This is a collection of images from a pair of back-to-back group trips in New Zealand run by Active New Zealand and booked through BikeHike Adventures.
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Author: Chris
“It’s a Major Award!”
Glenn’s Birthday Surprise: “It’s a major award!” Thanks to Michele for capturing the moment and many thanks to Red Rider Lamps for providing a wonderful service – and so closely replicating the moment from “A Christmas Story”! Happy Birthday Glenn!
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Down and Dirty at California Cavern
Another excursion into the cave system at California Cavern – this time with the Outdoor Adventure Club:
Halloween at FileMaker
Only a few of us dressed up for Halloween this year at FileMaker – click through for the full gallery:
Denethenor Lives!
— On 11/10/06 11:16 PM, space aliens may have forced Steve M. to write:
Hi Chris,
I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed Wrath of Denethenor. It was my favorite game for the Apple IIe. I got the IIe when I was in 7th grade, more than 18 years ago. I played it for hours (until the wee hours) and eventually finished it. I really had a lot of fun with it.
I have a few confessions to make though….I remember figuring out that I could cheat the towns by using a “anger management disk” when leaving a town or social area after attacking and robbing them. If I swapped the floppy right before exiting the town, the disk would store their anger and tempers towards my character and when re-entering the town, I would insert my all is good “clean” disk…and they would be happy to see me. Invariably I would just rob them again, which didn’t always seem fair…and they would be none the wiser the next time. I racked up a lot of resources that way. I felt pretty proud of myself that I’d figured that one out.
One more thing, I didn’t pay for the game L I downloaded it from some AE/Elite board on my 1200 baud modem at midnight some school night no doubt when it was late enough that I could use the phone like for multiple hours for downloading. Squinty O’ Toole’s Elite BBS, or something similar. How times have changed with the Internet. I was in 7th grade I think… How much was the game in the store? I’d like to pay you for it now. Let me know and I’ll paypal you the cost. Seriously J
Halloween at the Wellers
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A Taste of Greece
This is a collection of images from a two week trip to Greece with my brother Glenn and his wife Michele. Much of our time was spent in the Greek Isles with a fun group organized through REI Adventures and led by two wonderful guides, Harris and Eleonora.
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Backpack to Young Lakes and Mount Conness
A backpacking trip to Young Lakes in Yosemite National Park and a fantastic summit climb up Mount Conness (elev. 12,590 ft) – guided by Jed of the Bay Area Outdoor Adventure Club. Here’s a topographic map of the area.
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