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  Oregon

• Rafting the Lower Owyhee river
  rafting: The Owyhee is a beautiful river in the South-East corner of Oregon. It doesn't run every year, and t...

  Idaho

• Kayaking the Main Fork of the Salmon, Idaho
  kayak: Following are some loose notes and pictures from a trip on the Main Fork of the Salmon River, in Ida...

• Roadtrip through Idaho
  travel: After deciding to not run the Middle Owyhee after running the Lower Owyhee, we had...

  Colorado

• Building a strawbale house, Part I: Framing
  other: My friends Doug and Sylvia are building a strawbale cottage in Salida. It's 700-800 sq feet large, a...

• Building a strawbale house, part II: straw
  other: After the frame is completed, we needed to raise the straw walls. To build the walls you generally...

• Missouri Peak, Colorado
  hike: My climbing partner Michael visited me from San Diego and we decided to go on a day hike. Feeling a...

• Hiking up North Apostle
  hike: These pictures are from a two-day hike in July 1999. Our group of four + Eddie-the-jumping-dog went...

• The Lincoln Towncar Ordeal
  other: What could be an ordeal with such a great car, you may ask. Well, given the circumstances and the p...

• Mountain biking around Salida
  bike: I like my new Olympus Stylus Epic camera so much that I take it with me everywhere. Here are some p...

• Ice-climbing near Copper Mtn, Colorado
  hike: Pictures from my first ice-climbing adventure. Michael and Florence invited me out to visit them in...

• Lost Wonder Hut, Colorado
  skiing: The Lost Wonder Hut is located at the base of Mt Aetna, near Monarch Pass. Ferg...

• Building a split-rail fence
  other: pic fence_01.jpg Running the Dingo with the auger /pic pic fence_02.jpg Shelly buldozes the yard /pi...

• Pole-Pedal-Paddle
  bike: This year the 3rd annual Pole-Pedal-Paddle race took place. It's a race organized by American...

• New home in Salida
  other: Recently I moved back into the house I bought last year. After some landscaping around it, and buil...

• Black Canyon of the Gunnison, VI.2001
  hike: As we left Salida for the Ruby/Horsethief rafting trip,...

• Green Creek Hike, CO, VI.2001
  hike: It was a beautiful June evening that Monday, and Oliver and I decided to go for a short hike and sle...

• Oliver's visit
  travel: My friend Oliver came to visit me for two weeks. The first week was mostly hanging out (I think he...

• Mesa Verde NP, VI.2001
  hike: After breakfast in Monticello, and gas in Cortez, we got to the Mesa Verde National Park around 10am...

• Monarch Crest, Colorado
  bike: The Monarch Crest is near Salida, Colorado. It's a great ride, starting at Monarch Pass (around 10,...

• Misc pictures
  photo: pic nov_01.jpg Mountains on our morning walk /pic pic nov_02.jpg The office perspective /pic pic nov...

• Canine Separation Anxiety
  laika: I have a great dog, Laika. I got her from Arkansas Valley Humane...

• Happy Homes -- Laika
  laika: Happy Homes -- Laika By Patty Lataille Korpela "A home without pet damage is just a house."...

• Laika
  laika: IF Laika is home, in her den instead of with me, you might see what she's up to on the

• The Numbers, Arkansas River
  kayak: Last weekend in April, super low water year, but the Numbers section of the Arkansas River was still...

• Clear Creek at 60 cfs
  kayak: MOVIES: Chris paddling (140K), and Tom dropping (380K)....

• FIBArk festival, Salida, Colorado
  kayak: FIBArk: First In Boating the Arkansas -- a festival that's been happening in Salida for over 50 year...

• Hiking Mt. Yale, Colorado
  hike: With the water being slightly low, and not having climbed a fourteener (i.e. a mountain over 14,000...

• Vermicomposting
  other: When I lived in San Diego, in the late 90's, I took a composting workshop and started using worms to...

• Mountain biking in Fruita, Colorado
  bike: Brian and I have been talking about going to Fruita for a few weeks now, and this seemed like a perf...

• Kayaking Royal Gorge of Arkansas River at 300cfs
  kayak: Brad Goettemoeller (of allaboutrivers.com) noticed...

• Clear Creek @ 250 cfs, Colorado
  kayak: Chris Lau and I ran this stretch last year, at bony 60 cfs. Now that the water started...

• Skiing the Angel of Shavano, Colorado
  skiing: Matt Maik (of Salida Travelodge) and I have been talking about skiing the Angel for a few months. B...

• Skiing Independence Pass, Colorado
  skiing: Ha ha, what a sweet weekend! I went mountain-biking on Friday, paddled Pine creek yesterday, and...

• Pine Creek and Numbers at 1,140cfs
  kayak: Another paddling day! Chris and I drove up to run Pine Creek and the Numbers -- the water has unfor...

• Missouri Gulch, Colorado
  hike: It was hot in Salida, over 95F, and both Laika and I were thinking of skiing. She has a fairly tran...

• Paddling with friends from Alaska, Colorado, VIII.2003
  kayak: Sometimes I feel like all my friends are from Alaska. This past week I had four visiting, and we pa...

• Kayaking Bailey Canyon @ 250cfs
  kayak: I have been wanting to do this run for a while now, but it seemed like a big step. Last year I boug...

• Colorado -- Diana Proemm photography
  kayak: ...

• Kayaking Gunnison Gorge @ 665cfs
  kayak: Jody and Thai paddled a bunch of the runs on the Arkansas during their last visit, we decided to hea...

• Surfing in Wasteland, Colorado
  kayak: Somewhere in Colorado, in the middle of a wasteland, runs an irrigation ditch that sometimes has an...

• Taylor @ 350cfs, Colorado
  kayak: On the way to the Gunnison Gorge, Jody, Thai, and I decided to check out the Taylor river near...

