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New York City
Not much wilderness on this trip, but to a couple of beachgoing San Diegans, Manhattan might as well be a foriegn country. We spent a few days at Jasmine’s cousin’s place in Chelsea (thanks Will) and then moved on to Times Square. Tom graciously acquired some tickets to the Chargers-Giants game, but he proceeded to [...]
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Oxnard
It would be a stretch to say that this trip was wilderness or adventure-related. We planned on surfing Rincon, but the weather refused to cooperate. Lopez fished for a few minutes, so there you go. We spent a couple of nights at the beach house in Oxnard, focused primarily on the consumption of alcoholic beverages. [...]
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Tritonman Triathlon
I’ve always wanted to enter a triathlon, so when Lopez called about this year’s Tritonman, I enthusiastically agreed to join him. The race was a month and a half away, which would be long enough to get some crash training in. Days turned to weeks, and before I knew it there was less than a [...]
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Mammoth Lakes
Frey’s annual Mammoth trip has historically showcased all sorts of outrageous behavior. This time around, our wives were able to join us and I think it resulted in a calmer, gentler getaway. It snowed for two straight days and we scored some epic conditions. I often wonder why I paid the extra money for 4WD, [...]
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Zion National Park
Our second trip to Utah’s Zion National Park. Last time, Steve and I hiked the subway from the top down, and I didn’t get an opportunity to photograph the popular cascades area. On this trip, Scott and I got to the trailhead at 7 am and we made it to the cascades before the hordes [...]
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San Juans, Colorado
Colorado is home to the largest aspen forests in the world, so it’s no surprise that photographers flock here during the fall. I began my trip by visiting the iconic Maroon Bells, shooting the sunrise with no fewer than 50 other photographers. Then I made my way south towards Crested Butte via Kebler Pass, and [...]
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Denmark
In an effort to learn more about our curious friend (and brother-in-law) Mads, we traveled to his home country of Denmark. A land where few have too much, and even fewer have too little. A place of wind and windmills, pickled herring and pastries, and Viking graves. Our arrival in Copenhagen conveniently coincided with some [...]
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Peru
Our first trip to South America – what an adventure. We started off in Lima, then to Puerto Maldonado, where we traveled up the Madre de Dios River near the border with Bolivia and Brazil. After spending a couple of days in the Amazon River Basin, we flew to Cusco and hiked the Inca Trail [...]
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Mammoth
Quick 2-nighter to Mammoth with the WI crew. We played the Spanish drinking game duro (sort of like quarters, with a twist).