Enjoyed another day of sailing on Saturday, July 20th with Darlene and her friends out of the OCSC Sailing Club. We left from Berkeley and crossed the bay towards San Francisco and made our way around Treasure Island while watching some of the competitors in the America’s Cup.
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My brother Glenn and his old school friend Jim pose to recreate some old photos:
Just messing around with some watercolor paints and Darlene as my willing canvas:
Here’s a collection of pictures and a little video from an afternoon of caving/spelunking at California Cavern on their “Mammoth Cave Expedition” tour. I’ve enjoyed many caving adventures (including multiple visits to this cave system) but this was a first time experience for Darlene, Glenn and Michele to go on more than a walking tour of a cave. They were a little nervous and reluctant but went for it and everyone had fun and came through with smiles… despite a few moments of claustrophobia!
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Darlene managed to gather together a large number of my friends at her house to surprise me on my birthday — so *that’s* what she had been up to all month — and why she was asking such strange questions!
She also had several cakes on hand so we could celebrate Rachel’s and Resi’s birthdays…
(Thanks for sharing the pictures, Dave!)
These are pictures and videos from a three day backpacking trip with Stéphane and Darlene to summit Mt. Whitney (14,505 ft). Second time for me! (Here’s the first.)
We chose to camp at Outpost Camp (10,400 ft), a relatively short 3.8 miles from the Whitney Portal trailhead at 8360 ft. However, this made for a long summit day of over 14 miles round trip. We made it though and enjoyed a beautiful day and stupendous views all along the way!
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Pictures and video from a day of rafting the Middle Fork of the American River with the Outdoor Adventure Club — including our spectacular tunnel chute crash:
