Entries from July 2006

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Back From San Francisco

Back in 1999, I actually prefered Los Angeles to San Francisco. What the hell was I thinking? Although San Diego is clearly the best city in California (or America), I did walk away from San Francisco with a higher impression than before. The town still needs a good scrubbing and it would be nice [...]

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

No Hike This Week?

Instead of heading out east for hike this week, I’ve been monitoring news stories on the latest round of wildfires. The fires are located in one of my favorite hiking regions. The fire is being called the Horse Fire. This is because it resides along Horsethief Canyon. You may recall I [...]

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

Steely Dan Plays Backyard

While walking around downtown last night, we stumbled onto the sounds of Hey 19 down by the Marina. Steely Dan was playing a concert just a few blocks from our pad. The sounds travels very well and there really is no need to buy a ticket. Just walk around the boats and you’ll hear the [...]

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

Three Laguna Area Hikes

Today I did three hikes near the Laguna Mountains. The first hike was Cottonwood Creek Falls and it was the best. This is hike M-8 Trip 16 in Afoot & Afield in San Diego.

The second hike was Wooded Hill Nature Trail. Kinda plain except the fact the elevation was over 6000 feet above sea level. [...]

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Law 2: Never Put Too Much Trust In Friends …

In the book The 48 Laws of Power, author Robert Greene shares 48 powerful laws of wisdom. Law 2 reads: Never put too Much Trust in Friends, Learn how to use Enemies.
In simple terms, this means Never Hire a Friend. In my post For Sale By Owner - Don’t Do It, I said the [...]

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Lawson Peak Hike

Yesterday I did a great hike in the blazing heat of Jamul, California which is just a few miles outside of San Diego. It starts with a steep 2 mile wide trail, which isn’t anything special. Then you surface onto a set of trails which lead to a boulder-climbing ascent of Lawson Peak. You will [...]

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Turn it Down

Why must downtown living be so loud? I miss the peace and quiet of the exburb of the San Pasqual Valley. While I’ve gotten used to the sound of the train and street cleaner, there are some sounds that annoy me daily.
1-Cars with Loud Stereos
2-Car Alarms
3-Some Motorcycles
Today I came up with a solution in [...]

Sunday, July 9th, 2006

Yosemite National Park

The last of the vacation photo galleries is up. These photos were taken at Yosemite National Park on July 3rd and 4th.

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Kings Canyon National Park

The photo gallery for Kings Canyon National Park is now up.

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

Sequoia National Park

I’m back from vacation and the Sequoia National Park photo gallery is up.