To all the East Coast Transplants feeling so helpless… I am going to open my home and host a small brunch this coming Sunday with the hopes that you will bring donations for the Sandy victims. I think right now, the preference is gift cards since they are easy to mail and desperately needed. Even if you can only afford… Read more →
Two years. Adventures. Challenges. Challenging adventures. Through the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, there is no one I want at my side but you. Fate brought us together. Love keeps us together. To a thousand more years… Anniversary Weekend – Santa Barbara Trip Photos Read more →
Jessica. She moved next door to me when we were 7. Dakota Ave. 1985. We met about halfway through our front lawns and exchanged names and checked each other out. She introduced herself as Jessie. I wore a purple cabbage patch kid sweater and she had spiked hair. I thought she was a boy. Not sure what clicked, those things… Read more →
Just got a chance to look at some pics from Jess & Mike’s visit (which we’re still recovering from). Here’s a great shot Jess took while we were at Stone Brewery. So much beer sampled that afternoon… Read more →
Monday July 2nd. 11AM. Dana & I had just finished loading the car with our backpacking gear. We had a 4 ½ hour drive to Lone Pine and we needed to be there by 5PM to pick up our permit before the ranger station closed. After a stop or three for food and drinks, we arrived at the Interagency Visitors… Read more →
A malfunction caused the July 4th fireworks over San Diego Bay to launch the entire show at once. If you’ve ever wondered what it would look like if everything went off at the same time, check out the video below. Apparently, people at some locations (close to the bay) retreated due to the shear heat of the massive explosion. Kinda… Read more →
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Last weekend was our return to San Gorgonio. We’ve been up twice before, but on the route known as South Fork. This time we were heading up the famed Vivian Creek. Why famed? George, Rich and I took that route in mid October 2005 and got dealt a reality check. We didn’t know the area and we’d never climbed that… Read more →