Category Archives: United States

Alaska summer 2008

What happens when you visit Alaska on the longest day of the year?  Well, the sun doesn’t really set!  Lots of daylight for having fun.  It is 10pm in the first photo, and 2:30am in the second photo: Some wild … Continue reading

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Fall in the mountains

Fall in Lake Tahoe Northern California Fall (even more north that Tahoe – yes, it exists.  About 350 miles of it too).  

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Two ways to hike Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

Option 1 – Day Hike. Half dome summit and back to the carpark is about 18 miles, with 4500′ elevation gain.  Its a long day, but doable.  Means carrying less food and gear, but also getting up early to beat … Continue reading

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Springs and Summers in Yosemite National Park

Summers in Park

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Road Trip to Northern CA and OR

From Davis to the Redwoods, Shasta, Crater Lake, and back via Whiskeytown Lake. . Mt. Shasta . Crater Lake.  See more here – Crater Lake National Park . Northern California .  

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Winter Utah and Colorado Road Trip, 2006

Griff and I decided we wanted to see a lot of the parks in Utah, and go skiing in Colorado. 10 days and 3500 miles seemed quite doable.  Off we went! I had just had sinus surgery and my face … Continue reading

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Fall foliage in Zion National Park, Utah

Angel’s Landing: Expedition Point: Down to the Virgin River

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Road Trip – the Grand Tetons and the west with Tisha, 2005

August 2005.  A time for fun in the west (and lots of heat in the deserts).   I drove solo from San Diego, CA to Jackson, WY all in one day – it took about 21 hours but with the … Continue reading

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Road Trip: the move to California, spring 2005

It was time.  I had made a decision, flown to California to line up a job, my U-Haul was packed, and it was time to go.  I was so excited to be off towards new adventures, but very sad to … Continue reading

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Living out of my car 2004/2005

Summer 2004 for me was like when a kitten sees a box – its all play time from here on out.  I graduated from Bucknell that spring and turned down a job on Wall Street.  All of a sudden, the … Continue reading

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