Travels

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Apr 11

Heading West to find fame and fortune…mostly fortune

Heading westIt’s getting close to Mud season here in Vail when the mountain is melting and the locals ‘evacuate’ to Moab and other destinations. It’s a quiet and creepy place to live. So in that vain I am heading out early with a friend out to some western destinations that I have been wanting to see for the first time as well as some favorites. Some notable locations:

  • Moab (Arches National Park)
  • Mesa Verde (Pueblo Ruins)
  • Las Vegas (Financial Ruins…)
  • Grand Canyon
  • Bryce Canyon
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Whatever else looks cool

I’ll be heading out of Vail from April 13-22 so if I know you and you want to get some late season skiing in you are welcome to stay at my apartment. I’ll be posting pictures as the vacation proceeds. I am also going to be meeting my friend Mary in Vegas on April 15th for her birthday.

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17
Aug 10

Run Saicho, Run!


I was watching a great new movie called “The Distance of Truth” featuring Ferg Hawkes epic story of trying to win the Badwater Ultramarathon held each year at Death Valley. While watching it they made reference to a sect of Monks that run 1000 marathons. After a few googles I found out they are Japanese Monks are from the Tendai sect of Buddhism. They run enormous distances every day for 100′s of days straight. The first year they run 18 miles a day for 100 days. I think I could do that. Well maybe for a few weeks. hmmm…

Check out this documentary.

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28
May 10

Among the trees

I was in California recently and while I travelled and stayed at a Hostel for the first week at the H&H hostel on Hollywood blvd, I found the really good stuff way up north. My friend Courtney (who blogs here) and I (oh…and Isabel the dog) took a 2 day road trip to go see some seals and more importantly the Sequioa national forest which is truly one of the greatest places I have ever been.

To the point. Here are my photos from California.

I also made some cool HDR Photos from my travels. Check these out:

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16
Apr 10

Getting "High" at Vail.

Well, Not literally but at 8300′ everything is a little harder.
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If you haven’t figured out yet I have been living at Vail since early January.
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16
Jan 10

Go West young man


I am heading out West. Taking time to visit friends in Ohio & Wisconsin. I am driving my heavily modified Discovery II (Lovingly known as Clive) and I am still getting around 11mpg which is brutal on the budget.

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