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Monday, May 5, 2008

Shirttail Run on the North Fork American

 


Kim and I took our tandem whitewater kayak out for a fun run down the class II+ section of the North Fork American river, not far from our home. It was so nice, we went back and did another lap. A gorgeous day on a very pretty river. Not many photos, but I did take some.

Photos here
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Saturday, May 3, 2008

Pauley Creek


Had a fun run down Pauley Creek today. The water was low, all the big drops went are were fun, but slightly excessive butt massage on the rest.

It was a little low, but still good fun.

Pictures Here
http://www.kimandgeoff.com/kayak/pauleycreekmay2008/

Or if you are on a Mac, here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/geoffcj/PauleyCreekMay22008

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Double Header on the South Yuba River and the North Fork American River

 

Yesterday I went paddling. Paddled my new Pyranha Everest kayak, which was awesome. Met my friend Sabrina at 1, and went and did a low water run on the South Fork Yuba. It was fun, and went smoothly. We pulled under the bridge at 4:15, and I calculated that with some quick driving and some luck, I could catch another group of friends on another river.

I had to hustle, and then flog my poor my little truck like it's never been flogged before, but I came screeching into the parking lot just as my already suited up friends were about to put on the river. Record time for sure.

My brakes were hot and smelly, but I suited up and we ran Chamberlains on the North Fork American. It was a super fun flow, about 1600. Everything went smooth, and was just fun, fun, fun. Good times with good people.

I'm not sure I've ever actually paddled two different rivers, in two completely different drainages, in one day. And yesterday I did it after lunch. Northern California is a pretty sweet place to live.

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(on a Mac? Pictures Here until I fix the viewer. )

 
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Friday, April 25, 2008

Garden Pictures

Our Yard is really taking off this year, and I wanted to capture it. It's also a good excuse to play with taking macro photos.
 

 

 

 


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Saturday, April 12, 2008

We had an awesome, fun day skiing/snowboarding at Alpine Meadows, near Lake Tahoe. It was a pretty day, warm spring conditions. I skiied my new (used, but new to me) Telemark skis, and had a great time, though I felt a bit wobbly and insecure. Good times.

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Friday, April 11, 2008

Greetings fellow bicyclists!


Kim and I had our maiden voyage of our new (to us) toy, a KHS tandem
Mountain bike. It was fun, we did about 15 miles after work tonight.
Nothing much, but given the short time we had available, I felt pretty
good about it. It is used, with some cosmetic nicks, but solid, and
good quality components. I've ordered some slick road bike style tires
and some other odds and ends to freshen it up a bit, but I'm excited and
looking forward to getting out for some longer road rides.

The picture isn't great, but hopefully we'll be adding some action shots
soon.

Geoff

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Monday, April 7, 2008

Yosemite - April 2008 - 2nd year anniversary

 

Kim and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary this weekend with a lovely weekend in Yosemite. Saturday morning we got up early, and drove there in time to get in a climb.

 


Kim is a super strong climber, but is still pretty new to traditional lead climbing. On Saturday she did her first long multipitch where she led everything, and she did an awesome, awesome job. I was very proud of her.
 

 

We stayed in Camp Curry, which was interesting, then rose and had an awesome brunch at the famous Awahnee hotel. After that we played tourist in the Valley, then went hiking in the snow. Kim wanted to see Redwoods, so that's what we did. It was a nice hike and a good time.



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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Deep Sea Fishing

My husband and friends took me out to celebrate my belated 30th birthday with a deep sea fishing trip. It had been postponed for 3 months for various reasons, so even the sore throat and start of a cold that I woke up with that morning couldn't keep me off the water. John, Phuong, and Hong picked us up bright an early at 6:30 AM so we could get on the first boat out. We figured we'd try to be pros like that. We left out of Marina Del Ray. The early morning light graced the sailboats and danced off the harbor water. The waves were rough but Geoff looked like a kid in a candy store, he was so happy to be on a boat. Geoff grew up on the water and looked right at home. He ended up catching three fish, one that we endearingly named Nemo. Phuong and John didn't take well to the waves, but were such great sports that we still went on to gorge on Brazilian BBQ afterwards. I didn't catch much, except for seasickness and one fish too small to keep. Hong turned out to be the most surprisingly resilient to the rough waters that day. She ended up taking two fish home. I think I've used up my allotment for water adventure in birthday celebrations but it was worth it! I had such a fun day, between the fishing and the three hour buffet. Thanks guys!




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Ton and Wu Ping's Wedding - 3/15/2008

Kim's brother Ton married Wu Ping (Secilia) last Saturday. It was a very nice ceremony, followed by a nice reception with the traditional 10 course Chinese food dinner.

Kim and I wish them many, many years of happy marriage.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Very, very cool optical illusion I made.


  • Stare at the Dot in the center of the picture for 30 seconds
  • WITHOUT looking away, put your mouse over the picture
  • Looks like you are looking at a normal color photo, right?
  • Nope...Look Away without moving your mouse.





Believe it or not, there are only two pictures. The weird color one, and a b/w one. Pretty neat huh?

This is the tutorial I used. Let me know what you think.

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