An airplane pilot and an avid hiker.

Together, we’ve turned our passion for exploration into this website to share our journeys with you. 

🥂 Happy 25-Year Anniversary of gainous.com! 🥂

On April 19, 1999, I registered the gainous.com domain and started my very first personal web site. It looked a lot different then and has gone through many iterations over the past 2-1/2 decades. It started out as just a collection of text-based hyperlinks linking to geeky websites. 🤓  Today, it is a place where my wife and I share our adventures with you.

Some state-of-the-internet trivia from 1999:

Even more adventures ...

As a private pilot, I enjoy flying Lili (family & friends, too) on short trips for brunch, lunch, hiking, and sightseeing.

The both of us enjoy hiking. We've hiked locations such as the beautiful coastlines of Southern California as well as the majestic Rila Mountains of Eastern Europe.

Les & Lili's Adventures (About Us)...