Outdoor Travel Geek

Month: July 2010

  • a cure for global warming

    One hundred and two degrees. That’s how hot it was Friday afternoon. Instead of sitting in my air conditioned cubicle, I was out mountain biking a dusty trail by Folsom lake. Probably not the smartest trade ever, but I will take that trade any day. The Dike 8 trail is supposedly the easiest trail in…

  • the topic of the week…

    Sometimes I stay late at work and decide to eat in Sac before heading back to Davis. Usually in those cases I end up going to Seoul. It’s one of the few places where I feel ok eating alone, probably because it feels more homey, and it’s usually pretty empty, and the waitress lady is…

  • something old….

    So today was kind of a slow day. I spent part of the day looking at old journal entries. I found one that seemed really relevant to me lately. For you see when you hit my age relatives always talk about marriage. Here are my thoughts on the subject from 2.5 years ago, copied and…

  • mikes bikes thoughts

    math 1 subaru + 2 friends + 3 mountain bikes = 1 awesome time be prepared Be prepared. The boy scout motto. Being a former boy scout, I thought I was prepared for most situations I would encounter when mountain biking. I carry a first aid kit, bike tools, and a few essential parts to…