Posted in adventure on Sep 26th, 2010 2 Comments »
Took a daytrip to Munich for Oktoberfest yesterday. I couldn’t NOT go. My principal observation will come as no surprise: it’s a lot of drunk people. They were drunk before they even got on the stranding-room-only train. The vision of two girls in dirndl drinking wine straight out of the bottle should have been preparation [...]
Posted in adventure on Sep 18th, 2010 No Comments »
I came across this video on Hulu. The narration is a bit overdone/dramatic but the vehicles and terrain are really cool. I really enjoyed seeing the Land Rover being winched by the Jeep(s). Watch Now
Posted in adventure on Sep 17th, 2010 5 Comments »
I am postponing the cooking competition for another date when more people can attend. We need more chefs to compete! If you are interested, send me dates that work best for you.
Posted in adventure on Sep 12th, 2010 No Comments »
We will be having the cooking competition at the same location we did in 2007. There are two campsites near Skykomish, WA, off Beckler Road at 47°47’26.27″N 121°17’55.10″W. I will be arriving early to secure one of these locations. If you run out of pavement on Beckler Rd. you have gone too far.
Posted in adventure on Sep 12th, 2010 3 Comments »
This weekend we were scheduled to head back to Manastash for Part III camping and offroading. Since a few of our party were unable to go this weekend Jordan and I decided to go camping anyways and opted for camping near Skykomish, WA. After investigating some of the dead-end roads off NFS 65 we ended [...]
Posted in adventure on Sep 11th, 2010 2 Comments »
For whatever reason, preparing to suspend Life A has caused me to make an extra push to enjoy all the things that Life A represents: Portland culinary treats, the general outdoors, new friends, cycling and my PDX-based toys (namely Scarlett). I can only justify lamenting the obligations of Life B if Life A had real [...]
Posted in adventure on Sep 9th, 2010 No Comments »
Last week I made a late decision to ride down to the San Juan range in southwestern Colorado for Labor Day weekend. For years I’ve been hearing about that part of the state, and though I’ve lived in Denver for over 3 years, I had never really made it west of the Front Range. My [...]
Posted in adventure on Sep 4th, 2010 No Comments »
Yaesu has announced a new version of the VX-8R called the VX-8DR. It includes some incremental improvements, especially around APRS. The good news is that an upgrade will be available for VX-8 users, priced around $60, but be prepared to part with your radio for a few weeks.