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what the pinnacle looks like from the surface (and some of the crew).https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image39.jpegDCIM100GOPROGOPR0188.DCIM100GOPROGOPR0188.2016-01-10T06:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2016/01/08/flores-indonesia/2016-01-10T02:07:08+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2015/12/06/gili-air-lombok-indonesia/https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image25.jpegimageThe Ministry of Defense building. Discrete.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image24.jpegimage2016-02-16T23:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2016/01/08/from-gili-air-to-flores/https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image38.jpegimageBoat crew!2016-02-16T23:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2015/12/05/bali-indonesia/https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image4.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image3.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image2.jpegimageNot a family temple.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image1.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image.jpegimageHad to get my Kuta Beach sunset pichttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image55.jpegimageHere is a waterfall we made a short trek to see. It caused me to wonder how there is still so much water flowing after many months without rain, while being located near the top of a mountain.. Maybe its just a crazy pump system for the tourists....https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image54.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image541.jpegimageThe Jatiluwah rice terraces in central Bali were fun to wander around for a few hours. It is a huge system of terraces, farms, huts, and small water temples that together exemplify the Balinese idea of Subak. Subak in turn reflects the philisohpical concept of Tri Hita Karana, where the spirit, human and natural world are unified into one. What is really amazing to me is these terraces (and many others in Bali) are "run of the river". The water that feeds them flows into and out of the huge system as a normal river. This means all the water in the paddies is also flowing, and the impact on the natural state of the original river appaeared to be small, if any. This is a really impressive feat of hydraulics the farmers have pulled off over the centuries!https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image53.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image52.jpegimageMy next door neighbor for a night.2016-02-16T23:20:51+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2015/11/13/mount-bromo-and-ijen-plateau-java-indonesia/https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image43.jpegimageThe Descenthttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image42.jpegimageEarly morning at Mt. Bromo.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image35.jpegimageHere's the trail the laborers carry the loads up. It goes all the way to the top, and then they still aren't done.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image34.jpegimageThey are hard to see, but the mine operates almost like a distillery. There a big pipes emerging from the ground, and sulphur drips from the end. When it cools a block forms which the miners break off and put in their basket. The now invisibe flame is burning where all the gas is flowing from.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image33.jpegimageEven with the bandana and facemask it was hard to breath, and when the wind blew everyone crouched down and closed their eyes until the cloud passed.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image32.jpegimageWithout me and the sulphur in the wayhttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image31.jpegimageThe blue flame, as best my camera could capture it.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image30.jpegimageAnd they were all chain smoking the whole time, Go figurehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image29.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image28.jpegimage2016-02-16T23:14:24+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2015/11/12/yogyakarta-and-around-java-indonesia/https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image41.jpegimageViews from the top (it faces East) and some of the 72 stupas surrounding the central dome.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image40.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image19.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image18.jpegimageIt is amazing to me that the massive and ornate stone structures sole purpose is to house one statue in each. There is a single staircase that leads to a small room with the statue, and 150 feet of structure rises overhead. Here is the statue of everyone's favorite elephant headed god, Ganesha.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image17.jpegimageThis shape of structure is found everywhere in Hindu art and architecture, and is very reminiscent of a Buddhist stupa. In Hindu tradition, however, it is a representation of the unity of man and woman which together forms Life.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image16.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image15.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image14.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image13.jpegimageThe temple complex is dedicated to the Trimurti, an expression of the main Hindu god as a Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). Like Borobodur, there are three distinct levels. The lowest is Bhurloka, occupied by mortals, animals and demons; next is Bhuvarloka occupied by holy people and lesser gods; and finally Svarloka, the highest and holiest realm of the gods themselves.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image12.jpegimageGrand entrance to the grand Hindu temple of Prambanan. Also contructed in the 9th century, it is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia.2015-11-13T00:49:19+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2015/11/12/jakarta-java-indonesia/https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image39.jpegimageHere is my first Indonesian bathroom. It took me longer than it probably should have to figure out what was going on here. Turns out they take the word "bathroom" quite literally...https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image38.jpegimagePanohttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image37.jpegimageIf the first photo is of the courthouse, I am assuming this is the state house (??). This was about 10:30PM and the squre was full of vendors, musicians and people are literally all ages hanging out.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image36.jpegimageI believe this was the old Dutch courthouse, but I am really not sure. According to my new Indonesian friend the prison was located under the building and under the square. Imagine lviing in a tiny, subterranean cell while daily life goes on a few feet above...2016-02-16T22:57:37+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2015/10/30/singapore-day-2/https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image73.