Like a Squirrel Annihilating a Giant Pine Cone – Get all up in this New Year!
I found this squirrel image set and video today and decided there was definitely a New Years lesson to be had. I mean, look at that enthusiasm! If we all attack 2015 with this level of ferociousness then 2o15 better watch out! Alas, I looked back on my 2014 “Non-Resolutions” and I honestly didn’t complete a single one of them – BUT only because some other sweet opportunity present itself. Backpack Sequoia National Park?…..
Window Shopping a Railroad “Escape”
Occasionally I go though online shopping phases, ones where I check out Steep and Cheap everyday or go crazy buying pet toys get my Petco order of bunnyfood order with free shipping. And Kickstarter is like buying into someone’s dream so that is always a fun time… Recently though, because I don’t have any Thanksgiving weekend “plans” yet I have been endlessly scrolling through the discount hotels on Groupon and LivingSocial…
I ♥ Sleeping: Kelty TraiLogic Sleeping Bag Love
I love sleeping. In fact last night I was napping on the sofa, woke up and thought “I should do my daily NaBloPoMo blog since I now have enough energy!” I then weighed my options, decided what I could blog about, and chose to just go to bed. It doesn’t make sense to deny an urge to sleep to write a blog post about a sleeping bag. So yeah, this is…
Haiku about tomorrow’s Calaveras River Fun Run
Not running too far, But waking at 5 AM? I should go to bed. I’m doing the Calaveras River Fun Run 5K tomorrow. It’s at 8am, but I have to get up pretty early to get to Stockton in time. Good night!
“You’re on Mountain Time” – but am I really?
The sun was shining today as I left the house at 7am, thanks daylight savings time! And I enjoyed it, it is easier to see deer running across the road when it is light out, and I plan to enjoy it because it doesn’t last forever. Soon enough it will be dark out when I get up anyhow, hopefully sometime all day because of rain clouds. There is this camping…
I’m Thru-Hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail!
Tomorrow I will set foot for the first time on the Tahoe Rim Trail… hopefully I think it is alright because then the plan is to thru-hike it. Actually, even if I (somehow, in an unlikely turn of events) find out it is pretty lame and filled with mosquitoes and summer tourists I am planning to through hike it. Because THRU-HIKING, that sounds impressive – right? This was all my…
New Years Goals & a look back at 2013
Happy New Year! Just yesterday I got back from a holiday traveling around the Northwest (Washington, Idaho, Montana) – more on that to come – but first wanted to make a post about some of the non-resolutions that I triumphed over in 2013, plus contemplate what might me next on the agenda for 2014! Why am I calling them non-resolutions? Simply put, because I never “resolved” to do these things. Maybe…
New Yosemite Day Hikes Blog Map!
Just a quick little blog post to announce my new Yosemite Day Hikes Blog Map. I have been dreaming of putting together this map forever and finally got around to actualizing it today! The map shows information about all the Yosemite day hikes I have blogged about in the past, with links to the posts & provides a brief summary of the hikes below. In addition, when you click on…
Plans for the Backcountry of Yosemite
It is hard to believe, but Curtis and I have been living with Yosemite as our “backyard” for a little over 2 years now! Sometimes we like to fancy ourselves old pros, people who have visited many time a year and taken hundreds of photos. But then I looked at the map. Over our two years here we have only went on 2 backpacking adventures in the park! This is rather like…
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