in the fall light

in the fall light
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another trip to the bay area. this one was a little spontaneous, given that i really didn't decide that i was going to go down until friday afternoon. Ed headed for Santa Cruz to surf/hang/say good-bye to a friend who is moving away from the coast and headed to Madison for a teaching position. i got to hang with Kaichi. :D well, actually i sort of just showed up. good thing she was pretty much for anything (ie. no plans made) that weekend. i didn't really have any plans expect to see if she wanted to go to wine country on sunday. Good thing the weather was excellent in the bay area. Saturday was spent wandering around SF, first to the ferry building for the farmers market, then to the park, and then to beach. an excellent dinner was made with some of the booty that we got from the market.

sunday, was a day of many things to do. First, i had a greasy breakfast with big J and cynthia. it was good seeing them and hanging out, even if it's for a short while. :D then, the vino day began. jakob (kaichi's friend of a friend who is now our friend) joined us cuz he's never been. on his road trip, he never got a chance to go up to wine country. so, now was his chance.


booze, this way

he was definitely stoked on getting some good wines (lives in china = no good wines). i was stoked on getting awesome wine from one of my favorite regions of wine country.


winter vines

overall, i had a surprisingly fun weekend. good to see old friends and meet new ones. :D

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

Who likes to rock the party...
i like to rock the party....

All Hail President Obama!!!!!

Here This Week, Gone the Next...

the travel bug is still biting. crazy. back for a week at work and then gone for another week+ for play and work. it's really nice. :D

Gone to Indian Creek for some desert red sandstone and the attempts to climb routes that have kicked my behind when i was fit. now i wonder what ordeals will be like when i do get on them after 3.5 months on the ice. crazy!!

i did get on them and i did okay. i was preatty happy about that. amazing!! i guess technique one will always have. endurance, strength and mental game will always come back. it felt good to be out and not to be working. it felt good to be in the sunshine. it felt wonderful being with awesome friends from home. it's also strange to miss the chapter of my life that i have come to accept as the adventure portion of my life. weird.



in the silloutte of delicate arch

i get emails from friends from the ice and those where are still on the ice. it's amazing how a small place can expand a person's horizons.



desert sunset.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/cragbetty/sets/72157608278463577/

then, i came back home for only a day and drove down to Monterey for meeting and few days of visiting the bay area.



climate chance display at the California Academy of Sciences

over all.....great visit. got to see old friends and new baby.

now i'm sitting in my living room, protected from the blustery weather outside (i think winter is coming...) just marveling at where all of our experiences and lives have brought us. oh yeah...also enjoying a hot cuppa. :D