I reached the summit of the tallest peak in the contiguous US. I still kinda can't believe it. First impression of the feat is that it was more fun in hindsight than it was during the actual hike (it was particularly difficult on the return). More to come for sure. Just wanted to share this first pic. Cheers!
Howdy everyone. Just a quick update on some of the goings on of this past April. A bunch of great fun was had so here we go with the recap!
Looking out from Goat Rock. Went on a lovely hike in Castle Rock State park w/Susanna on a beautiful day capped off with this excellent view and bread & cheese for lunch. Didn't get to climb this time around, but luckily I did the following week...
Me bundled up trying to conserve warmth while climbing on a cool day in Castle Rock. This was my first experience doing the roped climbing outdoors. It was a blast! Thanks to Charles & Nick for being great teachers.
Mount Baldy from a distance (it's partially obscured by the tree at the center of the pic). I headed down to So Cal to conquer this mountain with Grant.
San Antonio Falls just a short ways from the Mt. Baldy trailhead.
Grant & I after about 15 min on the trail. Amazing day down south. Warm (but not 98 degrees warm like it was in LA), clear and generally perfect conditions for a hike.
Grant & I at the summit of Mt. Baldy. After about 5 miles and roughly 4000 ft. of elevation, we finally made it. Great feeling getting to the top and looking down on everything around. Definitely an addicting feeling of accomplishment and awe. Or, maybe it was the altitude...
We did really make it. See!
Grant trudging through the snow. Those hiking poles really came in handy!!!
Me heading down through the snow on our way back down the trail. Luckily conditions were right so that we didn't need some more serious mountain gear!
Dinner from Tannourine in San Mateo. This collection of appetizers included tabouleh, hummus, baba ghannouge, kebbeh,
cheese bourak and sambousek.
Dinner from Bistro Elan in Palo Alto. Amazing place for food. This dish is sole prepared in a lemon-butter sauce with cauliflower, broccolini, slivered almonds and a few other things I can't recall. I will definitely be going back to this restaurant again!
Went and watched the Pac-10 Women's Golf Championship at Stanford w/Randahl when he was back in town. Got to see Mari Chun & Stephanie Kono play in person! HI Pride! Former Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice was there to cheer on Mari as well and that's her in red in the middle of this pic (complete with Secret Service on watch).
Technically this is a May picture, but a lovely Saturday morning brekkie was had at 7th Street Montara this past weekend. Savoury turkey & swiss crepe (with mushroom sauce) and blueberry french toast. Charming place to catch a spot of food!
With work being so busy, these weekend bits of fun have really gone a long way to maintaining my sanity. Now here we are in May and I'm still stuck here in the Bay. Been reflecting on that a fair bit recently as it's a year on from when I was in Costa Rica and someone I know is currently on a trip to visit SA. Hopefully I'll make it through the launch of our new product at work and make it somewhere overseas in the near future! That's all for now. Hope you all are doing well!
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