• Brown's Creek Falls
  hike: After a very mellow Saturday, Laika was rearing to go somewhere. I decided to leave riding for the...

• Do I need a new paddle?
  kayak: I have been paddling with the same paddle almost since I got into the sport -- I purchased it from

• Brown's Canyon Wilderness Area
  hike: How do I know that I live in paradise? Easy -- because I can freeze my butt off paddling class IV.....

• Messing around with the camera
  photo: Ha ha, I'm having a great time with my new camera. As you can tell...

• Pentax Optio 33WR sample pictures
  photo: I thought about this purchase for a few months now, ever since I read...

• Kayaking Pine Creek & Numbers Again
  kayak: Yes -- that's right -- you can watch a video of this story! Note the new "VIDEO" tab on left hand s...

• Kayaking Pine Creek & Numbers
  kayak: After a week of cold, we finally got a warm day, a huge 48F (8C)! Brandon Moore and I have talked ea...

• Skiing at Wolf Creek
  skiing: Well, just a few days ago I wrote about how I feel I live in paradise. How's this for an addition -...

• Winter paddling in Colorado
  kayak: Read Mike's article from "The Pueblo West View" newspaper...

• Riot Styk by Jimi Snyder
  kayak: My quiver...

• Colorado Summer 2003
  kayak: ...

• Skiing the Angel of Shavano
  skiing: I returned from Boston to see snow melting everywhere! Time just flies around here... Although snow...

• Kayaking Pine Creek at 1,900cfs
  kayak: What is there to write? The water was high, my friend John from Australia was visiting, and so afte...

• Gunnison Gorge at 480cfs
  kayak: Low water at this time of year, but that can still be a ton of fun. Looking across the state for cla...

• Troy-built loop
  bike: Ha ha, first a Westwater trip and now a chance to do a little riding on the way home. Lisa and I...

• Kayaking Westwater at 3,250cfs
  kayak: How lucky to be invited again by Jeff and Sandy for another Westwater trip! Lisa and I jumped at th...

• More skateboard carving
  skateboarding: Still loving my Loaded...

• Skateboarding movies
  skateboarding: Yes, more skateboarding, yet again. Just having too much fun, don't know when to quit, I guess. Th...

• Elk hunting
  other: WARNING! This page contains graphic images of bloody shot animals!...

• Jerry's Ford Overdrive
  other: Jerry asked me a few weeks ago whether he could store a truck in our back yard, just for a few month...

• Hooked on backcountry
  skiing: See the thumbnails of all pictures. Ha ha ha, Lisa is HOOKED! We went

• Backcountry turns at Snowstake Bowl, CO
  skiing: See the thumbnails of all pictures. We've been carving so much...

• Great Sand Dunes National Park
  hike: A beautiful Saturday, we were too lazy to really exert ourselves, and wanted to spend the day with L...

• Skiing the Angel of Shavano
  skiing: After the failed attempt to climb Mt. Shavano a month ago, we gave it another try....

• Swimming Pine Creek and what creek boats aren't good for
  kayak: Hah -- the news of my swim seem to have made the rounds amongst some of my friends, so I might as we...

• Preparing the raft for the Grand Canyon
  rafting: We're going on the Grand Canyon! Whoo-hoo! I've been getting various suggestions about how to outf...

• Using Photoshop's photomerge feature
  carving: (check the thumbnails) There was an excellent thread on the BomberOnline forums about creating a com...

• Prior Pow-stick
  carving: I've been going back and forth on whether to buy a powder board -- although the powder days in Color...

• Lisa joins "Club Culebra"
  rafting: Lisa had the chance to paddle with Lauren on the

• Riding Monarch Crest trail in snow
  bike: The Monarch Crest trail usually opens sometime in July, but this year has been so warm that we thoug...

• Hiking to Willis Lake, Colorado
  hike: Another festival in Salida, time for us to boogie on in search of cooler temperatures, away from cro...

• New Year's Eve hike to Boss Lake
  other: Jake and Tracy joined Lisa and me on a winter hike up to Boss Lake. They were on snowshoes, definite...

• Seeking the Zoom Flume
  other: The dogs wanted to go hiking in a new spot -- so I checked the topo maps, and picked a spot near Hec...

• Hiking with dogs behind "S"
  other: The dogs and I went for a hike behind the "S" mountain -- a trail we haven't so far explored. ...

• Monarch Corduroy
  other: OMG -- today Monarch was as good as Aspen, and I do not say it lightly. I got there 10 minutes befo...

• December images
  other: Pictures showing Salida this time of month... Additions: Tuesday's photos...

• Salida hit by snow storm!
  other: Salida got slammed by a snow storm, I woke up to find 5-6 inches of fresh snow all around. And stil...

• Elk hunting 2006
  other: WARNING! This page contains graphic images of bloody, shot animals!...

• Flyfishing along the Arkansas River, CO
  other: Fly-fishing is always great, but now it's especially beautiful. The fall colors are all along the r...

• Pre-season telemark turns at Monarch
  skiing: Monarch was slated to open in 3 days, and they had great snow already. The 6-7" from a few days ago...

• Rafting the Gates of Lodore
  rafting: Old connections come in very handy :) Rob, whom I met rafting Tana river in...

• Salida Independence Day Fireworks
  travel: The Independence Day celebration in Salida always includes a great fireworks display. I thought tha...

• Hiking to the strawbale cottage
  other: We've seen a lot of snow recently. Lisa's parents were visiting, and...

• Tagert Hut
  other: After scouting the...

• Scouting Tagert Hut
  other: Tim and Emma invited us on a hut trip in the Aspen area -- that...

• Flat Stanley goes fly-fishing
  other: Yesterday Tom and Lisa got a letter from Lisa's cousin Katie -- a big...

