10/31 – What is this, weather?
It feels like forever since I’ve been riding in rain. I’d nearly come to believe California doesn’t experience weather at all....
Craters, Mountains, and Giants. Aug 29 – Sept 2, 2014.
By the looks of this map, I’m making tracks. I suppose after the easy idleness of Seattle and Portland, I was ready to cover some distance. In this installment: Crater Lake, the Oregon coast, the beginning of the Pacific Coast Highway, a left turn for Sequoias, and twisty twisties....
10/30 – Insomnia and the Indoor Life
Perhaps my sleep patterns are disrupted by so much indoor time? Is it possible that I need to *gasp* go camping again? In the meantime, I’ll binge watch Anthony Bourdain’s series, Parts Unknown....
10/29 – Better Now
Even through strip malls in the urban sprawl of San Jose, I feel better after riding. Often, I deliberately plan longer routes....
10/28 – Taco Troubles
Fine motor skills faded by climbing, or is taco shrapnel just inevitable? I found a taqueria in a cozy Mexican grocery just a couple miles from Planet Granite for a perfect post-climb fix (just be sure to lean way over the box to eat all the pieces that fall...
10/27 – It’s my birthday and I’ll ride if I want to
As of today, I’ve survived 30 revolutions of the earth around the sun. I was asked often what I had planned for this supposedly special day. I guess I spend most of my time trying to be involved with awesome, fun, engaging people and activities that this one day...
10/26 – Can’t Have Too Much Chalk
Trapeze class at Circus Center San Francisco. What a rush!...
I’m not cool enough for you, Portland. August 25-28, 2014.
For a while now, I’ve wanted to visit Portland, OR. I’d heard it described as “Seattle’s punk rock younger sister” – a playground for the artsy and experimental who flee the big cities to take a risk and do their own thing, enjoying Portland’s geographic advantages, lower living expenses,...
10/25 – My Mother’s Recipes
I’ve been catching up on Anthony Bourdain’s show, Parts Unknown, and it just so happened that the Spain episode was up following this fantastic tapas restaurant. Kevin, Peter, and I ended up lingering after dinner and chatting with the owners. She said they cook her mother’s recipes, all traditional...
10/24 – Day Climb Buddy
Had a nice afternoon climb, makin’ friends. Kevin and I took the flashlight tour of the Winchester Mystery House in the evening. Nothing like Victorian-era insanity coupled with massive wealth to make one batshit crazy awesome house. I didn’t see any ghostly activity, but I love imagining what it...