Author: Geoff
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Mexico – Scuba Diving and Exploring the Yucatan Peninsula
We enjoyed an awesome last minute trip to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. Kim got certified to Scuba dive, and…
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Kim donated her hair to “Locks of Love”
Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and…
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Pauley Creek Video
Pauley Creek is a spectacular kayak run in Northern California. Tons of fun drops, a couple technical rapids. We got…
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Sacramento Tandem Ride
A while back, Kim and I took out the tandem for an awesome tour of Sacramento and the Delta. About…
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Snowshoe trip to Fuller Lake
Last weekend, we were fishing around for an idea for something to do, and had the brainstorm to go backpacking…
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North Fork American Kayaking – January/Febuary 2009
It’s been a slow year for whitewater paddling in CA so far. just not a lot happening. Although it’s gotten…
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Clear Creek
It’s been a grim winter so far for paddling, but one of the few spots that has water is Clear…
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Christmas 2008 – Kim and Geoff tour Texas
Christmas with Geoff’s family is no small affair. It goes for days. It’s always a little tough to make it…
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My Mom and Dad visit for my Birthday
Geoff’s parents come to visit for his Birthday. We visit Sacramento, Davis and a cold Lake Tahoe.
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US Waveski National Championship
In 2008, California hosted the US national surf kayak championships at Davenport, CA. We had amazing conditions, and a great…
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US Surf Kayak Championships at Davenport, CA
This past weekend was the national championship for surf kayaking, held at Davenport, CA, and organized by Buck Johnson. I…
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Bodega Bay – Surf Kayak, Camping, Crabbing
Kim and Geoff went to Bodega Bay, north of San Francisco, for a weekend of camping, surf kayaking and crabbing.
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NF of the Feather River Release
Thanks to American Whitewater, we had releases on the NF feather this weekend. I only made it up for sunday,…
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Napa Valley Bike Tour and Paddling on the South Fork American
Kim and I had another fun weekend. Saturday we joined our friends Erol and Paula for breakfast, then did a…
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Staycation
With the crazy rise in gas prices, and the fear of recession, papers and magazines keep talking about people taking…
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Guatemala and Belize – Kim and Geoff explore together
After a few days in Guatemala, Kim and Geoff head to Belize for some beachside relaxing and snorkeling.
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Belize
The other day we were at the Mayan ruins in Tikal in Guatemala, swatting away Mosquitos. At the last minute,…
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Kim – Now I´m in Guatemala too!
Hi everyone! I had a good flight to Guatemala and landed yesterday morning. Geoff picked me from the airport and…
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Guatemala, Getting better…….
I suppose, after my last post, it would be hard for Guatemala to get worse. If it did, I probably…
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Guatemala has been crazy super ROUGH. I think it has a grudge against me.
Guatemala has been crazy super ROUGH. I think it has a grudge against me. First, let me apologize, I have…
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Week one in Guatemala……….
Well, it’s Weds now. I’ve been in Guatemala for 8 days, sweating for the vast majority of that time. I’m…
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Guatemala – The first few days.
I woke up Tuesday morning around 8 a.m. and sliced off some gluten-free bread for toast. As I sat down…
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July 4th in Coban
Hmmm. Weird accents are showing up. Sorry about that. Not sure what to do, since they aren’t in what I’m…
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Most days I love kayaking. Saturday I broke 2 ribs although I wasn’t in my kayak at the time.
Sometimes staying home is a good idea. A rough day of paddling on the amazing south silver creek.
