tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66403668068874698202024-03-05T13:17:20.314-07:00SomehowlostMore Ramblings from a Mad AmblerSomehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-80065778364132080022013-11-15T13:25:00.000-07:002013-11-15T13:25:02.191-07:00Pic of the Day - October RoundupSanta Clara, CA - I'm not sure if time is moving faster or if I'm moving slower, but I find my online life impossible to keep up with. I guess it comes down to the fact that I'm not willing to sacrifice real life for computer time. So, if I'm doing more than I can record, I'm assuming that is a good thing.<br />
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Anyway... here we are looking back at October already. This year October included another amazing blast of Indian Summer. We were busy hiking and biking as the weather got cooler and crisper. We did some camping in Little Basin and Suwei did her long, long run (20 + miles) in from Big Basin to Pescadero. We joined Stacy and crew up in Mammoth Lakes for our second annual leaf peeping and hot springing Eastern Sierra trip. We went pumpkin hunting, color throwing, and circus going. At the end of the month we packed up our bags and headed to New York City, which we will cover next month. Stay Tuned. <br />
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Here are the photos from October (click the link below for full size pics and comments).<br />
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-23416613497156189612013-11-10T19:15:00.000-07:002013-11-10T19:15:53.977-07:00Pic of the Day - September Roundup<b>Santa Clara, CA</b> - This year September started off with a bit of bad news. September 1st was supposed to be the first day of our trip back from Colorado to California. However, the day before, I noticed the check engine light was on in the Volkswagen. Figuring I should probably get that checked out before driving 1200 plus miles, I took the car into Big O. Torque Converter Error... which we learned means there may be something very wrong with our transmission.<br />
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It took some work to find a shop that would take the car on the Saturday before Labor Day, but the VW dealer in Thorton did and gave us a loaner for the weekend. By Sunday we knew we were going to be stuck in Colorado at least another week (which wasn't such bad news). However, we ended up having to replace the transmission (which was plenty bad news). <br />
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The good news was that while we were waiting for the car to be fixed, we got to go back up to Keystone, got to hike up to Lower Mohawk Lake in Breckenridge, got to ride the Georgetown Loop on a historic train, and got to go to the Denver Zoo. I even got to climb Greys and Torreys Peaks with Arturo and crew.<br />
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We finally hit the road 10 days later than expected in a torrential rain storm. We were surprised to learn later that we had left the night before some of the worse flooding in Colorado's history.<br />
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On the way way home we stopped at Rifle Falls State Park, Dinosaur National Monument, Timpanogos Falls, Timpanogos Cave National Monument, The Bonneville Salt Flats, The California Trail Interpretive Center, and The Thunder Mountain Monument.<br />
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The rest of the month we settled back into routine broken up by Jake and Jovie's Wedding, a trip to Merced and a variety of training runs.<br />
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-23425285923422992002013-09-28T20:37:00.000-06:002013-09-28T20:37:19.485-06:00Pic of the Day - August Roundup.<b>Santa Clara, CA -</b> August was a very fun month this year. We started off with a trip down to Southern California for Scott & Jaeny's wedding. After the wedding, we spent some time visiting a few of my very favorite spots from my college days. The rest of the time down there was spent running, literally, as Suwei was well into her training schedule for a marathon she's doing in November. In mid August we hit the road for Colorado again to visit friends and family. The trip included a stop at Spencer Hot Springs, a hike up to Hanging Lake near Glenwood Springs, and a bit of time up hanging out at our place up in Keystone. We even managed to squeeze in a little side trip out to Moab to visit Jennifer and Brian and celebrate the grand re-opening of Brian's climbing shop. <br />
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Here is the slideshow:<br />
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-38229447728066102992013-08-31T13:12:00.001-06:002013-08-31T13:24:02.474-06:00Photo of the Day - July Roundup<b>Broomfield, CO -</b> Yes, I know, July was quite a while ago. We've been busy (stay tuned for the August Roundup). Anyway, July proved to be quite challenging for the photo of the day project. With my muse, Keira, in school three days a week and me either working on the repair of the shoulder or the resurrection of the job search, photography inspiration was at an all time low. Luckily, there was John's Desolation Backpacking Trip / Peace Corps Mini Reunion and a family trip to Yosemite National Park to distract me from the monotony.<br />
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July also brought about the death of my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, with which most of these photos were taken to date. It took a swim with me in Tenaya Lake when two feet of water suddenly turned into four. I have since replaced it with a new S4 and hope there might be some improvement in the photos.<br />
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Here are the photos from July:<br />
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<br />Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-7468656133356720822013-08-07T16:36:00.000-06:002013-08-07T16:37:27.414-06:00Keira Photos 2012 Roundup - Part 4 - Our Summer Road Trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Santa Clara, CA -</b> Last summer at the end of July Keira, Suwei and I took off for a summer road trip to Colorado. Although Suwei had to eventually return for work, Keira and I stayed out in Colorado for a few more weeks to do a little work on the ski condo and visit with Suwei's parents. At the end of August, with the grandparents in tow, we took a very northerly roundabout route to Portland, Oregon to meet up with Suwei again. From there, we all did a mini tour of North Western Washington and Seattle with a little backpacking in Olympic National Park. During that time I took tons and tons of photos. And as usual I just haven't been able to find the time to organize and process them.<br />
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Back in December however, I did manage to dig out of the pile, a whole bunch of photos for our yearly Keira photobook. So, without further ado, here is part 4 of our 2012 Keira Photo Roundup, which can serve to be a mini version of the summer road trip post I would have like to have done.<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b>California to Colorado</b></span></div>
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Suwei and I have made quite a habit of driving out to Colorado (we are actually leaving again in two weeks). For this trip (Summer 2012), we headed out via Yosemite National Park and camped out first night near Crowley Hot Springs close to Mammoth Lakes, CA. Day two we continued along HWY 120 through Benton Hot Springs all the way to HWY 6. We then followed Hwy 6 across Nevada and camped at one of the best kept campgrounds we'd ever seen, in Cathedral Gorge State Park near Panaca, NV. Day 3 we continued along Hwy 6, which joined up with Hwy 50, which joined up with Hwy 70. We camped that night in the Green River State Recreation Area in Green River, Utah. Day 4 we finished our trip with one last push to Broomfield, CO.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">One of our favorite spots on Tenya Lake, Yosemite National Park, CA.</span></i></td></tr>
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<b><span style="color: #e69138;">A Month in Colorado</span></b><br />
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Our time in Colorado was spent visiting Suwei's parents, seeing old friends, working on improvements to our place in Keystone, and doing a little mountain biking.
