Tag: MapYes
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Oregon Road Trip
We took a road trip after Christmas, but it turned out to be one of the wettest weeks on the…
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Trivia Night Winners!
Winner winner! We’re in Bend, OR, on a last minute trip. Went to an outdoor gear shop and spotted a…
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Ventura to Santa Barbara Bike Tour
A quick mini bike tour vacation.Sunday we left the house and headed to Melrose ave, to ride the ciclavia event…
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David Byrne of the Talking Heads
Absolutely legendary. I’ve been fortunate to go to a lot of concerts over the years, especially in the 1990-2010 range.…
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Alhambra Pumpkin Run 5K
Another 5k. 1300+ entries. Margot was 3rd in her age group, 10th female overall, and 56th overall! Hazel was 14th…
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Mt Sac Cross Country
Margot ran her second ever cross country meet today, at Mt. Sac. She finished 32 out of 106 in her…
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Pasadena Trail Run Cross Country 5K
Hazel and Margot ran a local trail 5k this morning. Both did great. There were about 60 people entered, and…
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Margot’s first official Cross Country Race
Margot had her first official race with the middle school cross country team today. There were about seventy girls from…
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Pulp and LCD Soundsystem Concert
Pulp and LCD Soundsystem Hazel loves Pulp. She was a little surprised to find out they are in their 60’s…
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Taiwan
We spent two weeks in Taiwan, and had a great time, was super fun to watch the girls navigate a…
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Wirepass Gulch
Even after 16 days in the Grand Canyon, Margot asked if there were any cool hikes we could do on…
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Rafting Near Kyoto
I’ve been enjoying our Asia trip, but it’s definitely been a fair bit city focused. I was seriously feeling the…
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Osaka Aquarium
Slightly mixed feelings about big animals like whale sharks in captivity, but thousands of people see them here that would…
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Sun Moon Lake
We rented some bikes for a hot but very enjoyable ride on the bike path around Sun Moon lake. Had…
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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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Katy’s Wedding
Congratulations to my sister Katy on her marriage. and thank you for inviting me to officiate. Was a really nice…
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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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EMEI Concert
Hazel loves listening to music. She’s been listening a lot to an up and coming artist named Emei. Emei is…
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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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Knott’s Scary Farm
Today was a really nice day, just me and Margot. Apologies to her teacher for being wiped out tomorrow.
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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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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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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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Catalina Weekend
Super nice weekend at Catalina Island. Feel lucky to live where we do. Be sure to check out the videos…
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PADI Open Water Certification for Hazel
Congratulations to Hazel. She finished her PADI Open Water SCUBA course today and is now a certified diver. Millions of…
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Catalina Zipline
We all went to Catalina so that Hazel could get her scuba certification. Margot and Kim went to the Zipline,…
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Rose Bowl Parade
I had told Margot we could camp out to see the parade. My friend Joseph had an alternative that would…
