Nikhil ran his first 5K of the season on Sunday in the Guy Poncy 5K at the Block in Orange. We haven’t done any running during summer break yet he still ran a 26:07.
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Guy Poncy 5K at the Block
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Cross Country, Running, Sports on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Boy Scouts Hike Half Dome
Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged Boy Scouts, Half Dome, hiking, Kids, Vacation, Yosemite on August 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This week, I took the boys with their Boy Scout troop up to Yosemite for 5 days. On one of the days, we hiked up to Half Dome. This was a difficult 18 mile round trip from our campsite at Upper Pines. It took us about twelve and a half hours to complete the hike. [...]
Blackstar Canyon Hike
Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged Blackstar Canyon, Hike on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Sunday we went for a long hike into Blackstar Canyon. We started at the trail head and after a short walk through the shady canyon we started climbing up some switchbacks. After a few miles we hit a level plateau before climbing for a few more miles. Here are some pictures from the hike. [...]
Mt. Baldy Warmup
Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged Boy Scouts, hiking, Mt. Baldy on August 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The boys and I are going to Yosemite in a couple of weeks. To prepare, we went on a hike last weekend up to the top of Mt. Baldy. Doug E and his son Adam joined us as our official tour guide. Mt. Baldy is one of the tallest peaks in So Cal at about [...]
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Petrodollars Buy Rolls Royce(s)
Posted in Commentary, tagged Autos, Cars, Ferrari, Gasoline, Lamborghini, Oil, Petrodollars, politics, Rolls Royce, Saudi on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was in Geneva last week and it was in full throttle tourist mode. All of the lakefront hotels were booked solid by the Saudi princes and their entourages. Here is a picture in front of the Kempinski Hotel with “his and hers” Rolls Royce. Behind the Rolls is a Bentley convertible. Note that all [...]
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