Outdoor Travel Geek

  • old glass

    It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring… It has been raining a lot lately. In fact at times I guess it has been raining enough to be considered pouring. And I guess I’m an old man now. And I have been doing a lot of snoring lately (I think). Something about the rainy…

  • fall riding to folsom

    Growing up in San Francisco I didn’t really experience autumn. In San Francisco the climate doesn’t change much between seasons, and I remember most of the trees (of which there weren’t all that many) being evergreen. So I didn’t really experience colorful autumns until I moved to the Davis/Sacramento area. Out here there are tons…

  • four f’s of thanksgiving

    So it’s Thanksgiving this week. In general, I try to be pretty conscientious of things I’m thankful for, and if you’ve read this blog with any sort of regularity, you’ll probably notice that a lot of times I’ll write about things I’m thankful for. So I guess even though this is supposed to be a…

  • cold canyon

    It’s been a pretty rainy week. Today there was a break in the rainy weather, so after Sunday service I decided to try to go and do something outdoors. I ended up just going to Cold Canyon to hike on my own. I’ve been there numerous times but for some reason I don’t have a…

  • how i took it

    This blog post is for “Do It Yourself Photography’s” “How I Took It” contest. Is it wrong to basically reuse a blog post for two separate photo contests? Uhhhhmmm well, I hope not. Of the thousands of pictures that I’ve taken over the years, this one is probably my favorite. There are many reasons why…

  • the foolish life

    This morning I had a somewhat foolish thought. For a brief moment I thought about quitting my job, selling my house, and buying one of these bike trailers. Without a job or a house I’d be free to just wander around the country by bike. I think it’s a really smart and well designed trailer.…

  • seoul search

    The weather has been quite incredible lately, it’s kind of hard to believe that it’s November. I for one would like to take advantage of the awesome weather to get a little bit more riding in, before it gets cold and rainy. Today I rode with Fan– he’s been wanting to ride for a while,…

  • giro d vino

    Today I rode the Giro D’ Vino with Stanley and Jiro. I rode this ride once before and found that it was a nice chill ride, a great way to end the season. Last time I rode it, the weather was pretty bad, cold and cloudy the whole day, and it even rained for a…

  • birthday suit biking

    This Saturday Trek bicycles had a bike demo day at Granite Bay. These demo days are pretty fun, especially the ones at Granite Bay. The trails are relatively easy at Granite Bay, so more people can come out and ride, and there’s plenty of things to do at Granite Bay so it’s nice to spend…

  • tubbiness in tahoe

    I spent this weekend in a cabin in Tahoe with some friends, some old and some new. Sleeping on a couch in a cabin was a nice change from sleeping on the ground in a tent like I’ve been doing for the past few weekends. Another change was the camera I brought this weekend. I…

  • mud blast

    Today team #YOLOLOL went to run Mud Blast, a mud run along the San Jaoquin river. For me it was the end of a crazy semi-vacation. I call it a semi-vacation because real vacations should be kind of relaxing. This vacation has been pretty exhausting, though still really fun. I wasn’t even sure if I…

  • mount whitney

    At just over 14,500 feet above sea level, Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in California. It’s actually the highest point in the continental United States, the only taller mountains in the United States are in Alaska, with Mount Denali standing over 20,000 feet. Mount Whitney is probably the highest place in the North America…

  • bypass area birds

    I’m lucky enough to live less than ten minutes away from a wildlife area. The Yolo Bypass area is literally just a few miles away from my house. Most people pass it every day without even realizing it. It’s a good place to go bird watching, especially in the fall. I had the day off,…

  • loch leven again

    This weekend I went backpacking at Loch Leven Lakes. It’s a pretty easy and short hike, at least as far as backpacking trips go– under 10 miles round trip. It’s also an easy trip to plan for, since permits aren’t required and because it’s so easy to get to, right off of highway 80. I…

  • training in tahoe

    In a couple of weeks I have a permit to hike Mount Whitney, which is the highest point in the continental United States. It’s a pretty long hike– 22 miles round trip and about 6,000 feet in elevation gain. So lately I’ve been trying to hike more to get into shape for this grueling hike.…