• I broke my skateboard!
  other: Well, I didn't break the skateboard, but the rear truck is busted. I...

• Fly-fishing below Ptarmigan Lake
  other: Saturday we decided to go for a drive, hike, and some fishing along...

• Morning fly-fishing
  other: Lisa kicked me out of bed at 5:30 so that I could see the sunrise...

• Kayaking the "Numbers"
  other: Yet another of the weekly Thursday-night paddling sessions with Chris...

• Hiking to Pomeroy Lakes
  other: These semi-vacation few days have been great. After rafting on...

• Rafting Brown's Canyon
  other: I ran Brown's in a kayak last weekend, and thought that Lisa would...

• Bob's Rock with Michal
  other: Michal came to visit his parents, and gave us a call asking if we...

• The Cochetopa loop
  other: Another weekend, another drive. This time we drove towards Gunnison,...

• Sunset walk up Methodist Mtn
  other: Some pictures from a sunset walk up Methodist Mountain....

• Honey mushrooms and Aspen Bolete
  other: Doug & Sylvia were in town and coming over for dinner, so Lisa...

• Fly-casting with Oliver
  other: We headed out around 7:30, after a lumberjack breakfast of elk...

• Rock-hounding at Calumet Mine
  other: Doug, Sylvia, and Ben were going rock-hounding up Ute Trail and...

• Shrooming with Sue
  other: Lisa's Mom, Sue, wanted to go mushroom picking with me -- so one...

• Longboarding with Dr. Des
  other: Chris and Des dropped by for a longboarding session. They skate a...

• Tree-trimming by Fire-Ready
  other: Our trees by the river have either never been trimmed or have been...

• Laika jumping showcase
  other: Laika, our spacecase dog, is a nut for sticks. Here are some...

• Morning walk up Tenderfoot Mtn
  other: Having had quite a few dinner-time plans this week, our evening walks...

• Born: Henry Tagert
  other: Born: Henry Tagert, last week. 7 lbs 9 oz, 20 inches, in the Salida...

• Elk hunt: Elk 2, Tom 0
  other: Bill has a bumper sticker on his truck that reads: "VEGETARIAN:...

• Scout hunting grounds
  other: The elk hunt season is coming up again, and so Sue, John, and I drove...

• Poop matters!
  other: This is the first of a series of three articles about newborns. They eat (Lisa is charge of breastfe...

• Preparing for fatherhood
  other: Some notes on things I did before Henry arrived -- big learning curve, there is so much information...

• First blood!
  other: I decided to cut Henry's nails when he wasn't sleeping -- they've been getting too long and he's bee...

• Henry goes sledding!
  other: It was Henry's second month "birthday," and with all the new snow and Christmas spirit out there we...

• April in Salida
  other: April weather is kind of crazy -- here are some pictures from the...

• Season's first trout, caddis hatch
  other: The caddis hatch finally moved up to Salida -- after two days of...

• Skinning up Monarch with Michael and Kanyu
  other: Michael and Kanyu came to visit from California. It was a beautiful...

• No knead bread!
  other: I started reading "Cook's...

• Northern drive, Colorado to Illinois
  other: Lisa's family (on her Mom's side) had a family reunion in Ashland,...

• Drive west back to Colorado
  other: After nearly three weeks in Chicago we were ready for a shorter drive...

• Fly-tying: my first Prince Nymphs
  other: I stopped at ArkAnglers...

• Campout near Mt Shavano
  other: Lisa had to leave town for almost a week, and so as soon as Labor Day...

• Hiking to Waterdog Lakes
  other: For a long time now we've been wanting to hike to the Waterdog...

• Driving over Weston Pass
  other: For over ten years now I have been seeing the sign for Weston Pass...

• Zipping with Captain Zipline
  other: Lisa and I went riding on ziplines over the Lost Canyon, a canyon...

• Elk hunting 2008
  other: This year I drew an elk tag for second season. That gave me eight...

• Changing oil on a 2006 Tundra
  other: The year is coming to its end, and I still hadn't delivered on my New Year's resolution -- doing my...

• Arf Walk 2003: Fund-raiser nets $3,900 for shelter
  laika: Photo by Denise Ronald...

• Laika internet cam
  laika: This page formerly had an image of Laika's kennel, updated every few minutes. I must admit that it...

• Laika wins "Crazy River Dog" award
  laika: During FIBArk 2002 a new competition was hosted -- "The Crazy River Dog", also known as...

• Laika awarded "Punk Pet of the Month" award
  laika: Holly and Dobi, of the www.myDarnDog.com site, hold a...

• Spacecase dog makes into Rebecca Bartz's presentation!
  laika: From: Rebecca Bartz Subject: Finished the case study tri-fold :) Date: 28 Apr 2002 15:09:41 -0700...

  Arizona

• Kayaking the Verde river, Arizona
  kayak: My friend Mike organized a kayaking trip on the Verde River in...

• Kayaking Verde River, AZ, III 2001
  kayak: Dave's pictures All of the following pictures were taken by Dave, with a little plastic waterproof c...

• Kayaking Verde River (getting there)
  kayak: Tuesday, 20.III: Getting there pic verde_01.jpg Driving south /pic Two friends from Salida couldn't...

• Kayaking Verde River (day 1/5)
  kayak: Wednesday, 21.III: Beasley Flats towards Childs. Frost covered our sleeping bags when we woke up. W...

• Kayaking Verde River (day 2/5)
  kayak: Thursday, 22.III: Childs. Warm night on a sand patch. Punk Rock Rapid was the first rapid of

• Kayaking Verde River (day 3/5)
  kayak: Friday, 23.III: Going downstream. A lazy day floating down the river. By now there aren't any big.....

