Destination: Seattle.

A travel guide to three Pacific Coast Highway road trips over seven years.

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Remembering the past in Normandy and Seattle.

Experiencing an intern donut with Bill Gates.

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Moonwalking Telescope Peak.

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Yosemite.

Two nostalgia-filled, cryogenically frozen national parks.

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