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Climbing Loose Rock in Auburn, June 23
Nick, Emily, Jess, Chris, Cori and I met in Auburn midday Sunday for some sport climbing. We warmed up on a few short lines at Memorial Wall, then headed up the hill to Wreckage Wall to try some...
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Abnormally fun surfing, June 26
It was almost 6pm, and the Linda Mar surf cam was showing clear skies and clean conditions. I quickly finished up my work, and was in the water in about an hour, paddling out at the southern part of...
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Beautiful Weather and Good Surf, June 29-30
I got in the water twice this weekend. Saturday had clean waves, sunny and warm weather and heavy crowds. I got a few hours in, and caught a bunch of nice waves while improving my person-dodging...
View ArticleNew Surfboard at Bolinas!!, July 15
Tried out my 30th birthday present from my Mom. It is a 7'6" Vernor egg-ish shape, and it was great!
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A Truly Epic July 4th in the Sierras, July 3-7
Editor's Note: This post has all the info I want except for a few pictures, and is very unpolished, but it must do for now as I have a busy week before my birthday in Tuolumne.We got a late start out...
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Turning 30 in Yosemite, July 31-August 4
Ahhh, I love Tuolumne!We went back to Tuolumne to celebrate my 30th birthday in style with fancy fruit, climbing, friends and an abundance of sunshine. We arrived at the Tuolumne Meadows Campground...
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Baja Sur, August 10-18
This has been the most packed few months I've maybe ever had. It started in early July with a trip to Yosemite, then I went to SIGGRAPH, then Yosemite again, then Baja, next friends visiting SF, and...
View ArticlePerhaps The Last Routine Surf Report - Linda Mar, Sept 8
Surfing is becoming a more common thing these days, and I'm not sure every single session on small closeouts at Linda Mar warrants a blog post. That being said, Cori and I got out at sunset for a...
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Burning Man, August 28-Sept 1
I went, and it was more awesome than I expected. The scale of everything (artwork, sound, lights, number of people, effort, etc) was awe inspiring. I wrote a long post about it, but I'm going to hold...
View ArticleSurfing, Sept 14, Sept 22, Sept 29
Ok, I had to write about my last three surf sessions. I've gone the past three weekends, with a mixture of waves. This weekend, Cori and I had some decent waves at the southern most part of Linda Mar...
View ArticleSurfing after work, Oct 4
I was excited by the warm weather and decent waves, so I left my dark cubicle and headed to Linda Mar. The waves ended up looking pretty bad with closeouts and long lulls across the beach. I opted to...
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Bolinas, Oct 14
I finally has a good surf session! It has been a while, but the waves were pleasantly in the waist+ range at Bolinas. I had a 3 or so hour session with two very nice long lefts and a variety of decent...
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On the Mend at The Hook, Nov 16
It has been over a month since my last post, which reflects how hard I succumbed to my persistent cough and subsequent excruciatingly painful rib injury. Two weekends ago was the first time I felt...
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A Long Awaited Outdoor Climb at The Grotto, Nov 30
It has been since early August since I last climbed outdoors, so I was very excited as we made the drive out to Table Mountain early in the morning. It was a nice big crew joining along as we greeted...
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Winter Break, December 20 to January 5
Haiku is kind of an obnoxious cat, but every now and then he is cute. Don't be fooled, as fat as he is, this box is way too small for him.Chris, Meg, and I went to Sunday River, and had two days of...
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A Road Trip South, Jan 18-20
Cori and I drove down to surf at 38th Ave on Saturday. The waves were nice, and we saw a sea otter right next to us. There were literally hundreds of people in the water as the sun set. It was fun...
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South Lake Tahoe Skiing, Feb 21-23
Ben, Cori and I went to South Lake for a long weekend. Ben lives in New Jersey, and was out for a conference, so it was a natural choice that we had to get some time in the mountains. Ben and I skied...
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Big Sky, March 4-9
Day 1: We gawked at the massive mountain and wonderful simplicity of ski in/ski out accommodations. I prereleased once on Marx (45+ degree slope), and Brett caught my ski. Later in the same run after...
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Three Days of Skiing, April 5-6
This could be the last of the year. I hit the middle of a big storm earlier in the week at Squaw, which had the worst visibility I've ever experienced along with patches of good and bad snow. This...
View Article4 days, 4 airports, two trips to LA, April 9-12
I did a presentation at work on Monday, traveling OAK to BUR, then SFO to LAX on Friday! Lotsa flyin'
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Mom visiting California, April 19-26
This will be mostly photos, but when my Mom and Rich arrived on Saturday, we headed straight to the Valley with a shot stop to drop off stuff in SF. We did the Mist Trail to Vernal and Nevada Falls,...
View ArticleMorning Session at OB, May 6
I got a new XCEL wetsuit, and tested it out in the morning at Ocean Beach. It was a bit scary to get in the water by myself, but I followed some guy on the paddle out, but the current quickly...
View ArticleClimbing at Castle Rock and Surfing in Santa Cruz, May 10-11
I'm rolling with the backlog here!I went to Reuben's Bar Mitzvah early in the morning Saturday, then immediately drive to Castle Rock, where I did some bouldering in the main area, sending The Beak...
View ArticleBay to Breakers, May 18
I wasn't planning on running the race, but decided to go with my friends Kyle and Sharada at the last minute. Sharada hadn't run a race of this length before, and Kyle and I had previously run it...
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