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Humpback Whale Watching Tour 2024

Happy New Year 2024 in Oahu, Hawaii

Astrophotography in 2023

Milky Way Galaxy 2023

F-22 Hawaiian Raptors 2023

Mele Kalikimaka from Sunny Hawaii

National Wreaths Across America Day 2023 in Hawaii

Iam Tongi Concert in Honolulu, Hawaii

The 82nd National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Dolphins, flying fish, and Sea Turtles in Hawaii

Seabee Turkey Trot 5K 2023 in Ford Island, Hawaii

Road to Hana in Maui, Hawaii

The Haleakalā National Park in Maui, Hawaii

ʻĪao Valley in Central Maui, Hawaii

Perseids Meteor Shower 2023 in Oahu, Hawaii

Window Seat Vews: PHIL to AUS & AUS to Hawaii

Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, Australia

Katherine Rodeo 2023 in Katherine, Australia

Milky Way Galaxy in Tindal, Australia

Sydney, Australia 2023

Manila, Philippines 2023

C-130 Ride above the Philippines

Flight Formation F-22 and FA-50PH

Philippines TDY 2023

Plane Spotting at Reef Runway in Honolulu, Hawaii

Fiery Sunset in Honolulu, Hawaii

100 Years of Aerial Refueling in Hickam AFB

Milky Way Galaxy in East Honolulu, Hawaii

Milky Way Galaxy in North Shore, Hawaii

Sunflowers at Waimanalo Country Farms

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum in Oahu, Hawaii

USS Missouri During Memorial Day 2023

Honolulu Zoo in Oahu, Hawaii

Colorful sSunset in Oahu, Hawaii

The Crouching Lion hike in Oahu, Hawaii

Sunset in China Walls in Oahu, Hawaii

Chasing sunset in Waianae

Snorkeling with Dolphins in Waianae

Snorkeling with Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles (Honu)

Sunset at Magic Island in Oahu, Hawaii

W. M. Keck Observatories in Mauna Kea

Kīlauea Volcano and at the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP

Stargazing at Mauna Kea

The Mighty Mauna Loa Volcano

Mauna Loa Lava Flow

Snorkeling with Manta Rays at Kona

Mauna Kea Sunset

Lanakai Pillbox Hike During Sunrise

Kualoa Ranch in Oahu, Hawaii

Kauai, Hawaii from the air

Wailua Falls in Kauai, Hawaii

Kawaikini Peak in Kauai, Hawaii

Waimea Canyon from the air in Kauai, Hawaii

Manawaiopuna Falls (Jurassic Park Falls) in Kauai

Na Pali Coast from the air in Kauai, Hawaii

Na Pali Coast in Kauai, Hawaii

Waimea Canyon in Kauai, Hawaii

JoKoy Comedy Show in Honolulu, Hawaii

Whale Watching on a boat in Oahu, Hawaii

The 2023 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational

Humpback Whales in Oahu, Hawaii (January 15, 2023)

Boat cruise near Waikiki, Hawaii

Humpback Whales in Oahu, Hawaii (January 2023)

New Year 2023 Fireworks in Oahu, Hawaii

Very bright Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) in Anchorage, Alaska

Winter Solstice 2022 in Alaska

Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) in Anchorage, Alaska

Alyeska Resort in Alaska

Seward Highway in Alaska

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Seward, Alaska

Snow storm #3 in Anchorage, Alaska

Snow Storm #2 in Anchorage, Alaska

Moonrise in Talkeetna mountains in Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska

Clear skies after the snow storm in Alaska

Snow storm #1 in Anchorage, Alaska

Beach clean-up at Kahana Bay Beach Park in Oahu, Hawaii

Total Lunar Eclipse (November 08, 2022) in Oahu, Hawaii

Puʻu O Hulu (Pink Pillbox) in Oahu, Hawaii

Boofest 2022 at Bellows Air Force Station in Oahu, Hawaii

Lanikai Pillbox in Oahu, Hawaii

Makapu'u trail in Oahu, Hawaii

Journey Concert in Oahu, Hawaii

Manoa Falls in Oahu, Hawaii

Sunrises and Sunsets in Oahu, Hawaii

Snorkeling with Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles (Honu) in Oahu, Hawaii

Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve in Oahu, Hawaii

Snorkeling at Shark Cove in Oahu, Hawaii

Cage diving with sharks in Oahu, Hawaii

Snorkeling with fishes and dolphins in Oahu, Hawaii

Byodo-In Temple in Oahu, Hawaii

Kualoa Ranch's Secret Island in Oahu, Hawaii

Kualoa Ranch in Oahu, Hawaii

Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles in Oahu, Hawaii

Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout in Oahu, Hawaii

Waimea Botanical Garden in Oahu, Hawaii

Battleship Missouri (BB-63) Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Other aircrafts at the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show in Hawaii

U.S. Navy Blue Angels at the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show in Hawaii

F-22 Demo Team at the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show in Hawaii

C-17 demo team at the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show in Hawaii

F-16 PACAF demo team at the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show in Hawaii

Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Siem Reap, Cambodia

APOPO save lives in Cambodia

Kampong Phluk Floating Village in Cambodia

Exploring the country side of Cambodia

Ta Prohm Temple/Tomb Raider (Angkor Wat) in Cambodia

Ta Nei Temple (Angkor Wat) in Cambodia

Bayon Temple (Angkor Wat) in Cambodia

Exploring the Cambodian Jungle in a 1960s Jeep

Angkor Wat in Cambodia

First day in Cambodia

Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen Temple in Bangkok, Thailand

Hiking at the Railay Bay Bat Cave in Thailand

The King Power Mahanakhon in Bangkok, Thailand

Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand at night from the Baioke Sky Hotel

Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand at night

Bangkok, Thailand from above

Cave Hiking in Railay Beach in Thailand

Maya Bay in Thailand

PiLeh Bay (PiLeh Lagoon) in Thailand

Phi Phi Islands in Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand at night

Wat Arun in Bangkok, Thailand

Reclining Buddha in Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Phra Chetuphon (Wat Pho) in Bangkok, Thailand

Second trip to Thailand

Taipei, Taiwan from above

Sunrise above the Pacific Ocean

Independence Day 2022: Fireworks display in Martinez, California

4th of July 2022 in Martinez, California

Boat Tour Around San Francisco Bay

Aerial views: Mt. Saint Helens, Mt. Rainier and Seattle.

Mt. Fuji from the air

Naganeupseong Korean Folk Village in South Korea

Boseng Dawon Green Tea Field in South Korea

Lotte World (Seoul Sky) in South Korea

Seoul Sky - Sky Bridge in South Korea

Seoul, South Korea at night

Sunset from the N Seoul Tower in South Korea

Daecheon Beach, South Korea

Weekend in Daecheon Beach, South Korea

Inside the 3rd Infiltration Tunnel at the DMZ

North Korea seen from the Dora Observatory

Ferry ride with seagulls in South Korea

Cherry Blossoms in South Korea

Double-Rainbow and storms in Thailand

Sunrises in Thailand

Phimai Historical Park in Thailand

Phanom Rung Historic Park in Thailand

Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo (Korat Zoo) in Thailand

Haew Suwat Waterfall in Thailand

Khao Yai National Park in Thailand

Elephant ride in Thailand

Country #11: สวัสดี, Thailand

Gunsan Seawall Bike Ride in South Korea

Hiking in Gunsan, South Korea

Exploring Nonsan, South Korea

Mancheonha Skywalk in South Korea

Cheongpung Cable Car Ride in South Korea

2021 Travel Images

Christmas day at Songdo Central Park in S. Kore

Odusan Unification Tower in South Korea

Gondola ride at the DMZ in South Korea

The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) in South Korea

Garden of Morning Calm in South Korea

CCAF Graduation Fall 2021

Chungju Lake boat ride in South Korea

Exploring the Gosu (Kosu) cave in South Korea

Byeonsanbando National Park in South Korea

Hiking at the Jikso Falls in South Korea

Namhae German Village in South Korea

Sacheon cable car ride in South Korea

Partial Lunar Eclipse in South Korea

Exploring Nami Island in South Korea

Day trip to Seoul, South Korea

Sunrise collection in South Korea

Fall at the Seonunsan park in South Korea

Fall colors at the Eunsa-ri park in South Korea

Cable car ride at the Naejangsan National Park

Fall Season at the Naejangsan National Park

Geumsan-sa Temple in South Korea

Chaegyesan Suspension Bridge in South Korea

The streets of Busan, South Korea

ROKAF Demo Team (Black Eagles) airshow 2021

Gamcheon Culture Village in South Korea

Taejongdae Park in South Korea

Busan Tower in South Korea

ATV driving in South Korea!

Bagram AB Afghanistan 2019-2020

Metasequoia-lined Path in South Korea

Myeongokheon Wonrim Garden in South Korea

Soswaewon Garden in South Korea

Snorkeling at the South Sea in South Korea

Kayaking at the South Sea in South Korea

Jeonju Hanok Village in South Korea

Tapsa Temple in South Korea

Naejangsan National Park in South Korea

Juknokwon Bamboo Forest in South Korea

Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea

The Cheongwadae/Blue House

Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea

The Gwangjang Market in Seoul, South Korea

Seoul, South Korea from the Seoul Tower

Yeosu Ocean Rail Bike in South Korea

Aqua Planet Yeosu Aquarium in South Korea

Mt. Shasta in California

John Muir National Park in California

Lassen Volcanic National Park in California

Lava Beds National Park in California

Crater Lake National Park in Oregon

Burney Falls in California

Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse

Four Corners: CO, AZ, NM and UT

The Historic Route 66 Highway

Grand Canyon National Park

The Meteor Crater in Arizona

Forrest Gump Hill in Utah

The Mexican Hat in Utah

Mesa Verde National Park

The colorful state of Colorado

Great Sand Dunes National Park

The Garden of the Gods park

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri

U.S. Space and Rocket Center

Shaw AFB ALS class 21-4

2021 Supermoon

Sunset at Pretty Place Chapel

Charlotte, NC seen from Crowders Mountain

Crowders Mountain State Park

Kings Mountain National Park

Cowpens National Park

Fighter jets

Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina

Skiing at Sugar Mountain Ski Resort, North Carolin

Riverbanks Zoo Christmas Lights

The Great Conjunction of 2020: Jupiter and Saturn

Fall season in Tennessee's beautiful mountains

Fall season in South Carolina's mountains

BMW CCA cars and coffee fall 2020

F-16 Vipers Range Day 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

The Great Smoky Mountain NP (Summer 2020)

Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3)

Shenandoah National Park and Blue Ridge Mountains

New River Gorge Bridge

The Euphrates River (Iraq)

Dubai, UAE

Burj Khalifa - Tallest building in the world

KC-10 tanker refueling F-15Es in the Middle East

Kandura: Traditional dress in UAE

First time riding a camel in UAE

Fun in the desert in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (UAE)

Deployment 2019

F-16 rocket attacks at the range

F-16 gun runs at the range

Shaw AFB 5K/10K/Half marathon

Shaw Air Force Base (Shaw AFB)

TDY #4 and state #18: Salina, Kansas

Hunting Island Lighthouse

Reconstruction Era National Park

South Carolina State Museum

Apollo 11's 50th Anniversary at the SCSM

Apollo-era artifacts over the past 10 years

50th anniversary of Apollo 11

Cade's Cove Loop

Congaree National Park

Newfound Gap, Tennessee

Tuckaleechee Caverns

Clingmans Dome

Table Rock State Park

Caesars Head State Park, South Carolina

Shaw AFB's mass show of force

Cape Henry Lighthouses

The Wright Brother Memorial at Kitty Hawk, NC

Udvar Hazy Air and Space Museum

Space Shuttle Discovery at Udvar Hazy Museum

Arlington National Cemetery

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The White House

The Lincoln Memorial

The Washington Monument

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

U.S. Capitol Building

California Highway 1

Fort Bragg Botanical Garden

Glass Beach in California

Noctilucent clouds in California

Sunset at Fort Bragg

Drive to Mt. Diablo

Exploring Savannah, Georgia for the first time

Fort Sumter tour (Charleston, South Carolina)

Las Vegas TDY (3)

Las Vegas TDY (2)

Las Vegas Hype (streetwear/fashion)

Hiking the Frenchman Mountain

Super Blood Wolf Moon (Super Total Lunar Eclipse)

Downtown Charlotte, North Carolina

Wings Over Myrtle Beach: F-35 Lightning II

Wings Over Myrtle Beach 2018: Blue Angels

Wings Over Myrtle Beach 2018: Viper Demo Team

Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens tour

Las Vegas at night (Eiffel Tower/Paris Vegas)

1st USAF TDY: Las Vegas, Nevada

Trip to Poinsett State Park

Night time in Charlotte, North Carolina

Trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Downtown Jacksonville, Florida at night

MOSH (Museum of science and history)

Cummer museum of arts and garden (Jacksonville)

Winter in Yosemite National Park

Night time trip in Charleston, South Carolina

Christmas lights at Swan Lake, SC

Charlotte, North Carolina trip

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden

Columbia, South Carolina

Los Angeles, California Trip

F-16 Armament Graduation (363 TRS)

Wichita Mountain

The Great American Eclipse: Partial Solar Eclipse

Pokemon Go: Rare Pokemon in the wild

Independence Day 2016: Fourth of July fireworks

4th of July (Independence Day) Parade 2016

Cars and Coffee (Danville, California 2016)

Mercury Transit (May 09, 2016)

Silicon Valley Comic Con 2016

AFROTC Warrior Challenge 2016

USS Boxer (LHD-4) Amphibious Group Deployment 2016

Super Bowl 50 in the Bay Area

My best images ever (2007-Present)

POTUS SOTU

First day of 2016: San Francisco trip

Farewell, 2015!

San Diego trip (Winter 2015) #SanDiego

Astrophysics class tour: Lick Observatory

U.S. Air Force ROTC dining out Fall 2015

Astrophysics class tour: NASA Ames

Travis Air Force Base tour #TravisAirForceBase #US

Stanford Cardinals vs. Oregon Ducks #AFROTC #Flag

Salinas Airshow 2015

Fall 2015: SJSU Vs. University of New Hampshire

San Jose Bike Party: August 2015

Summer Trip 2015: Las Vegas, Nevada

Summer Trip 2015: San Diego, California

Independence Day 2015: Fourth of July fireworks

Santana Row: Cars and Croissants! #SantanaRow #Car

SJSU's Spring 2015 graduation

Flying above the Bay Area. #California

FAR 2015: Mojave Desert trip

U.S. AFROTC Warrior Hike: Mission Peak

Nellis Air Force Base and Las Vegas trip

Total Lunar Eclipse (April 04, 2015)

California Academy of Sciences (free day)

The 2014 San Francisco Car Show/Auto Show

Martinez, California, U.S.A.

LAST HOME GAME (2014): SJSU Spartans vs. UH Rainbow Warriors

San Jose State University (SJSU)

San Francisco Giants World Series Champion Parade 2014

Partial Solar Eclipse (August 23, 2014)

Open House: NASA Ames' 75th anniversary

Google tour (10/17/2014)

#NASASocial for the 75th Anniversary of NASA Ames #Ames75

San Francisco Fleetweek 2014 #SFfleetweek

Total Lunar Eclipse (October 08, 2014)

Homecoming game 2014: SJSU vs. UNLV ---- SJSU Spartans win 33-10!

SJSU Homecoming Fall 2014: Fire on the fountain event

Cimorelli Concert in Campbell, California #CimorelliSanJose

San Jose State University Spartans vs North Dakato (College Football)

Summer Trip 2014: South Lake Tahoe

Summer Trip 2014: California-Nevada Stateline

Summer Trip 2014: Yosemite National Park

San Francisco Pride 2014 #SFPride #SFPride14

Total Lunar Eclipse (April 14, 2014)

Carmel, California

San Jose State University: Admitted Spartans Day 2014 #ASD2014

The 22nd Winter Olympics (Sochi, Russia 2014) [NBC, BBC, CBC and more]

A day in San Francisco (January 2014)

Moonset photos (2014)

2014

International Space Station (ISS) flybys

Out of this world selfies

My 2013 in Pictures

#NASASocial #AGU2013 in San Francisco, California

Happy 15th birthday to the International Space Station (ISS)!

The California Golden Bears 2013 football season

The harvest full moon and gibbous moon

The America's Cup (San Francisco Bay)

Wildcat Canyon Park

Mt. Tamalpais

#NASASocial at NASA Ames (LADEE's launch)

San Francisco Pride 2013 #SFPride

San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs

Time Travel (power point presentation)

Spacecrafts

Dating places (Bay Area, California)

Aircrafts

San Francisco Giants World Series Champions Parade (2012)

Space Shuttle Endeavour/747 SCA NASA905 flyby at NASA Ames

Full size replica of the Mars Science Laboratory at the Exploritorium

#NASASocial at NASA Ames for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)/Curiosity

London 2012 Olympics screenshots

Partial Solar Eclipse (97% covered)

EXTREMELY rare Venus transit of the sun

Trip to Illinois (Chicago and Great Lakes)

Monterey Bay and aquarium

California coast and Stinson Beach

Trip to Oakland Zoo

SpaceUp San Francisco (first SpaceUp in San Francisco)

The view from above (5,000 feet to 25,000 feet)

San Fracisco

San Francisco Giants

Fourth of July (Independence Day) 2011 fireworks

Total Lunar Eclipse (December 10, 2011)

#NASAtweetup at NASA Ames (SOFIA)

Tribute: The Space Shuttle Program

Great people I met along the way! #Spacetweeps #NASAtweetup #SVPtweetup #SRBtweetup #EndlessBBQ #STS132 #STS135 #STS130 #KSC #JSC #Twitter #Facebook

A tribute to a great friend

Space Shuttle Atlantis' SRBs #STS135 #SRBtweetup

SVPtweetup and Space Shuttle Atlantis/STS-135's final launch

Dragon Capsule and EndlessBBQ 2.0

Total Lunar Eclipse (December 21, 2010)

#NASAtweetup #STS132

#NASAtweetup at JSC for STS-130!

NASA Ames