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Hawaii 2013

2013-03-09travelphotosJosh Pieper
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20130219_160506_Welcome_To_Kauai
20130219_161642_Lihue_Walmart_slippers
20130219_180438_Kilauea_Lighthouse
20130220_110224_Hanalei_Beach_Park
20130220_150205_Zia_in_Hanalei_beach_resort_pool
20130220_150246_Zia_in_Hanalei_beach_resort_pool
20130220_160910_Zia_and_Josh_Hanalei_bay
20130221_100318_Kalalau_Trail_start
20130221_104226_Kalalau_Trail_overlook
20130221_115127_Kalalau_river_fording
20130221_125529_Taza_emergency_chocolate
20130221_125710_Kalalau_beach
20130223_090924_Hanalei_Standup_paddle_and_rainbow
20130223_100123_Hanalei_Beach_Resort_room_lanai
20130223_110135_Hanalei_secret_beach
20130223_113537_Secret_beach_snail
20130223_141318_Opaekaa_Falls
20130223_143351_Wailua_River_State_Park
20130223_144216_Wailua_River_Birthing_Stones
20130223_183616_Poipu_fruit_bowl
20130223_193610_Kauai_farmers_market_dinner
20130224_143406_Poipu_lithified_cliffs_beach
20130224_150807_Poipu_lithified_cliffs
20130224_183320_Poipu_Zia_and_Josh_gelato
20130225_084047_Poipu_Zia_pre_snorkel
20130225_114624_Zia_at_Waimea_canyon
20130225_124049_Kalalau_valley
20130225_150622_Alakai_swamp_trail
20130225_160004_Josh_descending_Alakai_swamp_trail
20130226_165846_Poipu_Zia_snorkel
20130227_085451_Zia_Marjories_pool
20130228_102758_Zia_Josh_Kaiwa_ridge
20130228_192335_Lanakai_dinner
20130301_100220_Lanakai_Zia_turtle_calling
20130301_110650_Byodo_in_temple
20130301_120952_Zia_Laie_point
20130301_140803_North_shore_surfing_competition
20130301_151838_Waimea_Bay_overlook
20130301_154614_turtle_beach_surfing
20130301_155300_turtle_beach_sleeping
20130301_173231_Dole_plantation_pineapple
20130301_174214_Zia_birthing_stones
20130302_071903_Waikiki_fruit_bowl
20130303_084827_Diamondhead_crowd
20130303_090901_Waikiki_from_diamondhead
20130303_124712_Hanauma_snorkel
20130303_174952_Honolulu_festival_parade_Hempfield_band
20130304_094009_Manoa_Falls_trail
20130304_122821_Josh_ignoring_Waikiki_view
20130305_040000_H1_Pearl_Harbor
20130305_093458_Pearl_Harbor_Arizona_tears
20130305_094037_Pearl_Harbor_Arizona_memorial
20130305_114811_Mighty_Missouri_Broadway
20130305_123435_Missouri_art
20130305_124950_Missouri_control_panel
20130305_134543_USS_Missouri_surrender_deck
20130305_140257_Zia_Arizona_from_Missouri
20130305_164741_tracking_chart_of_Japanese_attack_on_Pearl_Harbor

Canyonlands 2012

2012-05-02travelJosh Pieper

Our spring vacation to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.

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Christmas in Ghana

2011-02-12travelphotosJosh Pieper

Over the holidays we visited Ghana, then London, here are some pictures from Ghana.

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3411-Cape_Coast_castle_cannons
3418-Cape_Coast_courtyard
3424-Cape_Coast_fishing
3482-Kakum_canopy_walk
3488-Kakum_canopy_walk_2
3501-Busua_Dan_the_pancake_man
3508-Akwidaa_Beach_Safari_Beach_Lodge_hut
3547-Akwidaa_Beach_Safari_Beach_Lodge
3573-Biriwa_Beach_Resort_flower
3586-Biriwa_Beach_Resort_lizard
3595-Flammable_Truck

Pictures from Rome

2008-08-24travelphotos, romeJosh Pieper

At the tail end of a business trip to Italy, I managed to sneak in a weekend in Rome.

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067-lerici_fountain
069-lerici_castle
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087-lerici_nighttime_festival
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095-Rome_Piazza_del_Quirinale
096-Rome_Fontana_di_Trevi
100-Rome_Tiber_River
103-Rome_Piazza_del_Popolo
113-Rome_Colosseum_Exterior
116-Rome_Colosseum_under_arena
122-Rome_Arco_di_Costantino
124-Rome_Colosseum_arena
143-Rome_Foro_Romano
148-Rome_Il_Vittoriano
155-Rome_Piazza_del_Campidoglio
157-Rome_Colonna_di_Marco_Aurelio
161-Rome_Tempio_di_Adriano
162-Rome_Pantheon_exterior
168-Rome_Piazza_Navona
172-Rome_Campo_de_Fiori
179-Rome_Castel_Sant_Angelo
183-Rome_Spanish_Steps
206-Rome_Basilica_di_San_Pietro_exterior
213-Rome_Basilica_di_San_Pietro_interior
230-Rome_Piazza_San_Pietro_from_dome
239-Rome_Basilica_di_San_Pietro_dome_exterior
242-Rome_Musei_Vaticani
252-Piazza_di_Siena
256-Villa_Borghese

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