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Yearly Archives: 2011
Hiking/Biking in Tahoe
Pictures from a weekend of hiking and biking with the Bay Area Outdoor Adventure Club in and around Lake Tahoe:
Camping at Mammoth Lakes
This is a collection of pictures from several days of camping at Twin Lakes near Mammoth Lakes, CA with college friends and their families. We hiked over to the Devil’s Postpile and Rainbow Falls, checked out Mammoth hot springs, went over to Convict Lake and spent half a day in Yosemite around Tenaya Lake and Tuolumne Meadows.
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Geek Club Meetup – Arcade Gaming
Pictures from a meetup with “The Geek Club” for “California Extreme” – a terrible name for a video game arcade convention:
North & South Forks American River
Pictures and video from a weekend and camping with the Outdoor Adventure Club and Wilderness Adventures on the North and South Forks of the American River:
Stand-up Paddling in Santa Cruz
Pictures and video from a day of giving stand-up paddleboarding a try from the Santa Cruz marina. The water was so calm that day we even ventured out into the bay.
Life-Size Angry Birds
A T-Mobile promo featuring a life-size game of Angry Birds played using a smartphone. Cool.
Maker Faire 2011
Pictures and a video montage from a day at the Bay Area Maker Faire with a local Meetup group, The Geek Club:
Saratoga Gap in Time-Lapse
I created a time-lapse recording of riding the Saratoga Gap to Long Ridge loop in Santa Clara County. So that’s a 90 minute ride condensed to 3 minutes:
Admittedly it’s pretty hard to follow along while in the trees, but it looks pretty cool at about the one third point where the trail opens up. I’ll have to try this again sometime on a trail that has much more open riding.
New Shiny!!
Look at my new shiny! An all electric Nissan LEAF. Yay!
After a test drive of the LEAF at the SF Auto Show in November last year and discovering what a fun, surprisingly-roomy little vehicle it was, I knew I wanted to drive electric, even if it meant giving up my Audi A3.
Unfortunately, I also discovered that the waiting list was already closed, so I immediately jumped on the reservation list for the still-under-development Tesla Model S instead. But this week I found out that I could take home an “orphaned” LEAF immediately despite the waiting list (though, for a premium). This is a vehicle that somebody ordered but then decided to back out of – the dealers are selling them to other buyers willing to pay a little extra. So I get to enjoy it while still waiting to see what comes of the Tesla Model S.
Awesome! Driving electric now!
Ski Weekend in Tahoe
Another great ski weekend in Tahoe with the Outdoor Adventure Club at Squaw Valley:
Kayaking from Davenport Landing
Kayaking out from Davenport Landing (north of Santa Cruz, CA) to see whales and dolphins
with the Outdoor Adventure Club and Venture Quest Kayaking:
Rick’s Birthday Ride
Pictures and video from our weekly Tuesday ride at Fremont Older — gussied up for Rick’s birthday!
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