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b>Exploring the Northwest</b></span><br />
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On August 16, 2012 I loaded up the truck (Really loaded up the truck! Two roof top boxes and we were still stuffed to the gills) and headed north towards Wyoming with my daughter and my wife's parents in tow for a two week tour in the Northwest. The four of us visited quite a few parks in South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Alberta, Idaho, and Washington before finally ending up in Portland, Oregon where we took on yet another passenger and more stuff. With Suwei back on board we all headed north to Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and up the Washington coast. We finished up the trip with a three day backpacking trip in Olympic National Park (yet another post I plan on getting to eventually) and a day in Seattle.<br />
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If you missed the first three parts of the Keira 2012 Roundup, please feel free to check out these links:<br />
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Part 1 - <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/02/keira-photos-2012-roundup-part-1.html">http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/02/keira-photos-2012-roundup-part-1.html</a><br />
Part 2 - <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/04/keira-photos-2012-roundup-part-2.html">http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/04/keira-photos-2012-roundup-part-2.html</a><br />
Part 3 - <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/04/keira-photos-2012-roundup-part-3.html">http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/04/keira-photos-2012-roundup-part-3.html</a><br />
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And here is the link to the slideshow for this post. There are lots more photos in there (90 to be exact):<br />
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<tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103114778982084285142/Keira2012RoundupPart4?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite" style="color: #4d4d4d; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Keira 2012 Roundup - Part 4</a></td></tr>
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-24585638776734790812013-07-06T13:03:00.000-06:002013-07-06T13:03:51.685-06:00Pic of the Day - June Roundup<b>Santa Clara, CA</b> - Big changes for all of us in June. The <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/07/russian-river-canoe-trip-2013.html" target="_blank">Russian River Canoe Trip</a> came and went, Keira started pre-school and I tore the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latissimus_dorsi_muscle" target="_blank">latissimus dorsi</a> in my right shoulder just for kicks. We did a little bicycling in Tahoe, met Jen's baby, Makaela, for the first time, and Suwei and I started running more (Suwei is back to marathon training and I don't have much else I can do workout wise until my arm heals up at bit). Add on a massive heat wave a the end of the month and you pretty much have June wrapped up in a nutshell. <br />
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Stay tuned for next month where I get my self organized and possibly start looking for work... right after a little more backpacking.
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Here are my pics of the day for June:<br />
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<b>Santa Clara, CA</b> - If this latest heat wave isn't a big enough sign that summer has already started, rest assured it is here and well underway, due to the fact that the Russian River Canoe Trip has come and gone for 2013. June 7th to 9th we all headed up to Healdsburg, CA again for the umpteenth time to soak up a bunch of sun, river and beer. As usual, I had a blast. I hope all who joined us had a great time as well.<br />
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Here are the numbers: 68 people and 3 dogs joined us on the river this year. We packed into 32 canoes and one kayak. 74 people came to the BBQ on Saturday night. 3 sets of grandparents came along to help wrangle the wee ones. 2.5 kegs drained. 1 somewhat serious injury as I tore a muscle in my shoulder after jumping for the 1 rope swing we found this year. 0 divorces directly linked to this trip so far, as it has become common knowledge over the years that couples should not canoe together especially if the half of the couple that thinks they are the better driver, isn't. 0 number of new sunglasses Paul has purchased for however many years he's been coming on this trip, due in part to the copious amount of duct tape attached to his current pair. 1/2, how far down the river the keg made it before we emptied it (blame the heat and the pace of the keg boat captains). 10 or 11ish number of friends Damon brought along this year. Go Damon! All good additions! 5:15 pm, time our last boat drifted in, this being one of our latest years yet (blame the slow, slow flow and the pace of the keg boat captains).<br />
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Thanks to everyone who helped out with the cooking and organizing. Thanks to Suwei for paddling your gimp husband down the river, and for not giving him too hard a time for his stupidity, and for helping out with this whole endeavor year after year. You Rock. Thanks to Tasos, Joe, & Eng-Shien for contributing photos to the slideshow. Thanks to Dave and Damon, our keg boat captains, for taking great care of our most precious cargo (especially with temps like we had this year). Thanks to all those who provided pain medication. I'm not so sure I would have been as pleasant without them. Thanks to everyone who came this year. Hope to see you back again! <br />
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If you are interested in joining us next year, here are some links you should check out:<br />
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Here is the link to our brand new Google group: <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/RussianRiverCanoeTrip?hl=en">http://groups.google.com/group/RussianRiverCanoeTrip?hl=en</a><br />
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Here are some links to photos from past years:<br />
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2012 - <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2012/06/russian-river-canoe-trip-2012.html">http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2012/06/russian-river-canoe-trip-2012.html</a><br />
2011 - <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2011/08/russian-river-canoe-trip-2011.html">http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2011/08/russian-river-canoe-trip-2011.html</a><br />
2010 - <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2010/11/russian-river-canoe-trip-healdsburg-ca.html">http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2010/11/russian-river-canoe-trip-healdsburg-ca.html</a><br />
2009 - <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2009/06/russian-river-canoe-trip-healdsburg-ca.html">http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2009/06/russian-river-canoe-trip-healdsburg-ca.html</a><br />
2008 - <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2008/07/russian-river-canoe-trip-healdsburg-ca.html">http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2008/07/russian-river-canoe-trip-healdsburg-ca.html</a><br />
