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Sunset Sunday-The Sunset Setting Sail to the Last Frontier

Sunset Sunday-The Sunset Setting Sail to the Last Frontier

I boarded the ms Westerdam in Seattle’s harbor on a most beautiful afternoon. The crystal clear blue sky along with the glistening water of the Puget Sound made for a perfect setting to set sail. It was the perfect time to celebrate too.  I was heading north to visit America’s final frontier – Alaska. After […]

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Sunset Sunday-A SUP Sunset on Lake Powell, Utah

Sunset Sunday-A SUP Sunset on Lake Powell, Utah

Flashing back to a Utah sunset memory that is forever etched in my memory.On July 11, 2011 at the Utah-Arizona border on Lake Powell, where I was starting Sol’s stand up paddle fitness retreats my brother Tyler, his wife Marci, and their 2 year old son Beckham came to visit from California. Tired from their […]

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Sunset Sunday-The Central Andes of Argentina

Sunset Sunday-The Central Andes of Argentina

Los Penitentes, in the central Argentine Andes, bustles in the winter ski season and is a popular summer hiking destination. But the rest of the year it’s a hermits dream with utter peace and palpable silence. It can be the perfect place to capture the energy and amazement of a picturesque sunset. The image, an […]

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Sunset Sunday-A Civil (War) Sunset from Gettysburg, PA

Sunset Sunday-A Civil (War) Sunset from Gettysburg, PA

I always wanted to visit the Civil War site at Gettysburg. The National Park Service’s Military Park located in southern Pennsylvania is constantly a topic of conversation in my family, but I never stepped foot on its soil until recently. When driving south to a wedding on I-81, I noticed the Gettysburg exit and decided […]

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Sunset Sunday-Dreams Riviera Cancun

Sunset Sunday-Dreams Riviera Cancun

I pulled a cerveza from the in-room fridge and made my way down to the beach during the golden hour. I love putting my toes in the sand at sunset even if on the east coast of Mexico in the Riviera Maya. Sure, I might not see the sun itself dip below the horizon, but […]

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Sunset Sunday – Galle District, Sri Lanka

Sunset Sunday – Galle District, Sri Lanka

Galle, located in the southwest of Sri Lanka is one of the island nation’s top destinations. Steeped in history, which dates back to King Solomon times with its local ivory and spices attracting traders from Persia, Arabia, Greece, Rome, India and China, the district also contains a colonial past with a first Portuguese then Dutch […]

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Sunset Sunday-Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

I met Jerome in Mexico when we both attended Carnaval in Mazatlan. We hit it off and discussed future travels including a trip to Rio de Janeiro for Carnaval one year and since Jerome is a Carioca at heart I asked him to share a sunset moment from his time in Rio on Sunset Sunday. […]

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Sunset Sunday-The Washington DC Sunset with Cocktails

Sunset Sunday-The Washington DC Sunset with Cocktails

Too many years have passed since I last spent a weekend in Washington DC; I looked forward it. I arrived late in the evening and checked in to my hotel, the Palomar Hotel. The receptionist handed me a few complimentary drink tickets along with my room key since I missed the Kimpton wine happy hour, […]

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