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5 Day River Float on the Lower John Day + Climbing at Smith Rocks + The Oregon Mountains
John Day River A few months ago, my old climbing buddy Brian emailed me. I hadn’t seen him in 8…
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Mother’s Day
Kim and I went to Los Angeles for Mother’s Day. It was a nice weekend, Saturday evening we went for…
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More Spring Paddling – Riverton to Peavine, High Water Chamberlains, Reno Playpark, Low Water South Yuba. – (No Pictures)
I’ve spoiled myself over the last few days. I didn’t take pictures, but I had a great few days. Weds:…
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Cache Creek with Paula and Erol
Kim and I headed over to Cache Creek today. We met our friends Paula and Erol. They were renting a…
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Shirttail Run on the North Fork American
Kim and I took our tandem whitewater kayak out for a fun run down the class II+ section of the…
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Pauley Creek
Had a fun run down Pauley Creek today. The water was low, all the big drops went are were fun,…
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Double Header on the South Yuba River and the North Fork American River
Yesterday I went paddling. Paddled my new Pyranha Everest kayak, which was awesome. Met my friend Sabrina at 1, and…
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Skiing at Lake Tahoe
We had an awesome, fun day skiing/snowboarding at Alpine Meadows, near Lake Tahoe. It was a pretty day, warm spring…
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Yosemite – April 2008 – 2nd year anniversary
Kim and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary this weekend with a lovely weekend in Yosemite. Saturday morning we got up…
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Ton and Wu Ping’s Wedding – 3/15/2008
Kim’s brother Ton married Wu Ping (Secilia) last Saturday. It was a very nice ceremony, followed by a nice reception…
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Peru. I miss it.
I was looking in my Picassa albums, and saw a folder of pictures that Nickolaus and Melissa Brown (brother and…
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Kern River Weekend
Headed out to Kernville this weekend. Not many pictures, but I ran Brush creek a couple times, and ran the…
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Sespe Creek – Class V – 3 Days – 31 Miles Wilderness run.
Sespe creek is an amazing wilderness run in Southern California. We spent three days and two nights kayaking an incredible…
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In Loving Memory – Lt. Gen. Hal B Jennings, Jr. MD
My Grandpa Jennings passed away a few weeks ago, and I feel extraordinarily lucky to have had him in my…
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UC Davis Graduate School of Management Snow Day 2008
A few weeks ago, the Graduate School of Management hosted their Annual Snow day, for alumni and students. Gorgeous conditions…
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North Fork American Run – From January 2008
I haven’t done a ton of paddling this year, and taken even fewer picture, but these are a couple photos…
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Kim and I spend a day in San Antonio, Texas
Kim and I were in San Antonio for my Grandfather’s funeral last weekend. It was a sad weekend, of course,…
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I miss my Grandpa
My Grandpa passed away last week. I’m really going to miss him. He was an awesome Grandpa. He wrote his…
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Surfing this weekend
Taylor wrote: > Got Vitamin I? (Ibuprofin)> You guys must have done the equivalent of running a marathon> yesterday. 5…
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Peru – Geoff’s Story
In 2007, we had a fantastic trip to Peru. This is Geoff’s story about the trip. Make sure you see…
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Peru – Photos – The “Best Of” Album
Photos from our incredible trip to Peru in 2007. This is the “Best Of” album.
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Peru – Photos – The Big Album
We took a lot of photos in Peru, here is the “Best Of” Album. Look also for the Food albums,…
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Peru – Photos – The Food Album
Photos from our incredible trip to Peru in 2007. This is the Food album.
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Peru – Photos – Flora and Fuana
Photos from our incredible trip to Peru in 2007. This album focuses on plants and animals.
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Davenport 2007 Surf Contest
First of all, a big thanks to Demany Smith for putting the contest on. It was fun.…
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Climbing at Lover’s Leap
Some of you may remember, back a few years ago, when I was consumed with climbing. You might even know…
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Desolation Wilderness – Velma Lakes – Lake Tahoe.
Kim and I are going on a trip to Peru in November, and part of it will be an extended…
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Baja Surf Kayak Trip
Not a lot of story to tell, but after graduation, I was looking for a short vacation. I met up…
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MBA Graduation – UC Davis
Last Saturday was my graduation ceremony for my MBA degree. It was a bit bittersweet. I was proud to be…
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dis-orientation
For the last two years, I’ve been a full time student at UC Davis, working on an MBA degree. I’ve…
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Misc. Spring paddling
It’s been a crazy spring, lots going on with family, school, and starting a company. I’ve barely had time to…
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Santa Cruz Paddlesurf Contest 2007
Santa Cruz is the largest paddle surf contest in the country, and one the bigger events in the world. People…
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North Fork American River – Chamberlain Falls
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Jalama expression session
Expression SessionJalama Beach, CADecember 20 Jalama Beach is about an hour from Santa Barbara. A long winding road through stunning…