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And a big miss mash of years on Facebook going back to 2001 - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109770982368574#%21/album.php?aid=83062&id=649406713">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109770982368574#!/album.php?aid=83062&id=649406713</a><br />
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If anyone has any old pictures from past years that they would like to send I'll thankfully accept them. If you know the year they were taken, even better!<br />
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If anyone is reading this and would like to plan their own trip, I highly suggest calling Lollie at <a href="http://www.riversedgekayakandcanoe.com/">River's Edge Kayak and Canoe</a> in Healdsburg. They have been very good to us! <br />
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Camping info can be found at <a href="http://www.alexandervalleycampgrounds.com/">http://www.alexandervalleycampgrounds.com/</a><br />
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<b>Santa Clara, CA -</b> The ski season started off pretty damn good this year. We got storm after storm in Tahoe right up to about New Years. Then it just stopped. There was hardly a dusting in January. So, our group of skiing and boarding friends started thinking about this year's non-Tahoe ski trip. I think it was Marc who mentioned <a href="http://www.silvertonmountain.com/page/home" target="_blank">Silverton Mountain</a> and the rest of the group quickly fell in line. Tickets were booked, lodging rented, and my family's winter road trip to Colorado expanded. <br />
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<a href="http://www.silvertonmountain.com/page/home" target="_blank">Silverton Mountain</a> is a very unique ski resort (using resort in the very loosest of terms) located in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado. There is only one ski lift there, the lodge is a tent and the equipment rentals are done in a school bus. That said, it is an incredibly beautiful mountain with some seriously amazing terrain. Most of the terrain must be accessed by hiking anywhere from 10 minutes to 1 hour or more, depending on you and your guide. From January 17th to March 30th everyone is required to have a guide. Before and after that, it's highly recommended. The number of skiers are limited and the mountain is managed so that there will still be fresh tracks available days after a storm. Guided groups are kept to 8 people or less. Basically the owners are trying to provide as much of a back country experience as they can and still safely run a resort. The whole thing sounded pretty damn cool, we were in!<br />
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Before I share my opinions about this resort, I must mention that we were there in the spring and the days we skiied were far from ideal. We arrived March 13th and stayed for 3 days. It was quite warm and snowed only once on the afternoon of our 3rd day. Our group had mixed opinions. <br />
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We picked March because that is when we had time available, and in my experience, tends to be a pretty good time to visit Colorado resorts. However, my experience, prior to this trip, was mostly in Summit and Eagle Counties. From what we heard, at Silverton, the snow tends to be better in January and February. The last time it had snowed, by the time we arrived, was Saturday the 9th of March. However, the resort is closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, so when we arrived on Thursday there was still plenty of un-skied mountain available (actually there was still a fair amount available 3 days later when we left).<br />
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Our group was made up of five guys of somewhat similar fitness (Arturo puts most of us to shame) and skiing/boarding ability. I drove out to Colorado with my wife and daughter about 2 weeks earlier to visit friends and family. Arturo and Marc joined us in Denver a week later to do some skiing at Keystone, Vail and Beaver Creek. Bill and Regis flew into Durango one day ahead of time (not recommended as the elevation at the top of the ski lift is at 12,300 ft.) Bill, Regis and Marc were taking Diamox. None of us are back country skiers and this kind of skiing was a first for many of us. <br />
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><i>Sites along the way to Silverton from Denver (left to right): View from the Road, Monarch Pass, Blue Mesa Reservoir, & The Ice Climbing Park in Ouray.</i></span></div>
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The morning we arrived it was quite cold and I was slightly under-dressed as I knew it was going to warm up. Our first hike took about 45 minutes and I was plenty warm by the time we reached the drop in point. I found the hike to be relatively easy at the pace we were going, which surprised me. What also surprised me was how hard I was breathing after the first few turns of my first run. This tended be the theme of the weekend for me. Hiking was ok, but I was working way too hard for my turns (due to a loose base and heavy, wet snow). But for all my huffing and puffing, I was really enjoying the fresh tracks, beautiful views, and interesting lines. <br />
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><i>First Morning in Silverton: Silverton Mountain Correctional Facility Bus & Checking Oxygen Levels.</i></span></div>
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It's here that I should mention that we really lucked out with our guide. Well, not so lucky for some and lucky for others. A few folks from our group had booked a number helicopter drops (at $150 a piece). However, due to conditions, number of bookings, or whatever, the owner of the helicopter had decided to pack up and leave for Alaska a bit early. Marc, who had been to Silverton before and considered the helicopter part of the experience a definite highlight, was not happy, and let the folks running the show know about his displeasure. The owners of the resort were very gracious and not only refunded the money, but also agreed to provide us with a private guide (which normally would have cost a group our size about $1400). This was great for me, who could not afford the heli-drops and had no intention of booking any. Not only did I not have to listen to the helicopters flying and being jealous of my friends, but I got free beer and didn't have to pack a lunch. Win win. Also, having the private guide was great. No worries about slowing folks down or being stuck with intermediate skiers. However, I'm sure wouldn't want to pay for that privilege.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Silverton Colorado - Photos from Day 1</span></i><br />
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The first two days we were there it was cold in the morning and way, way too warm in the afternoon. This meant the snow was less than ideal. Out guide however, did a great job of getting us to the right place at the right time to find the best snow possible, and I have to admit I was quite surprised by how good it could be. Day 3, the skies clouded over and things didn't warm up as much. We expected the worse. However with a bit more hiking we still found some lovely stashes. Crusty at the top, then wonderful, then heavy, then down right slushy. I was working hard all three days, but thoroughly enjoyed every run (of course some were better than others). Again, the views, the terrain, and the uniqueness of the experience more than made up for the lack of freshies for me.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Photos from Day Two</span></i></div>
