Late Autumn Campout at Dry Creek Canyon
It was chilly, but fun!
Snowy trails the next day.
OAC is a great group!
Add comment December 17th, 2006
Whatever!
In Search of the Ultimate Backpack
Does anyone have a North Face Trashcan backpack?
It’s discontinued and has been for a couple of years. Any ideas on where to look other than ebay or craigslist?
I’m assuming I’m not alone in my constant quest for the ultimate backpack that suits me perfectly for what I need and want it to have. For me this pack is the discontinued North Face Trashcan. Some may criticize saying bad things about North Face or it’s quality. For me, the pack is the ideal size and perfect functions. I’m not going to summit Everest and find myself using my current backpack for weekend trips etc. The trashcan can be carried on, it’s big enough yet small enough to get all of my stuff with out packing too much.
Add comment December 17th, 2006
OAC club trip up to Red Pine Lake and Pfeifferhorn
This was a gorgeous hike, especially near the lower lake, where there were meadows full of wildflowers. I didn’t scale the peak myself, but it photographed really well.
Add comment July 26th, 2006
Camp and Climb in Maple
It was my wife’s birthday last week and so we decided to go camping in Maple Canyon. It is a beautiful canyon–full of great hiking and killer climbing. We mostly just relaxed but I did have the chance to teach my wife how to lead climb on an easy 5.4 that lead to the Trash Compactor Wall. She did a great job. Next time we will come back and do some of the routes inside the Trash Compactor. They looked really fun but we ran out of time.
While we were there we did have a chance to hike up Box Canyon (.7 miles up the canyon) and see some of the routes that have been set there. It is an impressive looking area; however, there are access issues. So, definitely visit the canyon sometime, but be sure to not visit too often and be a courteous guest while you are there.
Add comment June 26th, 2006
XanGo Wasatch Back Relay
June 23 and 24 I ran in the Wasatch Back Relay with my wife’s family. The main sponsor for the even was XanGo. They are a company that sells a fruit drink made from mangosteen. You cant buy directly from them but you have to go through a XanGo Distributor.
Anyway, the race was really fun and even though no one on the team (twelve total) are super-star athletes, I think that we all did pretty well. I was only able to complete two of my assigned three legs because my knee was hurt. I guess that is what comes from training just two weeks before the even. Oh well. The Xango Wasatch Back Relay was really fun and I would recommend anyone doing it.
Add comment June 25th, 2006
Road-Trip Game with M&Ms
Here’s a game with M&Ms that my wife and I played during our Maple Canyon trip today. I doubt that it will ever get televised and I don’t think that anyone who is a professional at this game will get paid very much. It is a great game to play when you’re in the company of good friends.
Here’s how you play the M&M game:
- Get a pack of M&Ms. We used Peanut M&Ms, but I bet you could use any kind. Just be sure to not get those seasonal kind that only have two colors.
- Show another person the color of the M&M without looking at it.
- Insert M&M into mouth (your mouth.)
- Now the fun part….guess what color it is!
Maybe those instructions were unnecisarily complicated. Basically, you’re just trying to guess what color the M&M is by just tasting it. It is pretty tough because they taste so similar. I must say, however, that I am pretty good at guessing the blue ones or if it is a warm color. I’m lost when it comes to anything beyond that.
What do you think? Do M&Ms of different color have different tastes? I think they do, but then my chances of guessing a color right is one in ten if I were to guess according to how I though it tasted. That is kind of funny when you think about how there are only six colors. If I just stuck with one color and guessed it all the time, I am likely to have a one in six chance of getting it right. Interesting.
Add comment June 17th, 2006