The Sleeping Dragon

Next week:

Southwest U.S.A.

Brandon, Alex and I decided it was finally time to see the Grand Canyon:





We left the Grand Canyon and drove to Las Vegas via the Hoover Dam:

The drive home took us through Death Valley:

Jawbone Canyon

I went mainland in August. Goat Hill aka Costa Mesa, CA.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday the family went camping at Jawbone Canyon. Near Mojave, it borders Sequoia National Park.


Trailers at our campsite in the distance:

Court Staff

Sadly, Levetina, Ned, and I are all leaving the court this month.

High Court & District Court staff (Temu really doesn't want me to go):

Tina, Esther, Me, Aliiao:

Airport Beach, Again

As my time here winds to a close I've been spending a lot of time at various island beaches. A leisurely stroll to Airport Beach for the nicest time of the day:

Front Page News

Big news in the territory (outside of our own quarter) is the closing of one of the two tuna canneries. That's not what caught my eye. Check out those eclipse-watching glasses:

Sunday Morning...

Along with a bike ride, NPR podcasts, Dodgers Gameday, and heavy amounts of Black Sabbath, this is how I spent my Sunday:

Independent Samoa

Back in January, Ned and I took a trip to Independent Samoa.

Sliding Rocks:


Activities include sliding down the waterfall and jumping off the wall:

Transporting a whole pig:

Lalomanu:


Decent clarity:

Classic beach activity in any culture:

My Dad calls this the nicest time of the day:

Evidence of a post-pisupo (i.e. canned corn beef) cooler drag: