Photos, logs, and notes from the journey are my most valuable memories. They remain engaging records of my quest and allow me to savor these moments on and on.

I experienced things of great beauty like Mount Fuji surrounded by a blanket of clouds, or dramatic snow-covered peaks of two great mountain ranges – Sierra Nevada and the Rockies. I saw architectural gems like the Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto or the engineering marvels like the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

The diversity of the world is just incredible.