Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI

Skylar/Adobe Stock Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI, stretches from Ford Island to the shores of Kamehameha Beach. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI Denise Sloan As I walked out to the open breezeway that led to the baggage claim, the sweet smell of plumeria,...

Kalaupapa National Historic Park

Denise Sloan/PCS Adventures. The Molokai coast stuns visitors with its beauty. Kalaupapa National Historic Park, HI Denise Sloan I stared at the tiny red plane with a bit of dismay.  It was just…so tiny.  Five people and our pilot supposedly would fit inside.  My...

Ft. Meade, MD

Felix Mizioznikov/Adobe Stock The Baltimore-Washington Parkway passes right by Ft. Meade in Maryland. Ft. Meade, MD Denise Sloan I didn’t take a single photo at Ft. Meade, Maryland. Ft. Meade houses the super secret National Security Agency. I imagined accidentally...

Get Out and Explore

Shane Meyers/Adobe Stock The sun rises at Kualoa Beach on Oahu. Get Out and Explore Denise Sloan Island fever held me in a vice grip. I’d just moved to one of the most beautiful places on earth. But I was miserable. Shortly after arriving in Hawaii, I found out that I...