Updated on May 10, 2016
General Comment Page
For comments not aimed at any specific page, please leave them under this post.
Any off-topic comments will be removed.
Updated on December 20, 2025
Flights for a Day Trip to Detroit, 2025
August 10, 2025. I made a day-trip to the suburbs of Detroit to watch the Junior League World Series. This post would be about the flights back and forth, together with a few photos from the match.
Philadelphia Skyline
Updated on December 20, 2025
Weekend Trip to Denver
A post about things happening on the sidelines of my 2025 annual college reunion: flights, rocky mountain national park, and AI agents playing poker.
Deer Grazing in Rocky Mountain National Park
Updated on December 16, 2025
Day 7 of 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska, Mount Baldy and Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks
The seventh and final day of my 2025 Independence Day trip to Alaska. After checking out of the Airbnb in Palmer, I decided to take a relatively short hike to Mt Baldy and Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks before my flights back home this evening.
Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks
Updated on December 15, 2025
Day 6 of 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska, Gold Star Peak and Mt POW
The sixth day of my 2025 Independence Day trip to Alaska. I hiked to Gold Star Peak and Mt POW, a less demanding neighbor to the East Twin Peak which I climbed two days ago, with similar views of Mat-Su Valley and Eklutna Lake.
Mountains to the East of Mt POW
Updated on November 11, 2025
Day 4 of 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska, East Twin Peak, my first YDS Class 4
The fourth day of my 2025 Independence Day trip to Alaska. Given this was forecasted to the best day weather-wise throughout the entire week, I seized this opportunity and climbed East Twin Peak, which was my first YDS class 4 mountain.
Overlooking Eklutna Lake
Updated on November 8, 2025
Day 3 of 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska, McHugh Peak
The third day of my 2025 Independence Day trip to Alaska. Anticipating a more strenuous hike tomorrow, I picked a relatively easy hike of McHugh peak to get myself back in rhythm.
Rainbow Mountain against Turnagain Arm
Updated on November 5, 2025
Day 2 of 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska, Salmon Run and Byron Galcier
The second day of my 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska. The weather forecast didn’t look good for today, so I turned to my rain-day plans, watched a late salmon run along Russian River and took a brief visit to Byron Glacier.
Salmon Jumping a Fall
Updated on November 3, 2025
Day 1 of 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska, Flattop and Flaketop Loop
The first day of my 2025 Independence Day trip to Alaska. I chose a not-too-difficult hike of Flattop-Flaketop Loop to get myself conditioned for more thrilling trips to come.
Ptarmigan Peak
Updated on December 18, 2025
Flights for 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska
I made a trip over Independence Day to Alaska. This post would be about the flights back and forth, which were filled with lots of drama but everything turned out fine in the end.
Chugach Mountains
Updated on August 17, 2025
Hiking Franconia Ridge
Mid-June 2025, I headed out to hike Franconia Ridge Loop, arguably New Hampshire’s most iconic trail in the White Mountains.
Trail on Franconia Ridge
Welcome!