Exploration, outdoor adventure, activities, new things
I had the honor of participating in an amazing digital imaging project this weekend, right here in Yosemite. Yosemite’s the kind of place where you get to see a lot of pretty large, fancy camera equipment and some pretty all-star photographers, on a semi-regular basis, but this project blew my mind. The groundwork was laid … Read more
Fern Ledge is an amazing spot – one which John Muir thought was one of the best from which to watch a Moonbow, and which Ansel Adams immortalized with an image. Last weekend, we gathered a group of friends together and hiked up to revisit the spot. The hike was just as spectacular as I … Read more
Inspired by a painting that a friend of ours did, and the stories that she told of a 130 foot Yosemite waterfall that neither of us had ever seen, Tom and I set out this weekend to hike to Alder Creek Fall. I’ll point you to YosemiteExplorer.com for full hiking trail details and descriptions. As … Read more
Two whole weeks on the road, and I’m finally settling back into the regular world in Yosemite. The first stop was the Search Engine Strategies (SES) conference in NYC. The chance to immerse myself in SEM and SEO, learn about what is creating buzz in the industry (like all of the social marketing outlets, Flickr, … Read more
Sometimes the powder is just too good to let a little thing like employment keep you from enjoying it right now, right away. The weekend was only a day away, but what if it rained or warmed up and the snow got heavy? We decided that the only reasonable thing to do was get up early and get in a quick run before work.
Zoikes – it’s been a long time. I guess my life got really busy, and I stopped writing. The later part of the year really ramped up in terms of travel and excitement. We drove across the country after visiting Tom’s parents in VT, visiting my brother and his growing family in OH, and then … Read more
Larger image (73KB There are couple of places that Tom and I have been meaning to visit for years. One of these, Ribbon Falls amphitheater, we managed to visit last week, and this week, we hiked up to Fern Ledge. Fern Ledge is located 400 or 500 up the upper Yosemite Falls, and traverses in … Read more
The Mountaineering school had its second annual training party at The Grotto in Sonora, and although I'd done very little climbing before I thought I would go along for the social scene. As it turned out, I was able to get on three climbs before deciding that I was starting to push my luck, including … Read more
It's been a little more than 6 months since I got hurt, and with the return of the pleasant spring weather, I'd gotten the bug to try climbing again. I finally made it out on Friday, April 4/27/07 to the beginner climbing area called Swan Slab.
So miraculously, not only is there someone who actually comes here to read, but Jeff demanded that I put something up here. Hey, it's only been three months! When was the last time that Jeff updated his blog anyway? Okay, so ski season has been over for a while now. Not as long as you … Read more