Thursday, June 29th, 2006
Iron Mountain Hike
The high temperatures didn’t scare me off from this 3 hour hike yesterday.
This is hike #23 in 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Diego and the 6.5 mile version of C-3 Trip 6 in Afoot & Afield in San Diego.
Entries from June 2006
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
Are You Really Busy?
The most overused and inaccurate phrase used today is: I’m so busy.
Let me just say: No you’re not.
We all know someone that is always telling us how busy they are. What they are saying is they have poor time management skills, but still find time to brag about their ineffectiveness.
The people that are truly busy [...]
Monday, June 26th, 2006
Step into Liquid - Day 3
Today I went Bodyboarding for the first time. Not nearly as exhausting as surfing, but also not as rewarding. A few surfers thought I was insane for not wearing a wet suit. Being from Ohio makes my skin immune to cold water.
The above photo is not me.
Friday, June 23rd, 2006
Elfin Forest Hike
If you are looking for a wide path trail with a steep incline, this is the one. The Way Up trail will get your heart pounding. It’s 1.6 miles of straight incline.
This was hike #16 in 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Diego and C-2 Trip 8 in Afoot & Afield in San [...]
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
Mission Bay Kayaking
Yesterday I rented a kayak and covered about 4 miles in Mission Bay. The lesson I learned is to be sure and put sunscreen on your ankles. Mine are toast right now.
Monday, June 19th, 2006
Cabrillo National Monument Hike
I needed to buy a National Park Pass for my upcoming trip to Yosemite, so I headed off to San Diego’s only National Park destination: Cabrillo National Monument. While there I completed the Bayside Trail.
This is hike B-3 Trip 1 in Afoot & Afield in San Diego.
Monday, June 19th, 2006
World Tour Dates
One of my Summer of George goals is to travel. Below are some tentative and confirmed travel dates for my world tour.
June - Columbus (completed)
July - Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks (confirmed)
July - San Francisco (confirmed)
August - Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina (confirmed)
September - Eastern Europe (tentative)
October - Zion, Arches, Canyonlands National Parks (tentative)
October - Tampa/Ybor [...]
Friday, June 16th, 2006
Step Into Liquid - Day 2
Disaster. And yesterday went so well.
The hard part about surfing isn’t standing up and finding balance. The hard part is picking the wave, timing it and having your board at the right angle. When I was in my group class, the instructor did all that work for me. He’d aim the board toward shore, [...]
Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
Step Into Liquid - Day 1
Today I took my 2 hour surfing lesson at the Eli Howard Surf School. It went much better than my snowboarding experience. I rode several waves to shore on the long foam surf board provided by the school.
I don’t have any photos of my first day of surfing, so go to Laird Hamilton’s web site [...]