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Others in our group were not as enthused. Marc was definitely the most vocal about his displeasure. Marc had actually been to Silverton before and had had a fairly epic trip with great snow (Here is a link to his post about that trip: <a href="http://marc.merlins.org/perso/snow/post_2009-03-26_Skiing-Endless-Powder-in-Silverton_-Colorado.html" target="_blank">Silverton Mountain 2008</a>). This trip already had two strikes against it before he even got on the mountain. First off they canceled the helicopter drops and secondly there was no snow in the forecast. On the bright side he said he felt more fit and less affected by the altitude this time around.<br />
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Regis, on the other hand, is not one known to complain much. He however, was having a pretty rough time with the altitude. He had flown in to Durango directly from the San Francisco bay area the day before and was having a hard time finding the energy to either hike or turn. Bill had done the same, but was much less affected. After a day and a half of feeling as if he was working on less than a full lung, Regis decided to forfeit his 3rd day and ski somewhere lower. I don't think he considered his weekend totally blown, but I do think he wishes he could have taken more advantage of such a lovely mountain.<br />
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I hope I'm not off base here by sharing the opinions of others. They are more than welcome to correct me in the comments. I'd love to here Bill and Arturo's thoughts as well. Also, you can also check out Marc's report of the trip (<a href="http://marc.merlins.org/perso/snow/post_2013-03-14_3-More-Days-in-Silverton.html">http://marc.merlins.org/perso/snow/post_2013-03-14_3-More-Days-in-Silverton.html</a>) from his blog.<br />
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><i>Photos from Day 3</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Last Run on our Last Day.</span></i></div>
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So would I recommend Silverton? I guess I'd have to say... it depends. It would have a lot to do with who was asking the question.<br />
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Speaking of questions, if anyone has one, feel free to leave a comment below.<br />
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Here is link to a slideshow with more photos:<br />
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</table>Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-61723916750338036202013-06-12T15:40:00.000-06:002013-06-12T15:40:08.114-06:00Pic of the Day - May Roundup<b>Santa Clara, CA -</b> Our daughter, Keira, just started going to pre-school 3 days a week and I managed to tweak my right shoulder in a rope-swinging accident, So I'm thinking I might have a bit more free time available in the next few weeks. That said, I should be using that time to work out more and to look for work, but doing a little catch up on the blog does sound appealing. We will see. I'm still waiting to see how bad the shoulder is. <br />
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In any case, I managed to find a little time today to do another pic of the day post. As far as blog posts go, these are about as easy as they come being relatively small in the time commitment category. So, without wasting anymore of mine or yours. Here are the Pics of the Day from May 2013:<br />
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-50917641138213088562013-05-22T19:26:00.001-06:002013-05-22T19:26:29.635-06:00Pic of the Day - April Roundup.<b>Santa Clara, CA -</b> If March was one of my easiest months in finding pics of the day, well then, April was probably one of the hardest. In April, Keira and I returned home and settled back into our everyday routine. To say I was a little less than inspired would be a gross understatement. As far as photos go, I was pretty bored with my surroundings. Running the same 4 miles, going to Costco again, Library, visit Grandma, repeat. For sure, it took a bit of extra effort to find something interesting to point my phone at each day. I hope I didn't bore folks too much. I'm just glad I had Keira around!<br />
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Also, in April I hit my one year mark. I took my 365th photo on April 9th. Thanks to everyone who encouraged me to keep going with this little project. I was seriously thinking of stopping for a bit, but now that I'm firmly into May, I'm having fun again. Anyway... here are the photos from April. Enjoy.<br />
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Here is a link to the slide show with comments and locations:<br />
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-73040091672391491312013-04-25T14:13:00.000-06:002013-04-25T14:13:35.377-06:00Keira Photos - 2012 Roundup - Part 3<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b>Santa Clara, CA</b> - I'm just posting a bunch more photo of Keira from 2012. This post being Part 3 of a series. If you missed Parts 1 & 2, here are the links:<br />
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Part 1 - <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/02/keira-photos-2012-roundup-part-1.html">http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/02/keira-photos-2012-roundup-part-1.html</a><br />
Part 2 - <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/04/keira-photos-2012-roundup-part-2.html">http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/04/keira-photos-2012-roundup-part-2.html</a><br />
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All the photos in this post I believe were taken at the end of June and into July of 2012. About half the photos were taken around home and the other half are from a backpacking trip we took to Penner Lake in the Tahoe National Forest. For larger photos and comments, check out the link to the slideshow at the bottom of the post.<br />
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-size: x-small;"><i>Mitchell Park, Palo Alto, July 3rd 2012.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-size: x-small;"><i>Split Personality, July 20th</i></span><br /></div>
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<b>Santa Clara, CA</b> - Last year I took a ton of photos. However, very few of them ever made it to this blog. If I've learned anything in the last year, it's that taking care of a toddler does take up a fair amount of time. I seem to have plenty of time to take pictures, but very little time left over to process and post them. In anycase, Suwei and I have made a an effort to, at least, preserve the photos we've taken of Keira. Part of that effort has involved creating an annual photo book, which we have given to her grandparents as gifts (not to mention the one we keep for ourselves). <br />
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We finally finished the book for 2012 and now I have a bunch of processed photos of Keira that I can share on the blog! I just need to find the time to actually post them. Well, I have some time today. So, here is Part 2 of the 2012 Keira Photo Roundup. These photos were all taken between April and June 2012.<br />
