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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Labels: kayak, outdoors

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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Labels: outdoors, skiing

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

Labels: endurance, outdoors

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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Labels: climbing, family, travel