Outdoor Travel Geek

Category: random

  • the toast

    So I got married. Here’s the thank you speech/toast from my wedding… As some of you may know we have been in a global pandemic for the past couple of years. For many people this was a life changing event. It was life changing for me as well. Before the pandemic I worked for the…

  • fits and starts and screenshots

    It’s been a while since I’ve been on here. As you can see from the screenshot below my last post was in 2017, and it’s been a half dozen years since I’ve posted more than once a year. I’ve attempted to restart this blog several times in the past few years. There are actually a…

  • the plan

    The plan, if it can really be called that. When I actually type it out it does sound kinda crazy…   Ride Uber or Lyft from my house to the Sac Airport. Rent car at the airport and drive 250 miles to Florence Lake. Take ferry and hike (or just hike if ferry is closed…

  • subaru love

    The last few months have been quite expensive for me and my Subaru. I’ve had all sorts of different car related expenses– a parking ticket (missed the meter maid by less than a minute), a moving violation (my first in four years), traffic school (what a load of crap), and an expensive repair (somehow my…

  • 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…