This past week I pulled another 20 miler from my little map stash on AllTrails. I've had a renewed excitement for Distance lately, and have a vague goal of getting to where 20 miles is relatively comfortable. (20 miles will never be easy, but I want to get
Why did I hike 22 miles to look at weird mud? I'm coming up on 2 years of going outside (almost) every single Thursday, and in that time I've accidentally built up quite a bit of endurance, to the extent that anything less than 12 miles
Mining cryptocurrency? What? Big Break Ever since I got my boat and have started paying attention not only to the big areas of green on the map, but also the big areas of blue, I have been intrigued by the Suisun Bay/San Joaquin River/Sacramento River region. These waterways
I have what might be an unhealthy comfort level with taking on computer projects that are way over my head, and this site was no exception. begin computer ramble, skip ahead if you just want to hear the illicit crypto mining part When I started my blog, I knew I
My last post was all about the 2+ weeks of intensive prep for a 4-day kayak camping expedition on Tomales Bay. I was going to link to it here to give a little bit of background on this trip, but realized I didn't write an intro paragraph there
MODS!!! On my last post I talked about how much of a pain in the ass it was to bring my whole setup on a 3+ hour, multi-leg trip. My little camelbak type backpack falling out of my bag in the middle of the crosswalk on a very busy San
I bought my kayak a little over a month before I was planning to go on a solo, multi-night boat-in camping trip. I was coming into this thing with no experience, so I decided to try to go out as many times as possible in the meantime, aiming to get
Not even The Bay, which would've made for a better story. More on that later. So after a couple trips to Lake Merritt in my new boat, I decided I was ready to venture out into bigger waters. I did some research, and found a couple of public
That's what I wanted to have printed on a giant flag when I was paddling around Lake Merritt for the maiden voyage of my goofy little inflatable (but still real!) kayak from Amazon. In my usual plan trip first acquire skills second fashion, I finally decided to do
I've been on a hiking hiatus, a hikeatus as we call it in the industry, since I returned from my backpacking trip at the end of May. I don't know if it was 3 days of hiking with a heavy pack, or sleeping in a crater,
If last year was the year of hiking every single week, this year was going to be the year of backpacking and learning backcountry skills. I've wanted to do this for years, and always assumed I'd have to take a class or learn by going with
I love this place so much. I love this place SO MUCH. So much so that it took a month and a half for me to get this post out! (This trip was in mid-April) Back in 2017 I was in the depths of Architect Registration Exam studying hell, I