• Kayaking Verde River (day 4/5)
  kayak: Saturday, 24.III: Take-out. Ah, that was the last night on the river. This trip was much too

• Kayaking Verde River (coming back)
  travel: Sunday, 25.III: Going home through Sedona. I woke up all refreshed. It was almost 8am, so I really...

• Kayaking Verde River, AZ, III 2001
  kayak: Kayaking Verde River (getting there) pic verde_01.jpg Driving south /pic pic verde_02.jpg...

• Kayaking Verde River, AZ
  kayak: ...

• Grand Canyon: winter hike
  hike: "See one Grand Canyon, you've seen 'em all" -- Hayduke

• Grand Canyon winter hike: Day 1: New Hance trail: Desert View to Hance Rapid
  hike: Flagstaff: get up at 5am, pack all the gear, and in the truck by 7am. We had two hours to drive som...

• Grand Canyon winter hike: Day 2: Layover, hiking to 75-mile Canyon
  hike: The day started beautifully -- a little sun was rising over the canyon walls, and I got to see it al...

• Grand Canyon winter hike: Day 3: Tonto trail: Hance Rapid to Horseshoe Mesa
  hike: It was still raining in the morning. All three tents had representatives get out around the same ti...

• Grand Canyon winter hike: Day 4: Grandview trail: Horseshoe Mesa to the rim
  hike: Our last day here. Dawn came early today, it seemed, I slept so well. Melanie and I parallelized t...

• Grand Canyon: winter hike (I.2004)
  hike: pic day1_01.jpg Sunrise on the way north /pic pic day1_06.jpg My first look into the canyon /pic pic...

• Grand Canyon: winter hike
  hike: "See one Grand Canyon, you've seen 'em all" -- Hayduke

• Grand Canyon winter hike: Driving through New Mexico and Arizona
  hike: Melanie drove in from Summit County sometime on Sunday, per our original departure plan. I wasn't h...

• Canyon de Chelly
  travel: In the north-eastern corner of Arizona is the Canyon de Chelly National Monument (

• Rafting the Salt River
  rafting: It's so hard to type our trip reports a week after getting back -- even though it's been only 5-6 da...

• Rafting the Grand Canyon of Colorado
  rafting: pic grandcanyon_1422.jpg Rigging at Lee's Ferry /pic pic grandcanyon_1426.jpg A promising sunset /pi...

• Rafting Colorado's Grand Canyon
  rafting: Throughout our rafting trip down the Grand Canyon Lisa kept a notebook. The notes get sparser towar...

  West Virginia

• Laika tears up the truck while I paddle
  laika: While Mark and I were paddling on the Lower Gauley, Laika freaked out or got upset. Since I had lef...

  Tahiti

• Tahiti sailing
  travel: We got invited to participate in a bare-boat charter in French Polynesia. Of course we jumped at th...

  Wyoming

• Snake River (West Table Creek to Sheep Gulch)
  kayak: Friday, 15 September 2000. Grassy Lake Rd, WY. Mileage: 80,170. During the night we smelled smoke...

  Italy

• Getting to Vicenza
  travel: I infected Lisa with a cold a few days before leaving, and so she got...

• Around Vicenza
  travel: We slept in until 8:30, way past John who got up at 6:30 and walked...

• Vicenza to Marostica
  travel: Distance: 21.9 miles pic day3.jpg Map /pic Lisa woke me up early, around 6:30. I slept like a rock,...

• Around Marostica
  travel: Distance 28.7 miles, 3:11 moving time, 9 mph moving avg pic day4.jpg Map /pic Lisa is still sick, bu...

• Marostica to Bassano del Grappa to Asolo
  travel: Distance 23.4 miles, 3:08 moving time, 7.5 mph moving avg pic day5.jpg Map /pic Lisa still sick, we...

• Asolo to Solighetto
  travel: Distance 24.6 miles, 3:01 moving time, 8.2 mph moving avg pic day6.jpg Map /pic Cloudy morning, look...

• Solighetto - Farro - Follino - back
  travel: Distance 13.1 miles, 2:01 moving time pic day7.jpg Map /pic Another cloudy day, almost chilly in the...

• Solighetto - Premaor - Cison - Lago - Arfanta - back
  travel: Distance 30 miles, 3:45 moving time, 8.1 mph moving avg pic day8.jpg Map /pic Lisa and John decided...

• Solighetto - Conegliano - Venice
  travel: Distance 12 miles pic day9.jpg Map /pic Yesterday was our last day of biking -- today the plan was f...

• Venice
  travel: We spent the day walking around Venice. Took a 2-hour walking tour which was really interesting --...

• Biking through Veneto, Italy
  travel: pic day1_imgp0770.jpg Bicycles in front of train station /pic pic day1_imgp0729.jpg View of hotel /p...

• Biking through Veneto, Italy
  travel: For a long time now Lisa has been wanting to go on a biking trip in...

  Illinois

• Scuba diving at Haigh Quarry, IL
  other: Given the possibility of a diving trip later this year, we decided to get our SCUBA certifications i...

• Our new camper: T@B clamshell
  other: On our drive from Colorado to Chicago we stayed most nights at...

  Singapore

• Singapore
  travel: This is a rather verbatim transcript of some notes I took during a trip to Singapore in June 1998. I...

  Ecuador

• Ecuador: Banos (II.2004)
  travel: Breakfast somewhere in downtown Quito, after wondering through the streets looking for the trolley...

• Ecuador: Days on buses (II.2004)
  travel: Brian really wanted to take the bus through a road that goes above 4,000m, near Chimborazo, and sinc...

• Ecuador: Jatunyacu (II.2004)
  travel: We decided to take a break from paddling, and spend a day checking out the jungle, etc. For $4 Juan...

