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Heading Home Tomorrow
My how time flies when you are on vacation! I can't believe I'm heading back to Seattle in short order! It's been an amazing trip, but I'm definitely ready to sleep in my own bed again! Foam mattresses in hostels just don't have the same appeal, you...
New Zealand!!! Christchurch and the Northeast
I made it to NZ (pronounced N Zed) but not without incident. It seems Australia wasn’t done taking my money, because as I was about to fly out a crazy strong Northeastern gale hit the airport, temporarily shutting it down to only one runway, and effectively...
Australia: An Exercise in Time Travel
I'm now in New Zealand after 4 whirlwind days in Australia. What a crazy place! Here's a quick run down of my activities, before I get into some musings about the land Down Under. I arrived around 10am in Sydney after a 14+ hour flight and a ridiculously...
Down Under Travel Prep
It's now less than a week until I leave for my nearly 4-week trip to Australia and New Zealand. I'm starting to get my ducks in a row: I've got hostels lined up for Sydney and my first few nights in New Zealand, I unlocked my cell phone so I can get a new sim...
My First Whipper
This summer I took a Whipper. As defined in this previous post, Whippers are NOT awesome. Mine was no exception.On July 30, I headed out to Exit 38 to meet some members of The Group for a little Friday-after-work climbing action. I was...
Monica’s Wedding!
On July 22, 2010, my little sister Monica got married to her long time sweetheart Timothy Kittle. I wrote all about their wedding details on Monica and Tim's Wedding Website, but in case you missed it, here are some highlights:The wedding was held at The...
Summer Adventuring
This summer hasn't been all about weekend trips away to epic places like Smith Rock. There have been plenty of hiking and after-work climbing trips as well.I want to go on the record as saying I am so thankful to climbing because it has enabled me to meet a...
Smith Rocks, Part Deux
I know it's been months, but I couldn't not write about my second trip to Smith Rocks. I've been there before, in case you want to read about it. This time the trip consisted of a crew of peeps, including Allen from last time and the Blissful miss Erica,...
Climbing Terms for the Uninitiated
A number of you who actually read the blog (vs. scan the pictures...you know who you are!) have requested that I put together a post about climbing terms. I deem this an excellent idea, thus this post! I'm glad all you non-climbers have enjoyed my recent Smith Rock...