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If you missed Part 1, check out this link: <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/02/keira-photos-2012-roundup-part-1.html">http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2013/02/keira-photos-2012-roundup-part-1.html</a><br />
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-41384139099792706052013-04-19T18:40:00.002-06:002013-04-19T18:40:56.976-06:00Pic of the Day - March Roundup<b>Santa Clara, CA</b> - March was one of those really easy months when it comes to Pics of the Day. Keira and I were either hanging out in Colorado or on the road for most of the month. The only difficulty I ran into were a few really nice ski days where it was hard to remember to pull out my camera. Good thing I was up to the challenge.<br />
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Anyway, here are the pics of the day from March:<br />
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Photo locations, descriptions, and comments can be found in the slideshow linked below.<br />
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-10189152041626397172013-04-10T18:29:00.001-06:002013-04-10T18:29:12.792-06:00Pic of the Day - February Roundup<b>Santa Clara, CA</b> - As usual I have to apologize for being so far behind on posts. Now that the blog has pretty much been reduced to 'Pic of the Day' roundups or Keira roundups, I should be able to keep up. But alas, I can't. I keep telling myself it's because I'm spending more time living and less time typing into a computer, but I'm not so convinced even that is true. Not sure where the time goes, but I have a feeling it has something to with raising a 2 year old. <br />
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Anyway, here are my pics of the day from February:<br />
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As usual if you'd like to see descriptions and locations for these photos, not to mention larger versions, please check out the slideshow below.
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<b>Santa Clara, CA - </b>Back in November Suwei and I started putting together our annual photo book for the Grandparents (and Great Grandparent, GG). The first step involved going through each and every photo album and finding all the Keira photos I took during the year but never had a chance to publish or even process. The second step involved finding the time to work on them. We had hoped to get the book ready for Christmas, but alas I was way too behind on photos. Turns out we just finished the book last week and will be delivering them next week. <br />
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Well, now that I done with all that book stuff, I have a bunch of photos ready for the blog. There are a ton of them so I'm splitting them up into easy to swallow slide shows of around 50 photos. Here is Part 1, with photos from January to April, 2012. Click on the slideshow below for the whole batch.<br />
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<i style="color: #b4a7d6;"> Some from around the House</i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">And Finally... A few from our trip to Julia Pheiffer Burns and Andrew Molera State Parks in April, 2012 </span></i></div>
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-89208617656466684682013-02-09T13:39:00.001-07:002013-02-09T13:39:28.583-07:00Pic of the Day - January Roundup<b>Santa Clara, CA -</b> My pic of the day feed continues... Over 300 days so far! Things seem to be getting easier. Although some days can be pretty rough. This month we had about a week where we were all feeling pretty blue, it was raining, and the snow in the Sierra kind of sucked. In that situation I find it easiest to point the camera at Keira and just wait for her to do something cute. Anyway, here are the photos from January. Click on the slideshow below for full sized views and comments.
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Here is the link to the slideshow:<br />
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-83615696349666953552012-11-28T14:00:00.002-07:002012-11-28T14:00:54.972-07:00Backpacking to Upper Velma in Desolation Wilderness<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b>Santa Clara, CA - </b>John's annual Desolation Wilderness trip has become quite the tradition. I'm not sure how many years he's been hiking up there, but I was happy to be invited back for a second time. Not only is Desolation a great destination, but the trip has also become an annual Peace Corps Malawi mini reunion of sorts that I would hate to miss. Of course John, Phil and Eric were there, myself, and this year we were also joined by newbies Rand and John (A friend of Phil's and the only non Peace Corpser in the group).<br />
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The Saturday start required that we make another change to the plan as the Bayview campsite was fully booked by the time we got up there. Luckily John was able to call in a favor and borrow a cabin near Fallen Leaf Lake for our first night.<br />
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The next day we started out very much like we did the<a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2011/08/backpacking-to-upper-velma-lake-in.html" target="_blank"> year before</a>. You may see some similarities between the two posts. I basically just used the same trail description.<br />
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<b>The Hike In - Bayview to Upper Velma:</b></div>
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<b>Trail head:</b> Bayview Campground<br />
<b>Destination:</b> Upper Velma Lake<br />
<b>Distance:</b> 4.2 miles<br />
<b>Starting Elevation:</b> 6800 ft.<br />
<b>Highest Point: </b>Maggie's Saddle at ~8400 ft.<br />
<b>Ending Elevation:</b> 8000 ft.<br />
<b>Heaviest Item in Pack: </b>Either the sacks of oranges or the bottles of whiskey <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><i>The View of Emerald Bay from the Bayview Trail</i></span></td></tr>
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<b>Trail Description:</b> The two main trail heads for Upper Velma are Eagle Lakes or Bayview. We chose Bayview because it saves you a few hundred feet of climbing, and because the view from Maggie's Saddle is spectacular. From the Bayview trail head you start climbing right away through a series of switchbacks ravaged by the dreaded pine beetle (looking on the bright side, less trees mean more glimpses of Lake Tahoe). About 1 mile of this and 880 feet of elevation gain brings you to Granite Lake. After the lake the trail gets a bit steeper for another 700 feet of elevation gain, but you are soon rewarded with a great view of Eagle Lake and beyond from Maggie's Saddle.<br />
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From there the trail flattens out offering views of Mt. Tallac, Azure Lake and Snow Lake. At 2.7 miles from the trail head you reach another saddle and the intersection with the Eagle Lakes Trail. It's another 0.6 miles to the next trail intersection. Left takes you to Dick's peak & right leads to Upper Velma. From there the trail drops about 300 feet and before you know it, you are at the Upper Velma.<br />
