Archive for the 'Trips' Category
The Canyons
Judy and I decided to do a last minute trip to Utah for one last weekend of snowboarding for the season. Since we always go to Powder Mountain and Snowbasin, we decided to stay in Salt Lake City this time and try out some new resorts. The plan was to fly in Friday night, hit [...]
Powder Mountain and Snowbasin
This year’s Powder Mountain trip was planned a bit late, primarily because Judy and I have been so busy. Between moving to Palo Alto and both of us being swamped at work, we didn’t really even start thinking about the trip until mid-January or so. After a bit of schedule coordination with the group (President’s [...]
Annapurna Circuit, Nepal
Our itinerary was to fly from San Francisco to Hong Kong, from Hong Kong to Bangkok, and then finally from Bangkok to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Judy was paranoid about the airlines losing our baggage and wanted to bring all our bags onto the plane as carry-ons. This didn’t quite work out because our [...]
North Face Duffels
We decided that we needed some travel bags for our Nepal trip. Although I’m very fond of roller bags (why hand-lug something around or load your back if you can just roll it?), that type of bag probably won’t work very well in places like Nepal. They might work OK for getting our stuff there, [...]
Backpacking the High Sierra Route
Brian and I backpacked part of the High Sierra Route on September 27-30, 2005. This was one of the remaining portions that he had not done. We hiked approximately 30-36 miles, which included some cross-country sections. To see pics, click here. Brian and I met in Mammoth in the evening of September 26, 2005. Since [...]
Backpacking High Sierra Camps
Patty and I went on a backpacking trip in Tuolumne the week prior to Labor Day. We were planning on doing the High Sierra Camp loop (approximately 45 miles) over 3-4 days. This area of Yosemite requires the use of bear canisters. However, if we agreed to stay at the designated campgrounds which contain bear [...]
San Juan Huts, Day 7
Today was the final day of our trip and what an experience it has been! We started the day with some nice downhill and some beautiful views into Moab. Shortly after leaving the hut, we came into view of the Fisher Towers which Ryan and Kelly had climbed a few years back. A bit further [...]
San Juan Huts, Day 6
Dave set his alarm for 4:45 AM. When it went off, Dave woke up, turned off the alarm, looked around and saw that nobody was getting up, and then reset it for 5:00 AM. When it went off again at 5:00 AM, we started stirring and slowly started to get up. It was still dark [...]
San Juan Huts, Day 5
“Fucking horses” were the first words I uttered early this morning as I went outside to pee. Apparently, horses don’t sleep very much at night, or at least this particular one didn’t. The stupid bell rang on and off throughout the night. After Brian, Ryan, and Rob struggled to close and lock the behemoth metal [...]
San Juan Huts, Day 4
Last night was cool because we experienced a thunderstorm while we slept. Lying in bed while hearing the sounds of rumbling thunder and the pitter-patter of the rain drops on the roof is something that we as Californians don’t get to experience much. Judy felt much better upon awakening in the morning, which was a [...]
San Juan Huts, Day 3
The night passed without any incident and, being better acclimated, everyone was able to sleep better than the night before. The morning’s main incident was Dave slicing his finger when he tried to crush a tin can with his hands. Hut Tip #1: Don’t crush tin cans with your hands. We hit the trail at [...]
San Juan Huts, Day 2
Although I slept well, it was apparently a restless night for many others. People found themselves gasping for air throughout the night, no doubt a result of the altitude. Brian referred to the group’s night of sleep as an “orchestra” of various noises and loud snoring. Good thing I sleep like a rock! Rested or [...]
San Juan Huts, Day 1
After a good night’s sleep, we awoke to a beautiful morning and we were eager to get on the trail. We packed up, loaded our packs and trailers, and headed into town. We went to the Resort Quest office to drop off our keys and to check out. During last night’s unloading of the shuttle [...]
San Juan Huts, Day 0-
At long last, our mountain biking adventure was finally about to begin! Judy and I left Belmont at around 11 AM on Friday. Since we would be passing right by the Sierra Trading Post in Reno, we decided to stop by and pick up some last minute gear. Rob hadn’t bought any arm or leg [...]
Yuba Pass
For our San Juan hut-to-hut trip, the question still remained whether we should bring a trailer or just use panniers. Since Brian has both, we decided it would be a good idea to try each of them out to better decide. Brian and Judy did a short backpacking trip starting on Tuesday and I drove [...]
