2010.02.15
Pinnacles National Monument is a small federal park in central California. We decided to come here one weekend before the bruising heat destroys any reasonable chance of enjoying hiking or camping here. We were rewarded with lush vegetation, swooping California condors, and the austere majesty of the Pinnacle Rocks.
Pinnacles National Monument is a small federal park in central California. We decided to come here one weekend before the bruising heat destroys any reasonable chance of enjoying hiking or camping here. We were rewarded with lush vegetation, swooping California condors, and the austere majesty of the Pinnacle Rocks.
2009.09.01
In retrospect it is an absolute travesty that it took me over four months to put these pictures up, because camping in the Olympic Mountains and hiking through the temperate rainforest was a lot of fun and extremely gorgeous. I have never been so close to so many deer so many times - by the end of the trip I didn't even flinch at seeing one.
In retrospect it is an absolute travesty that it took me over four months to put these pictures up, because camping in the Olympic Mountains and hiking through the temperate rainforest was a lot of fun and extremely gorgeous. I have never been so close to so many deer so many times - by the end of the trip I didn't even flinch at seeing one.
2009.01.03
After our New Year plans fell apart, we decided to make something out of the weekend and make for Sequoia. A storm had just finished crashing the mountains so 7000 feet up, our campsite was covered in three feet of snow. We tried hiking around as well but the thin air and lack of snowshoes just killed us. Also it was 15 F at night.
After our New Year plans fell apart, we decided to make something out of the weekend and make for Sequoia. A storm had just finished crashing the mountains so 7000 feet up, our campsite was covered in three feet of snow. We tried hiking around as well but the thin air and lack of snowshoes just killed us. Also it was 15 F at night.
2007.10.20
For our one year anniversary (awwww) we drove up CA 1 to Big Sur. CA 1 is gorgeous and I would recommend it to anyone with a pulse. Big Sur was wonderful; perfect weather; no flashlights needed with the moonlight. We also stopped by Monterey before coming back down and I would retire there right now if I could.
For our one year anniversary (awwww) we drove up CA 1 to Big Sur. CA 1 is gorgeous and I would recommend it to anyone with a pulse. Big Sur was wonderful; perfect weather; no flashlights needed with the moonlight. We also stopped by Monterey before coming back down and I would retire there right now if I could.
2007.05.06
I wish I could have come here under different circumstances, and maybe someday I will. But these pictures are the result of an overning trip to Maui to interview with Silicon Kinetics. The island is quite small, pretty and warm, but ultimately I decided I couldn't live there. Too far from family and friends, and no Indian stores.
I wish I could have come here under different circumstances, and maybe someday I will. But these pictures are the result of an overning trip to Maui to interview with Silicon Kinetics. The island is quite small, pretty and warm, but ultimately I decided I couldn't live there. Too far from family and friends, and no Indian stores.
2007.03.10
This was my first multi-day backpacking trip (since I didn't have the equipment in NZ). Dariya and I hiked across Santa Cruz Island, the largest of the Channel Islands, over two days. It was perhaps a little early to see things bloom but we had enough fun hiking and camping through clouds.
This was my first multi-day backpacking trip (since I didn't have the equipment in NZ). Dariya and I hiked across Santa Cruz Island, the largest of the Channel Islands, over two days. It was perhaps a little early to see things bloom but we had enough fun hiking and camping through clouds.
2006.10.20
There is so much more to this trip than the pictures can relate. I think it was a wonderful few days for everyone involved, and an absolutely necessary getaway from the strain of an unusually difficult semester. Lighter note: it was also the first camping I had ever done where there was actually cooking involved.
There is so much more to this trip than the pictures can relate. I think it was a wonderful few days for everyone involved, and an absolutely necessary getaway from the strain of an unusually difficult semester. Lighter note: it was also the first camping I had ever done where there was actually cooking involved.