Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Presidential Inauguration 1993


This picture is from the celebration in D.C. around President Clinton's inauguration in 1993. ...Read the rest of this post...

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Palo Duro Trail Run 2008

Last weekend I went to Palo Duro Canyon outside of Amarillo, Texas, for a trail run. The canyon, sometimes called the Grand Canyon of Texas is located at the head waters of one fork of the Red River, is approximately 120 miles long and ranges from 6 to 20 miles in width. I think I have seen the canyon from the air ...Read the rest of this post...

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Longhorn Ironman 70.3

Last week was the Longhorn (half) Ironman 70.3 in Austin. I signed up for this race earlier in the year, when I thought this would be a focus race. But then an injury earlier in the year changed my schedule. Partly due to FOMO, but mainly cause I ...Read the rest of this post...

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Big Bend Weekend

Last March (2008), I took a trip to Big Bend National Park. Just me and my camera.

Once upon a time, before the age of digital cameras (i.e. the late 1990’s), I used to be a regular amateur photographer. Most of my vacations ...Read the rest of this post...

Monday, September 08, 2008

Peru Trek 2008 - Chaskiq Nunan, Part 1

Earlier this year in May, I took a trip to Peru with a several friends I know from the Rogue trail running programs. The trip was excellently run by the tour company IncaRunners. It involved some sightseeing, and a week of trekking and mountain running ...Read the rest of this post...

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Rattlesnake

I had my first encounter with a rattlesnake yesterday. ...Read the rest of this post...

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Pikes Peak Bust 2008

I wasn’t planning to do this race again so soon, but then a family member offered to schedule her trip to Colorado Springs around the marathon if I wanted to go up for a visit. So, when registration opened in March, I signed up for the ...Read the rest of this post...

Friday, August 01, 2008

Tibet Trip, Part 3: Everest and Nepal

As I catch up on this blog, let me finish the trip report for last years trip through Tibet arranged through GAP Adventures. The remainder of the trip included a visit to the Everest base camp on the Chinese side, and drive through Nepal to Kathmandu. ...Read the rest of this post...

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Tibet Trip, Part 2

Well, it’s been awhile since I started writing about last year’s trip to Tibet with GAP Adventures. As I approach the 1-year anniversary of this trip, it seemed time to come back to finish the report for the second week before the details slip from my mind. This post covers travels through the rural towns of Tibet. ...Read the rest of this post...

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Mexico City

I stopped off in Mexico City over Memorial Day weekend on the way back from spending 2 weeks in Peru. The Peru trip was excellent, but it deserves a few posts of its own when I catch up with this blog. If I had come straight home from Peru, it would have put me in Austin on the Friday before Memorial Day. Since it was a long holiday weekend, I started looking for someplace in South America to add on a side trip while I was in the region. But it was so much more ...Read the rest of this post...

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Malibu Creek 25K

Malibu State Park, by John FriersonI visited Los Angeles for a weekend. I saw the Body Worlds exhibit (recommended) and also did the Malibu Creek 25K. The Malibu Creek trail run was in Malibu Creek State Park just outside Los Angeles. The route ran through areas used in the filming of the television show M*A*S*H. ...Read the rest of this post...