80 NEURAL GIGS

Loafy elephant seals at Pt. Reyes. The noises they make are so very silly; I encourage looking up a video if you've not heard them before.

2026-02-18 PIXELFED RELAY
Elephant seal pups sit on a beach with their moms. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
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Booping around Puสปukoholฤ Heiau National Historic Site. I really loved how excellent the visitor center was; the staff were very kind and knowledgeable, plus there were a bunch of kids there doing their Junior Ranger badges, which is usually a fun time.

2026-02-11 PIXELFED RELAY
The remains of a stone structure stand on golden grass. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
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A few views from Puสปuhonua o Hลnaunau. A really interesting place, and fun to read more about: https://www.nps.gov/puho/index.htm

2026-02-11 PIXELFED RELAY
A building stands on a black rock promontory jutting into the sea, with palm trees around. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
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I was so excited to see the fish whose name I was most excited to memorize when I was a little kid โ€“ humuhumunukunukuฤpuaสปa. However, on later inspection, this is actually Rhinecanthus aculeatus, and h.etc. is Rhinecanthus rectangulus. So, dang. Here's a fish I still liked seeing anyway.

2026-02-10 PIXELFED RELAY
A colorful fish swims over rocks, under the sea. [Olympus TG-7]
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Steam rises from a cliffside on the Kฤซlauea rim.

2026-02-09 PIXELFED RELAY
A far-away cliffside is covered in trees; steam rises and is blown off the edge. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
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Lil' guy waiting for the big people to pass on by.

2026-02-08 PIXELFED RELAY
A small green lizard sits below a twig. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
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A stream meets the sea at Ha'ena Beach (the Kea'au one).

2026-02-05 PIXELFED RELAY
A panorama with a tree on the left, the seashore behind, and the sea in the middle and right. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
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My wife and I got this retired rental van incredibly cheaply at auction when a company which rented them out went bust. It has travelled a mere 338k miles / 544k km :D I'll generally just keep mention of it to my website, but it's been a lot of fun doing a low budget interior remodel โ€“ and we just finished our first little test trip, to Point Reyes. Mostly I just like that it's cheerful. It was painted by an artist in LA named Haste.

2026-02-04 PIXELFED RELAY
A rainbow-colored van sits amidst redwoods. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8 Art]
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Greenery at the Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Gardens. Such nice little walks, and very intense greenery :D

2026-02-04 PIXELFED RELAY
A little river runs amidst ferns and palm trees. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
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