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image72.jpegimageThere were zen spaces like this everywhere. I sat on a bench and began reading my free copy of Buddhism for Beginners.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image71.jpegimageThe two photos above are inside the Hall of Precepts. I started to enter and was quickly reminded (with a smile) to remove my sandals, please.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image70.jpegimageEverything is a little close for a panorama, but I was trying to capture just how big and connected everything is here.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image69.jpegimageThe approach path from the gate nearest the bus stop followed a man made stream stocked with Koi (of course). There were small shelters along the way for meditation.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image68.jpegimageThere were food courts like this almost everywhere. The second one was open 24 hour. Yeahhhhhhttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image67.jpegimageAccording to Buddhist historians and tradition, Prince Siddartha achieved enlightenment while sitting under a Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India. This tree was grown from a sapling taken from the original. I, unfortunately, was unable to achieve any sort of enlightenment.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image66.jpegimageOne of the newest additions to the monastery is a massive building called Ven. Hong Choon Memorial Hall, named in memory of the previous abbot. It is about the size of a soccer field and houses a statue of Buddha above. It is about 14 meters tall and weighs in at 55 tons. It seems Hong Choon was a pretty respectable man.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image65.jpegimageAll the buildings were connected by endless staircases and covered pathways. It was like walking around in an Escher drawing.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image64.jpegimage2015-11-12T15:22:18+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2015/11/12/lesson-learned/2016-02-16T23:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2015/10/22/singapore-day-1/https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image56.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image54.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image53.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image50.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image49.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image48.jpegimageWhile wandering around Chinatown (which in Singapore's case is also the main financial hub) I came across the Thian Hock Keng Temple. Established in 1839, it is the oldest and one of the most important Taoist and Buddhist temples in Singapore. The main temple is dedicated to Mazu, the Taoist goddess of protecting sailors. The other is dedicated to Kuan Yin, a bodhisattva of mercy. The intricacy of the carving and maintenance of the colorful paint was incredible.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image47.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image46.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image45.jpegimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image44.jpegimage2015-11-01T16:09:26+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2015/09/22/diving-at-radondo-beach/2015-10-20T21:49:55+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2015/08/25/washington-state/https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image18.jpgimageA "first come first serve" cabin at the top of a ridge over-looking Hidden Lake. Next time....https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image17.jpgimageCollecting water from the last little piece of snowmelt.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image16.jpgimageHidden Lake, North Cascadeshttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image15.jpgimagehttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image14.jpgimageSunset. My sense of scale was totally thrown off by the magnitude of the landscape. Check out the red tent near the bottom of the slope for scale.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image13.jpgimageJose laying claim to the lands.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image12.jpgimageOpposite the lake, from our campsite. As geotechnical engineers, we decided the risk of getting squashed by a rockfall was "acceptable". https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image11.jpgimageIn the Cascade mountains. Not pictured: the natural water slide into the pool.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image10.jpgimageFacing the picture below.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image9.jpgimage2015-08-27T05:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/about/2015-08-25T13:15:00+00:00weekly0.6https://potravels.com/2015/07/27/yellowstone/https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0061.jpgBuffaloTroopershttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0035.jpgskiBecause business can't always wait- we got you man. https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0025.jpgSnowmanSatoru's first snowman!https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0253.jpgLandscape 4Primal landscapes.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0228.jpgDSC_0228https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0225.jpgThe color of various pools is controlled by the specific bacteria population currently inhabiting it. The ground all aroundthe area is just a relatively thin crust of mineralized bacteria corpses, and people have died by breaking though the deceptively solid surface.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0216.jpgLandscape 2"Raw beauty"https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0150.jpgLandscape 1Most of the ground filling up the crater is formed by billions of bacteria that bubble up from the ground, do their thing, and leave calcified deposits in their wake.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0095.jpgYellowstone crewThe Yellowstone Crewhttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_00881.jpgRideIdeal transportation 2015-08-31T18:34:59+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2015/07/27/hawaii/https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0061.jpgRidgeThe trail in the picture above follows for miles around the horizon.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5637.jpgRidgeThe ridge hikes are some of the ridgiesthttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5633.jpgviewsThe other direction!https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5595.jpgHanauma BayHanauma Bayhttps://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5586.jpgMore viewsMas views, the form the top of a fort built INTO the side of a volcano crater.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5554.jpgInlandIts really nice on the inside too.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5513.jpgKona BrewingJust seemed right.https://potravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5483.jpgHawaii CrewMyself, Ari, Cyndi, and Satoru on the north coast of the island.2015-07-27T05:28:43+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.com/2015/07/20/where-in-the-world-2/2015-07-27T04:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://potravels.comdaily1.02016-07-23T19:18:46+00:00