• Ecuador: The coast (II.2004)
  travel: Up at an ungodly hour, after three hours of sleep, Chris and I went to the airport. All worked out...

• Three weeks in Ecuador
  travel: What makes a trip successful? I'm not so sure anymore -- the elements of...

• Ecuador: Getting to Quito (II.2004)
  travel: On the flight to Quito I had the window seat, Chris the middle, and a woman named Crystal, from Lake...

• Three weeks in Ecuador
  travel: What makes a trip successful? I'm not so sure anymore -- the elements of...

• Ecuador: Jatunyacu (II.2004)
  kayak: Big water, class III play. Some holes that looked rather sticky, lots of catch-on-the-fly play, we...

• Ecuador: Lower Jondachi (II.2004)
  kayak: It rained a good part of the night. We expected it to be a long day, so we got up around 6:15, got...

• Ecuador: Lower Misahualli (II.2004)
  kayak: Staying in a paddler hangout has its minuses: less likely to have to figure out things on one's own,...

• Ecuador: Puerto Misahualli, Jungle hike (II.2004)
  travel: After a relaxed breakfast at our place, we donned gum boots, Chris replaced his white t-shirt with m...

• Ecuador: Quijos, Baeza to Sardinas Grande (II.2004)
  kayak: Brian was well, but he was done paddling for this trip. He headed up to the Papallacta hot springs...

• Ecuador: Quijos, Bridge to Bridge (II.2004)
  kayak: Up at 5:30, ate last night's refried rice leftovers. Chris and I flagged a cab and we all got to th...

• Ecuador: Quito (II.2004)
  travel: We crashed hard last night, and started the day at 10:30. Under the door was a printout -- a note f...

• Ecuador: Getting to Tena (II.2004)
  travel: Time to paddle! We got up early, packed, and checked out of the hostel, leaving our stuff there. B...

• Ecuador: Upper Misahualli (II.2004)
  kayak: Fabian picked us up at 9am. A total of five paddlers: we three + Team Kiwi. On the way to the put-...

  Hong Kong

• Hong Kong
  travel: Introduction This is a rather verbatim transcript of some notes I took during a trip to Hong Kong i...

  New Hampshire

• Hiking Mt Washington
  hike: pic nh_1.jpg Nashua, NH /pic pic nh_2.jpg Nashua, NH /pic I was on a two-week business trip to Nashu...

• Nature walking with the Shanny boys
  hike: Liam, Brendan, and I went for a nature hike on an April evening. Liam will hopefully get to describe...

  Brazil

• Brazil
  travel: It's been a while since I was last in Brazil, much too long. This time I went there for a...

  India >> Himachal Pradesh

• Manikaran trek, Himachal Pradesh, India
  hike: Photographs The thumbnails are linked to larger versions of pictures. Most of the...

• Himachal Pradesh, India
  hike: These are additional photographs that I took during the trek this summer, in the Parvati Valley of H...

  Costa Rica

• Pura Vida: Getting There
  travel: 20.I.2001. My birthday! I'm psyched to spend it going on a new trip. Up at 5am. Dry roads to DIA...

• Pura Vida: Reventazon
  kayak: 21.I.2001. Turrialba. Willy is from Missoula, MT. He's here doing a joint project with PBS, filmin...

• Pura Vida: Upper Upper Paquare
  kayak: 22.I.2001. Turrialba. Early breakfast for an early start. We thought of the Lower Paquare, a scen...

• Pura Vida: Tapanti National Park
  hiking: 23.I.2001. Turrialba. Last nights were cold, so I asked Patricia for a blanket. Slept like a log...

• Pura Vida: Pejibaye River
  kayak: Wednesday, 24.I.2001. Early morning Todd and I hit most of the ATMs in town so he can get some mone...

• Pura Vida: Lower Paquare
  kayak: Thursday, 25.I.2001. Up before six, read Blaise Cendrars before anyone else gets up. Talk to Patri...

• Pura Vida: Go South, Young Man
  travel: Friday, 26.I.2001. Up very early. Yesterday we decided to ditch the rain and head for Pavones, a s...

• Pura Vida: Pavones
  kayak: I woke up first, amidst bird chirps, and had an hour+ to read. Eventually everyone got up too, and w...

• Pura Vida: Pavones to Xanadu
  travel: I had a hard time sleeping last night -- too burned, it hurt to sleep any way I tried. Brian and I (...

• Pura Vida: Xanadu to Matapalo
  travel: What a pleasant morning. I awoke to screaming howler monkeys around 4:30am, as Jim warned us last n...

• Pura Vida: Matapalo to Playa Palma
  travel: It's my 10th day here, yet it feels like months... I got up before six, went to the beach to read, t...

• Pura Vida: Playa Palma
  kayak: I love early walks on the beach -- when most of the world is still asleep. The crew felt a bit hung...

• Pura Vida: Back to the USA
  travel: The crew decided to drive through Alajuela on the way to the Sarapiqui river -- and to drop me off o...

• Pura Vida: Costa Rica
  travel: Pura Vida is my favourite Tico expression. Often used as a form of thanks, goodbye, or hello. Lite...

• Pura Vida: Ocean
  photo: Various cols 2 pic cr_24.jpg Resting from surfing /pic pic cr_04.jpg Sunset from Playa Palma...

• Pura Vida: Various
  photo: pic cr_38.jpg Inside the fun bus! /pic Turrialba...

• Pura Vida: Whitewater
  kayak: Reventazon cols 2 pic cr_28.jpg...

  Canada >> British Columbia

• Cassiar Highway
  travel: Wednesday, 6 September 2000. Cassiar Junction, BC. Mileage: 77,872. Unusually enough, we awoke to...

• Stewart, BC and Hyder, AK
  travel: Thursday, 7 September 2000. Dease Lake + 32mi. Mileage: 78,121. After a safe night in the truck, E...