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<b>Our Plan: </b>This year we followed the east side of the lake south to what we call, "the biscut" a small stream connecting Upper Upper Velma to Lower Upper Velma (look at a map and it will all make sense). We set up camp in exactly the same spot as last year atop a rocky outcrop between the two Upper Velmas. Our plan was to stay there for 3 nights and explore the area sans backpacks.</div>
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Last year I had a hankering to climb Dick's Peak. At 9974 ft. Dick's Peak is the 3rd highest in the Desolation Wilderness and is easily the most interesting Peak that can be seen from Upper Velma. Last year, by the time we made it to Dick's Lake it became quite obvious that we were not going to make the peak due to the copious amounts of snow. This year however things were downright crispy in the Sierras and there was hardly a lick of snow to be found. No excuses! </div>
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We started off the same way, up the cascade at the southwest side of Upper Velma to Fontenillis Lake. Catch the Pacific Crest Trail past Dick's Lake and all the way up to Dick's Pass (9390 ft). From there you follow the ridge to an interesting scramble up to the peak. It was interesting enough that half our group decided to turn around and meet us back at camp.</div>
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From Dick's Peak we decided to continue to follow the ridge north and return to Fontenillis via the few remaining snow patches. At Fontenillis Lake we rejoined with the other half of our group and did a little rock diving at a base camp from years back.<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b>Day Hike #2 - Lower Velma and Rand's Knob</b></span></div>
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On Monday we headed downstream to Lower Velma Lake (El. 7700 ft.). There again, Phil pulls out his sneaky raft answering the question, "Who bring's a raft backpacking?". We found our highest cliff dives yet on the southwest side of the lake and proceeded to put it to good use. <br />
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Our next thought (this being quite a bit less than a plan) was to find the lake's outlet. To get there, most of us did a fair bit of bushwhacking on the south side of the lake, while John slowly drifted there by boat. Once we made it to the outlet we quickly devised an alternative plan as a horde of mosquitoes descended upon us. Seeing an interesting granite knob in the distance we decided to see if we could make it to the top. Somewhere along the way there it was dubbed Rand's Knob and the name stuck. <br />
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The views from Rand's Knob turned out to be better than expected. It overlooks Eagle lake, Lake Tahoe and has great views of Maggie's Peak. <br />
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From there we decided to follow a wide valley west of the knob back to Lower Velma. Realizing how large Lower Velma actually is, Phil ditched the group and set out for the west side by raft. The rest of us struggled with hills of manzanita bushes and large boulder fields to work our way back to our starting point. Not easy walking but still very enjoyable.<br />
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The next day we hiked out the way we came in via the Bayview Trail. There is an option of heading out via Eagle Lake and Eagle Falls (which we did last year). It drops a bit more in elevation and is quite scenic, but then you have to either hike back up the road or hitch to your car. Either way is well worth it. <br />
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Once back to civilization all thoughts turned to beaches, beers, and burgers and a night at Zypher Cove where we were joined by another face from out Malawi days, Peter. He was an expat living in the north who took to hanging out with the Peace Corps folks up there. <br />
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Here is the post from our 2011 Desolation Trip: <a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2011/08/backpacking-to-upper-velma-lake-in.html">http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2011/08/backpacking-to-upper-velma-lake-in.html</a><br />
Information of Permits and Whatnot: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/7w5na9x" target="_blank"> http://tinyurl.com/7w5na9x </a><br />
Sam's Place: <a href="http://www.samsplacetahoe.com/">http://www.samsplacetahoe.com/</a><br />
Zypher Cove:<a href="http://www.zephyrcove.com/accommodations/zephyr-cove-cabins.aspx" target="_blank"> http://www.zephyrcove.com/accommodations/zephyr-cove-cabins.aspx</a><br />
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And here is the link to the slideshow. There are lots more photos in there, 142 to be exact:<br />
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-17471984858002273292012-11-18T13:52:00.001-07:002012-11-18T13:52:08.162-07:00Photo of the Day - October Roundup Santa Clara, CA - It's that time of month again, two or three weeks after I intended to post my monthly roundup of Photos of the Day. So, without further ado... here are October's Photos of the Day.<br />
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-59687521195517869122012-10-30T13:38:00.000-06:002012-10-30T13:38:06.972-06:00Photo of the Day - September Roundup<b>Santa Clara, CA</b> - I apologize to anyone who is actually still paying attention to this blog. The whole thing has kind of dropped by the wayside. I've got so many photos to work on and no way to find the time to post them. I figure it's better to spend what little free time we have out there living life, then to spend it at home documenting life.<br />
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That said, I'd love to get more photos posted, but until things change here at home well... you're stuck with the photo of the day posts. This is my project to take one photo a day, every day. The photos are only taken and processed with my Android phone. It's been quite an interesting exercise and takes up much less time than my other photography habit. Anyway, I'm also about a month behind on posting those. So, without any further ado, here are the photos of the day for September.<br />
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If you'd like to see comments or find out where the photo was taken, then check out the slideshow linked at the bottom of this post. <br />
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That's it for September. Hopefully I'll get October up before too long.<br />
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Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-37380262975881376712012-09-26T21:24:00.000-06:002012-09-26T21:24:45.890-06:00Photo of the Day - August Roundup<b>Santa Clara, CA</b> - I'm a little late this month with the "photo of the day" roundup, but you know what they say, "better late than never." That's going to have to hold true for pretty much everything I'm posting these days. <br />
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In any case here are the photos from August. For those of you who are tuning in late, I've been taking and posting one photo each and every day using my Galaxy Nexus phone. August, by the way, was a piece of cake. It helps to be traveling pretty much the entire month. Lots to point a camera at.
