E. Fork of the Carson (June 28, 2010)

Finally did the E. Fork of the Carson with Nick, Kevin & Tim (Nick's co-worker)... 20 miles of mainly Class II with the nicest hot spring in Cali at the campsite. Awesome...

Kayaking to the Giants Game... (June 26, 2010)

... was a lot of fun...

Sacto River Canoe Trip (June 18-19, 2010)

... more pics here. Awesome trip FYI...

http://telek.smugmug.com/Sea-Kayaking-Canoeing/Sacto-River-CanoeFlaming-Laser/12655638_hfhKb#909933318_KDoeB

Shasta - Avy Gulch - my 15th time on the summit. (June 18, 2010)

Looking back at the climbers I just passed from the top of the red banks.

Shasta - Avy Gulch - my 15th? time... pretty sure.

Share your Adventures with SpotAdventures

Had another spectacular week:

• Monday - Went kite boarding at Crissy Field with Andrew, then kicked the ball around with Kevin & Moses at Oakland Tech.
• Tuesday - Went on a long barefoot run through Sausal Creek, J. Miller and Redwood Park.
• Wednesday - Took out Willie with Moses on a spectacular night paddle from Oakland's Middle Harbor Park (with the only beach in Oakland).
• Thursday - Played soccer with Kevin, his bro, Mizell, & Moses. Watched Pelada at the Temescal St. Cinema... then drove up to Shasta. Left Oakland right at midnight.
• Friday - Arrived at 4:30 (there was construction near the Vallejo bridge which delayed at least 30 min.) Slept for 15 min? Left at 5:15 am. Dodged flying ice chunks from 7 - 10 am. Summitted at 11:30 am. Skied down! Yeah baby... 5000 ft of awesome corn. Should've done 2 laps. Picked up groceries, ate a double whopper, got down to Woodson Bridge State park. Met up with Kimbo, Moses & Kate. Played cups, drank a bit, grilled up some meat. I passed out around 10:30 pm.

20 min from the top!

OK, if you want to do Shasta with the odds on your side... do it:

• between Late April - Early July.
• Under a full moon
• with no wind (check http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/mount_shasta)
• make sure there hasn't been much snow fall in the last few days... and it's been sunny with corn-conditions.
• check the weather, the recreational report, and the climbing advisory.

summit pano... looking at the trinity alps, to lassen, and glimpses of the oregon cascades.

More pics here.

http://telek.smugmug.com/Backcountry-Skiing/2009-2010/Shasta-June-18th-2010-15th

Time Lapse - Full Moon set from the backyard

Check out the full moon setting from the backyard...

Shot on May 18, 2010

I used: my canon SD 890, hacked with 4 GB CHDK (with the intravalometer script loaded) Shots taken every 40 seconds, at 5 second exposure, ISO 400, F/3.2

Diablo to Hamilton Ride (June 3, 2010)

Did my second longest ride ever yesterday... check it out. 140+ miles, nearly 15,000 ft of vert! Solo...

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/85624

The route involved doing some single track, fire road, climbing two significant mountains, observing some beautiful wildflowers, consuming lots of snacks (2000+ calories worth), eating a veggie burrito in Livermore, and about 11 hours of riding.

A bit sore today, but not too bad.

... another blog has emerged...

A lot of my friends have mentioned that I have a lot of energy and *mostly* use it for going on cool adventures.... even more of my friends have also noticed that I have a horrible memory. So I decided to do a weekly blog update.