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Keketuohai Geological National Park

4/22/2014

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Keketuohai Geological National Park, Fuyun, Altay, Xinjiang, China
    47.297877, 89.971278

    The Yosemite Valley in China? Massive granite valley walls in a remote region where China, Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan converge.

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Lakes Rutundu & Alice, Kenya

3/4/2013

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Lakes Rutundu & Alice, Kenya
-0.039391,37.460989

Or any of the trout-stocked streams/lakes in the Kenyan Highlands, really...
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Yakushima Island

11/25/2012

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Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
30.29913,130.532292
  • Kirishima-Yako National Park
  • Yakusugi Land
  • Tofu Rock
  • Yakushima Forest Reserve
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Philippines Trip 12/9 - 1/8

9/15/2012

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We are heading to the Philippines this winter for about a month to see family and have a holiday, so I'm dedicating a wanderlust post to places I'd be interested to visit on this trip. We will be based in Manila on Luzon, and will take trips to the islands of Samar, Leyte, and Coron:

Luzon

  • Makiling Forest
  • Taal
  • Kibungan Circuit
  • Bagio Ukay-Ukay

Samar & Leyte

  • Station 5, Taft Rainforest
  • Ulot River
  • Jiabong Cave
  • Calbiga Cave
  • Tarangban Falls
  • Pinipisikan Falls
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Mt. Pulag, Benguet, Luzon, Philippines - 2800m asl
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The vast and minimally-explored Calbiga Cave, Samar, Philippines
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Lake Danao

6/13/2012

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Photo courtesy of: jyvo_rez
Lake Danao, Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines
11.072582,124.690983

I'm hoping to have a chance to visit when we visit Catbalogan via Tacloban in December

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Kamchatka Hot Springs

6/6/2012

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Hot Springs, Kamchatka, Russia
53.808051,158.162098

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Katun River Bridge

6/1/2012

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Chemal'skiy, Altai Republic, Russia
51.397999,86.001124

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Canaima National Park

5/25/2012

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Canaima National Park, Venezuela
5.679534,-61.857147

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Mount Lao

5/25/2012

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Laoshan, Qingdao, China
36.20633,120.608211
-we have friends in Qingdao, so I'm hoping to tick this off my list if (when) we visit them
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Socotra Island

5/24/2012

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Socotra, Yemen
12.567675,53.911114
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    wanderlust

    I encounter new places through reading and conversation that fascinate me every day. In 2012 I started this list as a way to track these locations.

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