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Montana Road Trip 2013, Chapter 7

Posted on September 24, 2026 by Mokihana

We’re still here, looking up the river towards Kerr Dam. What a contrast between the river and the craggy walls of the canyon!

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I Has Babies!!!

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Mokihana

I’m so excited! The Violet-Green Swallow keiki are doing so well! I spent a lot of time today, while spinning on my wheel, watching their devoted parents tirelessly feeding them all day long, hardly stopping at all. Where they get … Continue reading →

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Montana Road Trip 2013, Chapter 4

Posted on June 20, 2026 by Mokihana

In this chapter, we’ll be heading northwest and up towards the town of Plains, Montana. Plains is a town in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,106 at the 2020 census. It was founded as Horse Plains and … Continue reading →

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Montana Road Trip 2013, Chapter 3

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Mokihana

Ack! Try wait! I forgot to download the video as we crossed into Montana. So here it is: Leaving Lobo Loop area in St. Regis, we continued heading east. This was all new territory for us, and it was so … Continue reading →

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Da Kine – May, 2026

Posted on May 9, 2026 by Mokihana

Yet another variation of my name. Again, first there was this. Then there was this. And recently, there was this. I got a call from someone who called me Makichonda. Sigh. On the bright side, spring has sprung. This is … Continue reading →

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Trying to Catch Up…April

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Mokihana

Well, it’s been a minute, hasn’t it? A family member has has some pretty serious stuff going on, so my mind has been elsewhere. After over a month in the hospital and with some long-term healing needing to happen, he’s … Continue reading →

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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter Five and Pau.

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Mokihana

We left the Wildlife Refuge and headed back along Trout Lake Road, ooh-ing and ahh-ing at the lovely larches. I thought we’d taken videos of driving along the road, but I guess we didn’t. Cuz I can’t find them!

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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter Four

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Mokihana

After we parked the car, we saw this cool log cabin in the distance:

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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter Three

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Mokihana

Barn!! And a silo, too. We’re heading south on Highway 141, back the way we’d come

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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter Two

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Mokihana

And here we go! The thing about the Pacific Northwest is that we can go mauka (toward the mountains) in two different directions! We just turned mauka (north) along Highway 141 in Washington State.

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