Category: Travel & Adventure
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Cardboard Boat Race
Hazels school has a fun tradition where at the end of 8th grade, students build and race cardboard boats. Only…
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School Soccer
Last week Hazel’s team broke a 4 year losing streak for her school with a win. (Much of the team,…
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Breaking a bad streak
Hazel and her teammates broke a FOUR YEAR losing streak for the girls team at her school. Solid 4-1 win…
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Soggy Saturday of Soccer
Margot and her team played in a challenging tournament this weekend against higher ranked teams than they normally play. They…
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School Soccer
Hazel had her first game with the school soccer team. She played super well, especially considering it’s been 4+ months…
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Cook Islands 2025
After years of dreaming, Kim and I finally returned to Rarotonga, where we indulged in scuba diving and delicious local…
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Snorkeling Rarotonga
A good chunk of the island of Rarotonga is surrounded by a shallow lagoon, protected from waves by the reef.…
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Island Life – Aitutaki
Aitutaki is a tiny island with a huge lagoon. There are a handful of small resorts, but the island is…
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Snorkeling Aitutaki
We booked two full day private boat tours with T’s Tours Aitutaki. It was a bit of a splurge, but…
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Island Life – Rarotonga
Although we spent much of our time on this trip in the water, we also enjoyed some great meals, an…
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Rarotonga Scuba Diving
I had hoped to do a couple days of diving on Rarotonga and on Aitutaki, but for various reasons we…
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On the field with Angel City
Margot was thrilled to get to walk onto the field with the amazing @sarahlgorden for the season opener @weareangelcity game…
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Joshua Tree National Park Compilation
Joshua Tree National Park is a mesmerizing playground for climbers and adventurers alike. My first visit was during my brother’s…
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SF American River Compilation
This dam-controlled stretch offers three exhilarating runs: the exciting Chili Bar, the scenic Coloma to Lotus, and the breathtaking Gorge.…
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State Cup 2024
Another nailbiter tournament. State Cup is a big tournament, played in multiple locations over multiple weekends. They went into their…
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Houston Zoo
It was very wet and rainy, but we had a nice time at the Houston zoo with Dad/Duckie. (My father,…
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Houston Space Center
A nice visit to the Houston space center with my father. I think I was more into than the girls,…
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Heartbreaker Tournament
A bit of a heartbreaker tournament this weekend. Margot’s team played a tournament in Costa Mesa. They played incredibly well.…
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Surf Soccer Fall 2024
Fall season. It was an interesting season. New coach, players quitting, new players joining. But the girls have really improved…
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Pasadena Trail 5k
Hazel and Margot ran a trail run 5k this morning with some of the Sierra Madre Middle school cross country…
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Escape from Vietnam
At a time when there is a lot of anti-immigration rhetoric and bs from the right against government aid, this…
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Little Colorado River Video
Hazel’s big request for our trip this year was to revisit the Little Colorado, and her big wish was that…
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Hance Rapid Upset – Video
GC rapids use a different rating scale than most Rivers, 1-9 instead of the traditional 1-5. Hance is one of…
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Lava Falls
Lava Falls is one of the higher rated rapids on the Grand Canyon, and a clean line is normally celebrated.…
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Paddle Rafting Chili Bar and The Gorge
A very fun couple days hanging out with and paddling the SF American with good friends. It was their first…
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Kayaking C to G
Today Margot faced a fear and got to be brave. We spent some time working through her fear of doing…
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Jr Guides Raft Camp 2024
We had some friends join us this year, which was super fun. Jr Guides Raft Camp is an incredible 3…
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Grand Canyon 2024
In June 2024 I was able to help put together a trip for a 19 day journey down the Grand…
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Salt River
Earlier in May I spent a week paddling the Salt River, in Arizona. Was a fun time, with good company,…
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Diana’s Throne
Diana’s Throne is a fun slot canyon near Zion that requires some technical rope work. We had done it before,…
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626 Golden Streets
I love Open Streets events, where roads are closed to cars, allowing people to come together and explore and enjoy…
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Oklahoma and Texas
Drove from Colorado to Oklahoma City, where we visited Kim’s cousins and Aunt and Uncle, then a very very quick…
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Eclipse Roadtrip
When I heard about the April 8, 2024 Eclipse, I knew we wanted to go. I’d never seen a total…
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Arapahoe Basin
Arapahoe Basin was one of my favorite ski areas growing up. I had a blast revisiting it yesterday. Hazel was…
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Copper Mountain
Fun day meeting up with grad school friends of Kim Luu to ski. I hadn’t skied here in 25+ years
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Skiing Colorado Video
We had a couple of great days skiing Copper Mountain and Arapaho Basin during our Spring break road trip to…
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Whale Sharks
This was a literal bucket list item for me, to swim with whale sharks. I’ve been thinking about it for…
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Baja Christmas 2023
An absolutely amazing trip. In early December I made the long drive to Cabo San Lucas, stopping just for gas,…
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French Polynesia
After a great trip to Moorea a few years ago, we decided to head back and visit some of the…
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Raiatea, Huahine, and Mo’orea : French Polynesia
Exploring two new islands in French Polynesia, and a return to a favorite.