• Bulkley River, Smithers (Tatlow Hole)
  kayak: Friday, 8 September 2000. Stewart + 75mi. Mileage: 78,420. For a change, today we woke up to the...

• Prince George, BC
  travel: Saturday, 9 September 2000. Smithers + 20mi. Mileage: 78,615. I was very cold in the morning, perh...

• Jasper National Park
  travel: Sunday, 10 September 2000. Jasper Townsite, BC. Mileage: 79,070. We got up with thousands of peopl...

• Upper Toby Creek
  kayak: Monday, 11 September 2000. Wardleck Creek, Kootenay NP. Mileage: 79,271. Not far from where we cam...

  Canada >> Yukon

• Rafting Firth River, Yukon
  rafting: Following are my journal notes from a rafting trip on the Firth river. They are loosely edited, fol...

• Alaska-Canadian Hwy to Kluane Lake
  travel: Saturday, 2 September 2000. Mentasta Lake, AK. Mileage: 77,104. pic td_03.jpg Shelly holds her mor...

• Kluane National Park
  hike: Sunday, 3 September 2000. Kluane National Park. Mileage: 77,402. We woke up late, because we were...

• Takhini River
  kayak: Monday, 4 September 2000. Takhini River, YT. Mileage: 77,507. It rained during the night, again, a...

• Rancheria River (Bridge to Falls)
  kayak: Tuesday, 5 September 2000. Whitehorse, YT. Mileage: 77,598. I woke up to Eddy barking at someone w...

  Mexico

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• Denver -> Tampico
  travel: 15.xii.2001: Denver -> Tampico. Flights were OK. Met Brian and Todd in Houston, they chased me down...

• Cd. Valles
  travel: 16.xii.2001: Cd. Valles Easy morning. I shower at 7am, then fall asleep for another hour....

• Carlos, Micos, and Puente de Dios
  travel: 17.xii.2001: Carlos, Micos, and Puente de Dios. Today is the search for boats. Luke, from Buena Vis...

• Rio Valles: Cascadas Micos
  kayak: 18.xii.2001: Rio Valles: Cascadas Micos. Breakfast down the street. Carlos comes around 9am, a litt...

• Rio Valles: El Salto
  kayak: 19.xii.2001: Rio Valles: El Salto. Up at 7am, usual breakfast. Todd isn't feeling well, but he'll.....

• Cd. Valles, town day
  travel: 20.xii.2001: Cd. Valles, town day. Today Carlos was going to meet us at 8:30, so we waited an hour,....

• Rio Tampaon
  kayak: 21.xii.2001: Rio Tampaon. Carlos came to pick us up at a few minutes before 8am. Super...

• Micos, 28 waterfalls before noon
  kayak: 22.xii.2001: Micos, 28 waterfalls before noon. Up early, gorditas for breakfast, and Leonardo was th...

• Guadeloupe and Nautla
  travel: 23.xii.2001: Guadeloupe and Nautla. The beach, la Costa Esmeralda, given the map in the kayaking gui...

• Nautla, San Rafael
  travel: 24.xii.2001: Nautla, San Rafael. I always associated the Veracruz region with great coffee, but I...

• Christmas Day in Nautla
  travel: 25.xii.2001: Christmas Day in Nautla. We all woke to the rain. Showered, we walked downtown, had so...

• On the road to Veracruz
  travel: 26.xii.2001: On the road to Veracruz. Rather thank taking the 6:30am bus to Xalapa, we slept in, wal...

• Veracruz
  travel: 27.xii.2001: Veracruz. The hotel turned out to be great -- we all took hot showers in the...

• to Jalcomulco
  travel: 28.xii.2001: to Jalcomulco. We started the day with a 2h bus ride to Xalapa. Then a local town...

• Antigua, Banos Carrizal
  kayak: 29.xii.2001: Antigua, Banos Carrizal. Breakfast, and back to seeking to boats. Steven, from K360, h...

• Kayaking Rio Antigua: Puente Pescados
  kayak: 30.xii.2001: Antigua, Puente Pescados. It was a rough nite for me -- the 3rd or 4th day of my sore.....

• Kayaking Rio Actopan
  kayak: 31.xii.2001: Rio Actopan. I went to talk to Israel at 7am, to see if Actopan was a possibility...

• Mexico photo gallery
  photo: 15.xii.2001: Denver -> Tampico. 16.xii.2001: Cd. Valles 17.xii.2001: Carlos, Micos, and Puente de...

• Squirting and flushing through Mexico
  kayak: Squirting and flushing through Mexico - a kayakers' tail In December, 2001, I met my Alaskan friends...

• Antigua, Puente Pescados
  kayak: 01.jan.2002: Antigua, Puente Pescados. Up late... Before Israel picked Brian and me up, we kicked th...

• Antigua, Puente Pescados
  travel: 02.jan.2002: Antigua, Puente Pescados. Yesterday Felix told us that he had to work Wedesday (i.e. to...

• Antigua, Puente Pescados
  travel: 03.i.2002: Antigua, Puente Pescados. I had a great night's sleep, having slept in my wool hat and fi...

• Xalapa
  travel: 04.i.2001: Xalapa. A late breakfast at El Pequeno Cid (bistek encebollado), upstairs with a nice vie...

• Xalapa
  travel: 05.i.2001: Xalapa. We walked and walked and walked. We all got haircuts at an old-fashioned barber...

• Tampico -> USA
  travel: 06.i.2001: Tampico -> USA. Brian realized why the coffee tasted os funky. We suspect now that...

• Mexico (I.2003): Kayaking Barranca Grande
  kayak: Up at 0530, early! But at least it wasn't so cold, which meant that the day was going to be cloudy...

