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The John Muir Trail in 8 days

15 Sep

Our trip began in Yosemite at Happy Isles.  Full report coming!

JMT – SPOT On!

1 Sep

We hit the John Muir Trail tomorrow starting from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley.  For our 211 mile thru-hike, we have procured a SPOT satellite personal tracker which we can use to alert authorities should we get into any sort of trouble (just like Survivorman!).  While we said we’re using it as a safety measure [...]

John Muir Trail Gear: Jetboil Personal Cooking System

4 Aug

In prepping for the John Muir Trail there has been a bit of a debate amongst our group on whether or not to bring a stove. After all, if we’re going to make the thru-hike in only 8 days we need to shed as much weight as possible. Maybe I’m not hardcore enough, but personally [...]

Weighing Everything for John Muir Trail

1 Aug

Over the past few month or so, my buddies and I have had quite an email flurry going about what to bring for our speedy eight day through-hike of the John Muir Trail. In order for us to efficiently make it through each 25+ mile day til the end, outside of our own training, it [...]

Planning for the John Muir Trail Thru-Hike

26 Jun

I’ve been in San Francisco for about a month now. That might actually be the longest I’ve been home all year! My trip to France for the Tour de France fell through so I’ve had to fill the void for the better part of a month. Not a bad thing considering it’s summertime and there’s [...]

Mobile Technology and The Inauguration

2 Feb

As you may have seen or read, seemed like everyone had their tech gadgets (iPhone, Flip, Digital camera, etc) with them at every event that surrounded the Inauguration to personally capture a piece of history. While I thought it was completely ridiculous to see the well documented sea of digital cameras and camera phones at [...]

Ben’s Chili Bowl: A DC institution more popular than ever

21 Jan

Just steps away from my friend’s place on U Street is a small eatary that has stood the test time and is more crowded than ever thanks to Obama’s drop in visit. The line was big when we walked by just the day after Inauguration. Maybe we’ll hit it up late night after tonight’s ball. [...]

Obama Inauguration: Crossing the Reflecting Pool

21 Jan

After the Obama Inauguration Ceremony we wanted to get a little closer to the Capitol Building and sought the quickest route. So like true adventures, we tested the waters (or should I say ice). It seemed to safe enough so we went for it…

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