’t recall a time I have felt more eager to resume than I do now. Maybe this feeling will lead me to hurry up and get done what I need to do (but I suspect it may be next year before I am back to my nomad ways again)...

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• Wonderful Jungle Hike at Mount Santubong, Borneo, Malaysia

  My hike on Mount Santubong was an amazing experience. The hike was quite challenging; very step climbing for a long time.

  The trail climbed like this for a long time. The ropes could help you climb (especially necessary if there had been rain recently as it is not only steep but slippery when went). Quite frequently rope ladders were necessary to aid the climb.

  The Rhinoceros Hornbills I saw on the hike were amazing.

   

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• Backyard Wildlife: Red-tailed Hawk

  I see red-tailed hawks in my backyard occasionally. This one has a squirrel on a high tree branch in my backyard. The video shows it fly away.

  When I hear a murder of crows squawking loudly I often can spot a red-tailed hawk (or perhaps some other hawks) near my yard.

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• Borobudur Temple in Java, Indonesia

  Borobudur is an amazing Buddhist temple built in the 9th century. 

  Borobudur is among my favorite travel destinations. I have been lucky enough to visit many wonderful places and Borobudur stands out even with strong competition.

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• Parfrey’s Glen, Wisconsin

  Parfrey’s Glen is about an hour outside of Madison next to the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.  The trail covers over 1,200 miles throughout Wisconsin.

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• Alley Spring Mill Trail, Missouri

  The Alley Spring Mill is in the Ozark National Scenic Riverway (part of the National Park system). The mill itself looks wonderful next to the pond and also has some interesting details inside.

  Corn and wheat was loaded at the ground level of the building and moved up to the top via the tiny buckets driven by the water wheel. Then the grain was filtered and ground using the water wheel as the source of power (moving up via the mini bucket elevators and down shoots to the machines on the ground level in sequence)...

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• Photos from my trip to New York City

  Photos from my trip to New York City include: The Cloisters (part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art – though located far uptown) art and architecture of medieval Europe, the remodeled Museum of Modern Art, Rockefeller Center, Empire State Building and Flatiron Building.

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• Photos of China in 1982

  My father, Bill Hunter, taught summer courses on statistics and industrial engineering in China when China was still mostly closed to foreigners. After the courses he took a week or two vacation to visit a China few foreigners had seen to that point. See photos of China in 1982.   

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• New York City in 2007

  Photos from my trip to New York City in 2007, photos include: The Cloisters (part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art – though located far uptown) art and architecture of medieval Europe, the remodeled Museum of Modern Art, Rockefeller Center, Empire State Building and Flatiron Building.

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• Decorated House in Nigeria

  Photo of this decorated house in Nigeria by Bill Hunter (see more photos by Bill Hunter).

  Taken during our holiday trip; see more photos from our time in Africa.

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