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Photo captions can be found in the slideshow (see below).<br />
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<b>Keystone, CO</b> - I hate blogging about things that happened months and months ago. But, I love working on photos of the more interesting trips we've taken. Our trip to Taiwan was definitely one of the most interesting trips of the past year. However, a computer failure, a software upgrade, a one and a half year old, and my ever shrinking supply of free time have all conspired to delay these posts into the summer and probably well into the fall. Anyway, no time to waste. I've got another set of photos ready. These are from our trip to Kenting National Park at the very southern end of Taiwan back around the end of January, 2012.<b></b><br />
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Kenting National Park is Taiwan's oldest National Park and covers the entire southern tip of the island. It's known for its tropical climate, nice weather, scenic beaches, forests and mountains. It's a little different than most National Parks I am familiar with as it included the entire region including the township of Kenting, all the beach resorts, and even a nuclear power plant. Inside the National Park can be found a number smaller parks, some have a separate fee and some are free. <br />
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Suwei's family made it very, very easy for us to get down there as many of them wanted to join us. All told 13 of us piled into three cars and headed south for a two day trip. We were given a full tour of the park, treated to a stay at the beautiful Howard Beach Resort Kenting, and taken out to dinner all thanks to Suwei's family. They were incredibly generous and fun to travel with. Here is what we saw while we were down there:<br />
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The Maobitou Cape</span> - Basically a large chunk of coral jutting out into the sea with amazing views of the Bashi Channel and the Hengchun Peninsula. Maobitou supposedly means, "cat's nose and head", and comes from the shape of the land mass. Cool crags, crowds of Chinese tourists, hardy fishermen, and a shady spot for lunch.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Longluan Lake or Longluantan</span></b> - Taiwan's largest natural fresh water lake. I had to look this up as Sun Moon Lake is the largest fresh water lake in Taiwan, however it's not natural. Longluan Lake is known for it's excellent bird watching with 180 migratory birds calling it home each year. There is a fairly new visitor's center there where you can spot birds in the comfort of an air-conditioned building while sipping cold coconut water.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Lungpan Park</span></b> - On the east side of the park an area of grassland ends abruptly as cliffs of coral reef drop to the Pacific. It's a great place to spend the late afternoon. Warm winds, great views, and great light. Watch out for the fissures!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">The Southern Most Tip of Taiwan</span></b> - Not much here but an concrete pillar sticking out of the jungle. But you do feel as if you've gone as far as you are going to go in that direction. We had just a little bit more sunshine to bask in before returning to the hotel.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Kenting Street</span></b> - After a shower we all went out to dinner at a Thai Restaurant on Kenting Street, which really does seem like the place to be after dark in Kenting National Park (the street, not the restaurant). Noisy, packed to the gills with people, traffic barely able to move, smelly (thanks to the stinky tofu), incredibly lively yet still somewhat tame. Imagine Patong, but without the bars, nightclubs, and scantily clad girls. It took quite some time for Suwei and I to find a place where we could sit down and have a beer. Most folks are out in the streets looking to eat and shop and there is a lot of that to go around.
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">The Howard Beach Resort's Beach </span>- Alleged to be one of the best in Kenting, it was quite nice. To get there from the hotel, however, you must first head all the way down stairs and through the entertainment arcade, which was full of amusement park like rides, video games, and fast food. Then you pass under the main road and through an amazing coral reef grotto to the beach. The beach is beautiful.</div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Frog Stone Seashore Park</span> - A beautiful park just a short walk away from the hotel beach. As you could probably guess, it too is named after the shape of the rock (somewhat frog-like). There is a short paved path that winds along the coast through large coral reef boulders. At the other end of the path is a Youth Activity Center & Hostel housed in compound with very old style architecture (Fukien or Qing Dynasty depending on which guide book you read).<br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Kenting Forest Recreation Area</span> - This park used to be a botanical garden and it still has that botanical garden feel to it, but the folks in charge have added a few attractions to pull in more visitors. I guess it worked, because this is one of the most visited places in the National Park. The whole area used to be an undersea coral reef and is now riddled with limestone caves, narrow canyons, and covered with jungle. Banyan trees with their crazy roots, wind through all of it. There is a seven story tower in the middle that lifts you up above the forest and allows you to view the entirety of Kenting National Park.<br />
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It was a pretty full two days. We had gorgeous weather (albeit a bit hot at times which is hard to complain about in the middle of January), saw amazing scenery, and got to know the family better. Thanks again to family for being such generous guides!<br />
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Here are some links to earlier posts from this trip:<br />
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<a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2012/03/going-to-taiwan-celebrating-lunar-new.html">Going to Taiwan - Celebrating the Lunar New Year in Kaohsiung</a><br />
<a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2012/05/taiwan-sandimen-pingtung-tainan-and.html" target="_blank">Taiwan - Sandiman, Pingtung, Tainan, and the Kaohsiung Lantern Festival</a><br />
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Here is a link to the slide show if you'd like to see more photos and comments. There are 64 of them in there.