• Mexico (I.2003): Coatepec, Veracruz
  travel: I have been to Coatepec a number of times, but never beyond the bus station Myrna, Antonio's wife, o...

• Mexico
  travel: It was time again to go to Mexico -- I enjoyed

• Mexico (I.2003): Jalcomulco
  travel: We got up early, Esperanza drove us to the bus terminal TAPO, from where we took the ADO bus to Xala...

• Mexico (I.2003): Mexico City
  travel: Early in the day, Brian and I jumped on the metro. We couldn't get on the first few trains, they we...

• Mexico (I.2003): Kayaking Rio Pescados (gauge at 14)
  kayak: We ran this section probably about 6-8 times during this trip, and here are pictures from all the ru...

• Mexico (I.2003): Xico, Veracruz
  travel: Bus to Xico. The main church had a mass, so we walked around instead. I bought some mole, we taste...

• Fly-fishing for bonefish in Cozumel
  other: Read about other parts of the trip: scuba diving in Cozumel and

• Scuba diving in Cozumel
  other: Read about other parts of the trip: fly-fishing in Cozumel and

  Texas

• South Padre kiteboarding
  other: Kiteboarding seemed like a great crossover sport as it draws from...

• South Padre kiteboarding II
  other: Kiting days and their highlights: Day 1: Picking up board and first rides...

  Utah

• Kayaking Deso-Gray, Utah
  kayak: pic dg_01.jpg Thomas bothered by Roac and Edita -- they kept stepping their muddy paws on my kayak w...

• Greeting Y2K in Utah Canyons
  hike: This has been a year in coming -- I was really busy with Rising Star projects, and with work, and wi...

• Kayaking Westwater Canyon at 6,500 cfs
  kayak: After paddling the San Juan River we drove down to the Westwater Ranger Station to meet Blake...

• Rafting San Juan river
  kayak: The San Juan is one of the big rivers that flows into the Colorado river. Shelly and I were invited...

• Through Moab towards Canyonlands, VI.2001
  other: After getting of the river at Westwater Ranger station, we talked with Ranger Alvin (whom I met at t...

• Ruby/Horsethief Canyons, VI.2001
  other: This section contains a transcript of my logbook scribbles from a five day rafting trip down the Rub...

• Finding warmth in SE Utah
  hike: My friend Meagan, from Boston, came to visit me for a week, and together we went on a week long jau...

• Rafting Ruby/Horsethief Canyons
  rafting: A bunch of friends from Salida organized an overnight trip down the Ruby/Horsethief Canyons on the...

• Kayaking Cataract Canyon, Utah
  kayak: John and Todd, my friends from Alaska, organized a low-water Cataract Canyon trip. The trip started...

• Fish & Owl Creeks, Utah, XI.2002
  hike: My original plan was to hike into the Owl Creek canyon, spend the first night around Neville's arch,...

• Thanksgiving hiking in Utah
  hike: Thanksgiving is generally a somewhat depressing time for me -- after being lucky to spend Thursday w...

• Mule Canyons, Utah, XI.2002
  hike: There are a few parts to the Mule Canyon, and John suggested that we hike a few miles up one canyon,...

• Mule Towers, Utah, XI.2002
  hike: After getting out of Fish & Owl Creek canyons, we slept in the truck near the trailhead....

• Thanksgiving in Utah
  hike: Wow, another year has passed, and it was Thanksgiving time again! Having had so much fun last year,...

• Moab: Gemini Bridges and M&M trail
  bike: Rather than doing construction on the new house, we decided to get out of town for...

• Rafting the San Juan at 6,500cfs
  rafting: Life is good! We scarcely bought a raft and already...

  Alaska

• Denali National Park
  hike: After paddling on Willow Creek Brian and I drove north. Brian needed to work the next two days --.....

• Alaska Funkyaking
  kayak: Alaska -- I missed it since leaving it last year. After Brian and Todd visiting me in Salida during...

• Lion's Head, Matanuska River
  kayak: Ooof, we woke up with not enough sleep and too much of a hangover. Today was Matanuska day -- this s...

• Moose Creek
  kayak: My first creek! Creeking consists of paddling in tight places where there isn't much water -- such...

• Nenana River
  kayak: Breakfast with the group, helped them pack the vans, cleanup camp, and Dr. Dan came by around 10am....

• Six Mile Creek, First Canyon
  kayak: Another river that I wanted to paddle last year -- it's good that I didn't... The Six Mile Creek is...

• Six Mile Creek, Second Canyon
  kayak: We ran this canyon twice -- at 9.9ft (1,600 cfs?) the first day, and 9.8ft the second day. Both tim...

• Six Mile Creek, Third Canyon
  kayak: With Dr. Dan's encouragement, I decided to run the Third Canyon. I was somewhat gripped -- I expect...

• Willow Creek
  kayak: With no significant hangovers, we left home around 8am: Brian needed to see a doctor about his

• Chris Christensen
  kayak: ...

• Lower Eagle River
  kayak: This trip we ran the Middle Eagle River twice -- not much there at this level besides the Campground...

• Constant daylight, Alaska
  kayak: A new tradition... the yearly trip to Alaska, to see friends, paddle...

• Moose Creek
  kayak: Although low at 130 cfs, Moose Creek was super fun. There were eight of us who came, for four of wh...

• Six Mile Creek, First Canyon
  kayak: Four of us ran it -- Chris (the most experienced of us), Diana (first timer), Brian and I. Diana po...

• Six Mile Creek, Second Canyon
  kayak: Brian decided not to run this canyon, so it was just Chris and myself. As usual before a big...

• Acrobatics with Steve's kids
  other: The youngest, Garret, was doing very well! pic sumo_01.jpg Garret on his own /pic Ria is very athlet...

• Tana River
  kayak: The Tana trip was set up by Todd and Sam -- they organized the logistics for all of us, which was no...

