2006 Freescale Austin Marathon

I got to the marathon start area by 5:45 to beat the traffic. I had no line, but traffic was soon backed up so far they had to delay the race 30 minutes. The startline was where I work, so I could step into the office to drop off clothes. People gathered in the cafeteria to keep warm. The temp was 28F at the start and climed to 33F by the finish. At the start when the runners took off a deer got trapped between the buildings and the ...Read the rest of this post...
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Egypt and Paris Trip

2005-2006: Tour through Egypt including Cairo, Pyramids, Aswan, Luxor, Abu Simbel, and a cruise down the Nile. Then, followed up with a stopover in Paris to stock up on wine.

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• Trip Itinerary

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2005 Pikes Peak Ascent

In August of 2005, I ran the Pikes Peak Ascent, (13.2 miles) that runs up the face of Pikes Peak mountain. Others ran the full marathon the next day which runs up, and then back down.

• Link to complete photo album
• Maps from GPS data
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2005 Costa Rica Tour

Costa Rica hike and bike tour.

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• Trip Itinerary

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2004 France Trip

In October, 2004, I took a business trip to Toulouse, France, for a couple of weeks. Then toured on my own for a week through the cities of Tours, Bordeux, and the Pyrenees.

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2004 Turkey-Greece-Rome Trip

Trip through Turkey, Greece, with a stopover in Rome, June/July 2003:

• Photos from Turkey
• Photos from Greece
• Photos from Rome
• Trip Itinerary

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2003 New York City Marathon

I Ran the 2003 New York City Marathon. There was some hype since this was the year that Diddy ran the city. I carried a disposable camera and took a few pictures. They did not come out so well, but here they are: ...Read the rest of this post...
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2003 Mexico

Week in Playa Del Carmen. Mostly scuba diving to obtain advanced open water certification. Went cave diving in some cenotes. Side trip to Chichen Itza where most of the pictures are from.

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2003 Motorola Austin Marathon

This is a report I wrote over 6 years ago after my first marathon. I had sent it only in email to my Austin Fit coaches, but had lost track of the story. I recently discovered it was captured on the Austin Fit website, and so I copied it here and backdated the post to keep up with the story in my archives.
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2009 Latin American Tour Index

This post serves to summarize links to posts and pictures from my 2009 trips through Patagonia and Nicaragua. I will add links as I get more posted.

These links will jump to summary pages of blog posts or the photo albums hosted on my Smugmug site.

Patagonia Trip: - All Picture Albums - All Blog Posts - Tour map: Google Maps, or Google Earth

Nicaragua Trip: - All Picture Albums - All Blog Posts - Tour map: Google Maps, or Google Earth

Alternatively, you can jump directly to the individual albums or posts below. "Photos" and "Slideshow" are just different viewing options for the same set of photographs.

Patagonia Trip Links:

Location	Photos		Blog	Trip Date
Patagonia Trip - People Pictures	Photos	Slideshow		Nov 15 - Dec 3
Buenos Aires - Highlights Album	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 12-15 & Dec 2-4
Buenos Aires - Nightime Pics	Photos	Slideshow
Buenos Aires - Daytime Pics	Photos	Slideshow
Buenos Aires - La Recoleta Cemetery	Photos	Slideshow
Buenos Aires - Hokahey 5k run	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 14
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 14
Bariloche - Highlights Album	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 16-17
Bariloche - All Pics	Photos	Slideshow
Puerto Varas area Highlights Album	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 18-19
Puerto Varas + Chiloe Island, Puerto Montt	Photos	Slideshow
Punta Arenas, Chile	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 20
Seno Oway Penguin Colony - Highlights	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post
Seno Oway Penguin Colony - All	Photos	Slideshow
Puerto Natales	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 21,26
Torres del Paine	-	-	-	Nov 22-25
Perito Moreno Glacier	-	-	-	Nov 26
El Calafate	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 26,30
El Chatlan, Fitz Roy	-	-	-	Nov 27-29
Ushuaia	-	-	-	Nov 30, Dec 1

Nicaragua Trip Links:

Location	Photos		Blog	Trip Date
Ultramaraton Fuego y Agua	Photos	Slideshow	Race Report	Dec 10-13
Calzado de Ometepe Kids Race	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 13
Managua and Coyotepe	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 5-6
La Granadilla	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 7
Mombacho Volcano	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 8
Empowerment International	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 9
Masaya	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 9
Granada - Highlights Album	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 6-9, Dec 14
Granada- Full Album	Photos	Slideshow
Leon	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 14-16
Cerro Negro	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 15
Juan Vernando Park	-	-	-	Dec 16
Matagalpa	-	-	-	Dec 17-19

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