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Four Passes Loop
Last week on Thursday, Sid and I left for Snowmass—for the Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) meeting. We had lunch on a rainy day at the Quiznos in downtown Denver. It was funny that Sid remembered that the last time we ate together was also at a Quiznos, the one in Loma Linda. On Friday, the…
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Thousand Island Lake
This weekend trip started in Agnew Meadow. The Mammoth shuttle bus system just opened for the season. After camping midway up the River Trail, we made it to a partially frozen Thousand Island Lake. Banner Peak was also snow-covered. A few of us decided to do a polar swim—or do some pushups on floating ice.…
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First Time up the Black Canyon
I was nervous about this trip. Wendy from the OR had told me about it, and we decided to rent kayaks from Willow Beach. I’ve never kayaked upstream before, and leading up to the trip, I was rehearsing how to navigate and use eddies to hop upstream. It ended up not being too bad, except…
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Dominican Republic
On Sunday a week ago, Scott and I arrived in the Dominican Republic. After a long travel night and day, we went for a run, which felt really good. That evening, we had dinner at Café Bellini. Their arugula portabello salad and spinach ravioli were really good. The next day, we went early to meet…
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Puerto Rico Tour
We arrived safely, after nearly missing our flight while trying to drive through the rain to Ontario. We had arrived 3 minutes before the check-in counter closed. Stephen and Patty Schnall happened to be on the same flight. In San Juan, we got our rental car and headed to Fajardo—not too bad of a drive.…
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Grandma Eating a Fish Head
This is a picture sequence of Grandma skillfully dissecting a fish head with chopsticks.
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Tuolumne Meadows to Happy Isle
This is the trip when Ryan forgot his shoes, but we still made it up to the top of Half Dome.
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Kayak Building
After looking at a number of designs, I got lumber and other supplies from Chesapeake Light Craft. Building the kayak took about a month. The most difficult part was in trying to get the epoxy resin and fiberglass to go on without bubbles or wrinkles. Taking it out on the water for the first time…
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Continental Divide – Tonahutu Loop, Rocky Mountain
Epic trip through Rocky Mountain National Park, after the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Meeting in Aspen, Colorado.
