Loafy elephant seals at Pt. Reyes. The noises they make are so very silly; I encourage looking up a video if you've not heard them before. #california #nature

Booping around Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site. I really loved how excellent the visitor center was; the staff were very kind and knowledgeable, plus there were a bunch of kids there doing their Junior Ranger badges, which is usually a fun time. #hawaii

Such a good lens! I feel like I use it 85% of the time. (and, great picture)

A few views from Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau. A really interesting place, and fun to read more about: https://www.nps.gov/puho/index.htm

I was so excited to see the fish whose name I was most excited to memorize when I was a little kid – humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa. However, on later inspection, this is actually Rhinecanthus aculeatus, and h.etc. is Rhinecanthus rectangulus. So, dang. Here's a fish I still liked seeing anyway. #hawaii #nature

Steam rises from a cliffside on the Kīlauea rim. #hawaii #nature

Lil' guy waiting for the big people to pass on by. #hawaii #nature

Lava flows around Kīlauea. #hawaii #nature

A stream meets the sea at Ha'ena Beach (the Kea'au one). #hawaii #nature

We definitely got attached immediately 😅

My wife and I got this retired rental van incredibly cheaply at auction when a company which rented them out went bust. It has travelled a mere 338k miles / 544k km :D I'll generally just keep mention of it to my website, but it's been a lot of fun doing a low budget interior remodel – and we just finished our first little test trip, to Point Reyes. Mostly I just like that it's cheerful. It was painted by an artist in LA named Haste.

Greenery at the Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Gardens. Such nice little walks, and very intense greenery :D

Kīlauea burbling away at sunset. #hawaii #nature

Poking around Kāwā Bay Beach. It was a nice stop to be alone for a little while. A freshwater spring bubbles up right by the beach. #hawaii #nature

Walking through the Kīlauea Caldera. The plume blocked some of the sun, which was fortunate as otherwise all the black rock would have definitely made it a bit unpleasantly hot... #hawaii #nature

Thank you 🙂 And, agreed on the animals!

Sea turtles having little rests! #hawaii #nature

Just some lil' planteys. #hawaii #nature

A little turtle takes a breath. #hawaii #nature

The waterfall at 'Akaka Falls State Park. It's not ginormous (about 135m), but the perspective of being reasonably close to level with the *start* of the falls is a nice one. #hawaii #nature