• Willow Creek
  kayak: Running the Willow is a must -- Brian and I laugh that we're getting back to our roots there. Indee...

• Diana Proemm Photography, Alaska
  kayak: ...

• Sea-kayaking in Harriman Fjord
  kayak: Lisa and I came to Alaska to run the Firth river with Todd and Lauren, but wanted to hang out with s...

• Hiking in Afognak Island
  hike: pic afo_10.jpg Garibaldka in the cabin /pic The plan was simple -- our friend Willy, whom Shelly kne...

• Additional pictures from Afognak Island: 6-10.VII.2k
  hike: I just developed another film with pictures from Afognak, so here are a few of those I liked....

• The Alsek, by Shelly Cannon
  rafting: pic alsek_37.jpg Mount Fairweather 15,000ft /pic pic alsek_1.jpg Rain in Haines /pic It all started...

• Alaska: trips from Anchorage
  photo: Miscellaneous pictures from weekend trips. Eventually I might convert this page to a journal -- but...

• Hiking Archangel Valley near Hatcher Pass
  hike: pic right_img.jpg Shelly /pic pic left_img.jpg Thomas /pic We hardly got back from Denali, spent a f...

• Sea kayaking in Prince William Sound
  kayak: pic map.jpg Map /pic After many weekends when we were all doing something different, finally a weeke...

• Flying to Mt. Denali basecamp
  photo: One of the first weekends in May, after we heard that Denali National Park was opened (at least the...

• Hiking in Denali National Park
  hike: pic parkmap.jpg Map of Denali NP roads. Reprinted without permission from Denali National Park publ...

• Hiking in Denali NP
  hike: pic mon_01.jpg Shelly, Michael, and Florence enjoying the breeze and lack of bugs /pic Still uncerta...

• Hiking in Denali NP
  hike: pic ret_01.jpg Cheesy! /pic It wasn't clear who wanted to go hiking and who didn't. Suma sumarum...

• Hiking in Denali NP
  hike: pic sun_01.jpg View of Denali from the road /pic Denali NP is huge. Really huge. Florence reserved...

• Hiking in Denali NP
  hike: pic tue_map.jpg The trailMap reprinted without permission from Trails Illustrated. /pic Ok, so yeste...

• Halibut charter, Homer
  other: pic halibut_01.jpg Something's on the line... /pic The summer approaching, the fish being expensive...

• Hiking Exit Glacier and Harding Icefield
  hike: pic panorama.jpg The panorama of Exit Glacier and Harding Icefield /pic pic combatfishing.jpg "Comba...

• Sea-kayaking in Harrison Lagoon
  kayak: pic map.jpg Map /pic Jon announced on the KCK mailing list that he was looking for some people to sh...

• Mountain biking in Hope (Gull Point and Palmer Creek)
  bike: By Shelly pic hope_01.jpg Shelly in the forest /pic You can say what you want about us but we do get...

• Alaska 2000!
  travel: We are in Alaska! The weeks are full of hard work, and the weekends we refuse to stay in town and...

• Hiking Johnson Pass
  hike: pic jt_03.jpg Reading after breakfast /pic After we were done with the margaritas and salmon/halibut...

• Sea-kayaking in Kachemak Bay State Park
  kayak: After our paddling trip in Resurrection Bay we wanted to get out again. Next weekend seemed...

• Sea kayaking trip in Resurrection Bay
  kayak: Shelly and I took a basic sea-kayaking class with the Knik Canoers and Kayakers, the local...

• Alaska ferry from Whittier to Valdez
  travel: Thursday, 31 August 2000. Anchorage, AK. Mileage: 76,810. We woke up early, decided to have breakf...

• Lowe River (Keystone Canyon), Valdez
  kayak: Friday, 1 September 2000. Mineral Creek, Valdez, AK. Mileage: 76,870. It rained in the night, but...

• Anchorage, AK -- Salida, CO
  travel: Wednesday, 30 August 2000. The packing day. We got up early, all the food was already packed by...

• Anchorage, AK -- Salida, CO: Gallery
  photo: pic td_01.jpg Eddy mugs for the camera /pic pic td_02.jpg Bear Valley /pic pic td_19.jpg...

• Anchorage, AK -- Salida, CO
  travel: Travel Notes | Photographs | Recommendations |...

• North to Alaska!
  travel: This page has notes, sometimes more detailed than you'll care to read, from our drive up to Alaska....

• Kayaking Willow Creek
  kayak: pic willow_pano.jpg Panorama of the put-in at the guard-rail /pic pic crew.jpg "The Crew". From the...

  Montana

• Clark Fork (Triple Bridges to Ralph Yule)
  kayak: Tuesday, 12 September 2000. Fort Steele - 2 miles. Mileage: 79,429. Dead skunk on the road. I hav...

• Yellowstone River (Yankee Jim Canyon)
  kayak: Wednesday, 13 September 2000. Fish Creek, MT. Mileage: 79,716. Up at 0600, on the road by 0630, to...

• Yellowstone National Park
  travel: Thursday, 14 September 2000. Corwin Springs, MT - 5mi. Mileage: 80,046. pic td_37.jpg Squirrel

  Poland >> Krakow

• Krakow, Poland
  travel: pic pl_01.jpg Kazimierz, the Old Jewish quarters of Krakow. /pic pic pl_02.jpg Kazimierz. /pic pic p...

• Krakow, Poland
  travel: It's been about 9 months since I last saw my family, and I decided to go home to see everyone. My c...

  California

• Road-tripping with Laika
  laika: I got Laika not even three weeks ago, and felt that a little road-trip might be a good bonding exper...

• 5 days in San Francisco
  travel: NEW: GOOGLEMAP THIS! Now you can browse the map while reading the story. First

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