Outdoor Travel Geek

Category: water sports

  • ah phuket, lets go diving

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    Landing in Phuket was a bit of a culture shock for me. I knew Thailand was not going to be as developed as Singapore or Europe, but I wasn’t prepared for how different it would be. In Europe and in Singapore transit was pretty easy, there were subway stations or trains for the most part…

  • hat creek

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    My friend Joe and I have been talking about doing a fishing trip to Lassen for a couple of years now. We finally made it happen this weekend. We went to Hat Creek in the Lassen National Forest. Joe caught a pretty nice sized trout. Todd caught a pretty nice trout. Ray caught a pretty…

  • watery wonder world

    This weekend I was in Monterey finishing up my open water scuba certifications. Apparently Monterey is the place to go for scuba lessons. There were several other classes out there even though the weather wasn’t all that great. The class I was a part of was pretty small, just me, my buddy Tim, and a…

  • the plunge

    I have liked watches for as long as I can remember. Ever since my first job out of high school I’ve been sort of shopping for a watch, but haven’t gotten around to buying one until now. I finally made the plunge and bought one this week because of my scuba class. It’s not a…

  • epitome of stupidity

    epitome of stupidity

    Sometimes I get some stupid ideas. This was one of them. Luckily I have friends who can stoop to my level of stupidity. Our original plan was to start at the bike bridge in Winters and float to the graffiti bridge at the end of Davis. But we found that the water was too slow…

  • cesar chavez day

    Today was Cesar Chavez Day. Apparently it’s only celebrated in a few western states, and only in California do state offices close for the day. And since I work for a California state office I was off today. It’s a good thing I found that out ahead of time this year. Last year I actually…