PNW

I have internet again! Cabinology has moved to the Pacific Northwest and I will now start posting pics from all of my incredible hikes!
XOXO

Yosemite!

I FINALLY, after all these years, made it to Yosemite!!

San Jacinto!

That's me on top of the world!

CABINOLOGY goes to Ecuador

Behold... Ecuador!... :-)

The AMAZON:
The big splurge of this budget backpacking trip was well worth it. Below are our adventures with Sacha Lodge:

One day we saw a group of monkeys outside of our cabin. We couldn't resist and followed them out into the jungle. Along the way we saw the most incredibly colored butterflies a person could imagine. Shades of neon pink and blue, we never knew existed. Also a little capybara friend! ...We found out later that we weren't supposed to wander away from the lodge when we showed our guide where we'd gone... "Anaconda River"!!!

BANOS:
After a bizarre all-day hike, my travel buddy and I found our way to this incredible structure on a volcano in Ba nos, Ecuador.

 

Here I am on a swing that swings (with a loud creaking sound) off of the cliff, overlooking a stunning valley below. There was a separate building with a friendly volcano ranger living inside. He invited us in to show us his collection of lava rocks and newspaper clippings and to meet his cats! Cats everywhere! ...Always a good idea if you're going to inhabit a cabin. I learned that the hard way in Santa Cruz when I was in between cats and got my clothes eaten by rodents! Ew.

Peru

Hey, I never posted any CABINOLOGY from Peru last October. You wanna see? :-)

There's a ton more, so this post may grow and change a little. :-)

Next stop is Ecuador. Leaving in a few weeks!

I think this was removed due to inactivity. Sorry, dudes. I'll try to be a little better.

THE WORLD IS BURNING a short film

http://vimeo.com/54686165

A CABINOLOGY fan is working on this project. Check it out! Help if you can!
(Always makes me a bit nervous when a coyote decides to follow me at night near my own home.)

HERMAN FOREVER!

Behold, the awesomeness that is my 1990 Jeep Cherokee, Herman.

Hiking Topanga State Park

Before Peru, I took Red on a hike in Topanga State Park to break in my new hiking boots...

Corona From Where You'd Rather Be - A Journey by Taylor Steele

I'd like to have these experiences...

Costa Rica

Just a few cabin-y highlights from my adventures in Manuel Antonio, Quepos, Costa Rica with my Appalachian Trail hiking buddy from FIT...

¡Sloth Sanctuary!

(I feel a Kristen Bell meltdown coming on!)

Check out this amazing project to save the sloths and their habitat! ...I haven't even been yet and I already can't wait to go back.

http://www.slothsanctuary.com/

http://www.slothsanctuary.com/

Peruvian Bracelets

My Peruvian bracelets came today!!! ...I'm a little obsessed with Peruvian textiles right now. I have to go in the next couple of years.

purchased on Etsy

Now I can look like one of my favorite ad campaigns (from Planet Blue):

VLISCO

Check out this inspiration overload from the African print/fabric company, VLISCO!

http://www.vlisco.com/

Towering Moments

I've attended some figure drawing sessions at Bickart's Santa Monica studio and can't wait to attend his opening tomorrow night at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica. ...also check out the book!

KXLU Article and Interview

Delfin Amazon Cruises

http://www.delfinamazoncruises.com/

Aloha Lanikai

I'm back from a Hawaiian adventure with Airplantman, illparagraphics, and friends. We had a great time in Lanikai/Kailua on Oahu, beaching, hiking, BBQing, drinking Lanikai Juice every day, and cruising around the island in our convertible rental cars. We also conveniently arrived just hours before the area's weekly farmer's market, where we stocked up on the best papayas, apple bananas, rambutans, and avocados I've ever tasted!

I am normally never a fan of graffiti, but it's a completely acceptable local art form at the WWII bunkers we hiked to above Lanikai, where it contrasts beautifully with the stunning island views and lush mountain greenery. I couldn't resist urging Airplantman to ask some awesome local Hawaiian boys to let us borrow their spray paint for a quick little tag of our initials. They generously obliged! They also let me photograph them in action:

I'm usually a bit of a souvenir hog but, since I was traveling with mostly guys (who were awesome BTW), and we were in a condo on a hotel-free side of the island, the selection this time is simplified... and also more locally supportive than some of my typical (imported) ABC store finds. (Not to say I don't love it all!)

Coconut hand sanitizer from Lanikai Bath and Body and Monstera Leaf earrings by Leighton Lam.

Landscape Rosewood Journal

This Jack Spade journal is perfect for filling with sketches of cabins and nature. It's even scented to smell like wood!

Sunset View of Catalina Island

Took this picture on a hike last weekend...