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<b>Keystone, CO -</b> There is something immensely satisfying about visiting an undeveloped ruin in the middle of the desert. With a little stretch of the imagination, one can imagine happening upon this great discovery perched high on a cliff wall of an unexplored canyon. Granted in order to visit the Moon House you need a permit, there is a trail to follow and a series of cairns to guide you up the side of the canyon, however, it's still quite different than the roped paths of Hovenweep.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbhswLT_UHQ/UBnvkOdpV7I/AAAAAAABL18/4j6l8gm-LzI/s1600/Moon+House-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbhswLT_UHQ/UBnvkOdpV7I/AAAAAAABL18/4j6l8gm-LzI/s200/Moon+House-21.jpg" width="200" /></a>To be honest, I think Moon House may just top my list of favorite Southwest ruins.<br />
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The Moon House is a Pueblo cliff dwelling located in McLoyd Canyon on Cedar Mesa in Southern Utah. It was built and inhabited by the Anasazi or as Suwei and I like to say over and over,"The Ancient Puebloan Peoples" between 1150 and 1300 AD. The name Moon House comes from the unique pictographs found in one of the rooms that seem to show the changing phases of the moon. There is one main dwelling area in an amazingly scenic spot, but if you follow the canyon shelf in either direction you can, "discover" many, many more smaller dwellings scattered about.<br />
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First off you need to stop by the Kane Gulch Ranger Station and get a permit. The Ranger Station is located on Highway 261 about 4 miles south of Highway 95. Here is what the BLM site has to say about permits:<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6iDrnd2OAtA/UBnvgO7vkMI/AAAAAAABL10/26DgO0w_mv4/s1600/Moon+House-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6iDrnd2OAtA/UBnvgO7vkMI/AAAAAAABL10/26DgO0w_mv4/s200/Moon+House-20.jpg" width="200" /></a><i><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Moon House is a remote undeveloped ruin in McLoyd Canyon southeast of the Kane Gulch Ranger Station. It is accessed by a strenuous three mile hike and is not for those who fear heights. Public access is limited to 36 people per day via a permit system for day visits. During the spring and fall high use seasons permits are available only at the Kane Gulch Ranger Station. Day, Week, and Annual Permit holders must get their permits validated for Moon House hikes at the Kane Gulch Ranger Station prior to their hike. During the off season, permits are available on a first come first serve basis at the trailhead. All commercial and private groups of eight or more must have an advance reservation, available from the Monticello Field Office permit desk. Maximum group size is 12. There is no overnight camping along the trail or at the ruin, and car camping is limited to designated primitive camps south of the Snow Flat Road. Pets are not allowed on the trail or at the ruin.</span></i><br />
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I think calling a 3.3 mile hike, "strenuous" is a bit of an overstatement, but... it is in the desert, it can get quite hot, there is a bit of scrambling and parts of the trail are steep. However, if you are used to hiking and don't mind putting your hands on the rock every now and then, it's still pretty easy. Suwei managed it just fine with the baby.<br />
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To find the trail head just go six miles further south from the ranger station on Highway 261 to Snow Flat Road (on your left if heading south). Snow Flat Road is your typical sandy desert dirt road. It's passable with a two wheel drive car with good clearance, but I wouldn't take it if it's wet. Follow Snow Flat Road for 8 miles. The trail head is marked with a kiosk.<br />
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Here is a site with lots more information and specifics about the hike: <a href="http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=15887">http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=15887</a><br />
Here is the link to the BLM site: <a href="http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/monticello/recreation/places/cedar_mesa/MoonHouse.html">http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/monticello/recreation/places/cedar_mesa/MoonHouse.html</a><br />
Here a short article about Ruins Etiquette that I can't recommend more: <a href="http://hikearizona.com/article.php?ID=24">http://hikearizona.com/article.php?ID=24</a><br />
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Please protect these ruins! As usual, there is debate whether or not these places should be open to the public. Let's keep them open by showing our respect.</div>
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Check out these earlier posts from our 2011 Fall Road Trip:<br />
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<a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2011/12/fall-road-trip-california-to-colorado.html" target="_blank">Fall Road Trip 2011 - California to Colorado</a><br />
<a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2011/12/fall-road-trip-2011-part-ii-misc.html" target="_blank">Fall Road Trip 2011 - Part II - Misc. Colorado Including Grand Mesa</a><br />
<a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2012/01/fall-road-trip-2011-part-iii-black.html" target="_blank">Fall Road Trip 2011 - Part III - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park</a><br />
<a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2012/02/telluride-canyons-of-ancients-national.html" target="_blank">Telluride & The Canyons of the Ancients National Monument</a><br />
<a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2012/02/hovenweep-national-monument.html" target="_blank">Hovenweep National Monument</a><br />
<a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2012/03/valley-of-gods-moki-dugway.html" target="_blank">Valley of the Gods & The Moki Dugway</a><br />
<a href="http://somehowlostagain.blogspot.com/2012/04/fall-road-trip-2011-camping-at-muley.html" target="_blank">Fall Road Trip 2011 - Camping at Muley Point, Utah</a><br />
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Here is a link to the slide show. There are 21 photos in there.<br />
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</tbody></table>Somehowlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513881048588069233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640366806887469820.post-67910883589349748642012-07-31T22:40:00.002-06:002012-08-10T11:29:43.210-06:00Photo of the Day - July Roundup<b>Keystone, CO -</b> Here we are at the end of July and I haven't managed to get a single post up, but the, "photo of the day" roundups. I hope to change that in August, as I may have a little down time while hanging out with Suwei's parents in Colorado. We will see. In the meantime here are July's Photos of the day. Check out the slideshow linked below for photo comments.
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It's been another incredible month. Hope you all enjoy the photos. Here is a link to the slideshow:<br />
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