Tag: needreview
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Snorkeling in Cabo Pulmo
My favorite part of Cabo was spending time in the ocean. We did two days of snorkeling on our short…
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Kayaking Newport beach with the girls and Katy
Had a great time today with my sister Katy, visiting from Texas. We went kayaking, checked out the sea lions.…
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Maiden Voyage
We had our first sail on our impulse buy at a garage sale sail boat today. It was also Hazel’s…
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Mill Creek (Northern California)
A few weeks ago, Geno had the idea to run Mill Creek, near Fresno. When I was trying to find…
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L’etape de California
Last weekend I did the L’etape de California. From the website: “L’Étape du California provides serious recreational cyclists the opportunity…
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Lower North Fork Kaweah
The North Fork of the Kaweah is an absolute gem of California paddling. This was my first trip down, and…
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Mill Creek (Tributary to the Kings River)
Mill Creek is an infrequently run creek that feeds into the King’s River. We didn’t have much information about the…
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Salt Lake City
My father, Malcolm, and step-mom Deborah invited Kim and I out to Utah for a long weekend. Unfortunately, Deborah wasn’t…
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Joshua Tree Beginner trip
Kim and I planned and led a beginner friendly climbing trip to Joshua Tree in Feb. We drove out through…
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Seattle and Vancouver
I had a work trip to the Seattle area, and tacked on one day of paddling with my friends Arn…
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Kayaking with Kim’s Family
Kim’s Uncle Hoa was in town in January, and we decided to take him kayaking. Kim’s mom joined us, along…
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Southern California Beach Town bike tour – San Juan Capistrano to San Deigo and beyond
Kim and I had a great weekend. We did a bike tour, on the tandem, from San Juan Capistrano to…
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Islas Coronado Scuba Diving, Mexico
Ok, calling it Mexico makes it sound more exotic than it is, but I had a fun weekend diving. Headed…
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Death Valley Century 108 mile tandem bicycle ride
Kim and I have been enjoying our tandem a lot lately, and decided to try a century (100 miles) ride.…
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Catalina Island Scuba Diving
I (Geoff) did a one day dive trip out to Catalina yesterday. Warm water (for CA), decent visibility, and saw…
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Volkslauf 10K Mud Run and Obstacle Course
Kim and I ran the 10K Volkslauf mud run today. It was super fun. I had done it many years…
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Santa Cruz Island – Labor Day 2010
Kim and I, with our friends Ray and Jeff, went out to Santa Cruz this weekend. On Saturday, we paddled…
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Zion National Park – Hiking the Narrows and Canyoneering
Kim and I vactioned in Zion National Park, where we hiked the amazing Narrows hike, learned about canyonering, explored some…
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Monterrey Bay Anniversary Weekend – Kayaking, food, and the Aquarium
Kim and I celebrated our anniversary this weekend (April 9) with a weekend trip to Monterrey Bay, CA. We went…
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Playing in the Snow
Just a few photos from some winter trips we took. Lake Tahoe with Paula and Erol Mammoth with Helen…
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Ecuador
Some of this has been copy/pasted from emails I sent, so if tenses shift midway, please excuse. I decided to…
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Joshua Tree Climbing and Camping
A few months back, my friend from b-school (Alex M.) emailed me and let me know that he had a…
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San Diego Wild Animal Park and Zoo
I (Geoff) love taking pictures, and really enjoy taking pictures of animals. Kim surprised me this year for my birthday…
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Weekends around Southern California
We’re lucky to live in an incredible part of the country. Within a few hours drive of house, we got…
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Pismo Beach Surf Kayak Contest
Thanks to Dave for setting up the Pismo Beach Surf Kayak contest. Due to permit issues, low turnout, and predictions…
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Tahquitz Climbing
Some of you that have known me for awhile may remember that before I got obsessed with kayaking, I used…
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Middle Fork Of the American River
Friday night we had Kim’s mom, aunt and Grandma over for dinner, which meant another insanely late night drive…leaving our…
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East Fork of the Carson
The East Fork of the Carson flows with the melting snow, and heads east down the Sierra Mtns, into Nevada. …
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Brush Creek – Spring 2009
Brush Creek, a tributary of the Kern River in CA, is one of the most incredible stretches of whitewater around.…
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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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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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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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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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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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Brush Creek
I met Eric in the Store where I work, and we got to talking about Kayak surfing. He was new…
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Saddleback Mountain Trail Marathon
I faced this tough course alongside Kim, a first-time marathoner who had only run five miles before. With nerves and…
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50 Star Day At Joshua Tree
I’ve never thought of myself as a number chaser, but in March, my friend Tom and I decided to set…
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Catalina Island Marathon
Just over a year ago, I decided to run a marathon on Catalina Island, despite my minimal training and growing…
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Ice Climbing- June Lake
This weekend was absolutely fantastic! I drove almost 300 miles to June Lake, with excitement for my very first ice…
