In order to get back in hiking shape and prepare for our upcoming adventure (which will remain unannounced at this time) we headed to the hills for a Sunday Funday. Our destination: Wild Horse Trail. The trail starts at the same campground as the Dripping Springs Trail, but when the Dripping Springs Trail zigs, we…
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Minnesota Part II: Laura & Gabe Got Married!
The second part of our trip (and the real reason for our trip to Minnesota) brought us back to Minneapolis for Laura & Gabe’s wedding. Prior to the wedding festivities kicking off we spent some quality time with my family. We had the opportunity to check out my parent’s newly renovated kitchen – it’s a…
Minnesota Part I: The Death of a Legend!
The first part of our Minnesota adventure started with quite the unexpected twist. Dad picked us up from the Minneapolis airport on-time and in-style; his 1991 Dodge Grand Caravan with, yes – you guessed it, wood panels on the side, slid up to the curb, we tossed our bags in its spacious trunk and hit…
New camera, new wine, and more fun
So finally after a years worth of wanting, months of research, a few last minute changes, we bought a Digital SLR camera. Picking the camera wasn’t too difficult but finding the “perfect” lens was a little more difficult. After all the dust settled we decided to go with a one-size-fits-all type lens: the Tamron 18-200mm…
Giraffes and Waterfalls
So I almost feel like a hack posting something about a waterfall after I read about my brother’s waterfall adventures… POTUS Day came and there was another visitor at Casa de Wiktor in San Diego – Mom came to visit. We had quite the weekend: the San Diego Zoo one day, Point Loma another. Finished…
Rock Surfing
So if you haven’t gone rock surfing yet, you’re missing out! For the MLK weekend, we lucky enough to have a visitor from up the road (Seattle). We did a little eating, a little cooking, a little hiking.. standard things really. We’re batting 3 for 3 so far for the new year. Found another cool…
New Year, new adventures
Happy New Years! Whether you subscribe to two-K-ten, twenty-ten, or two-thousand ten, it all looks the same on paper – 2010. A new year brings a challenge for new adventures. We started the year with a 10 mile hike at Dripping Springs Trail in the Cleveland National Forest. Don’t ask about the name. If I…
Hung by the chimney with care
It’s that Christmas time of the year again; normally that means Mere and I board an airplane and head north for a snow-filled Christmas in Minnesota. This year was a little different though. We opted to stay here in San Diego and some of our family came out to visit. What a time we had…
The other side of the mountain.
What’s on the other side of Monserate Mountain you ask? Lucy could tell you; she’s been there (or at least seen the other side). Just another Saturday here in SoCal. A little hiking adventure… no big deal. Monserate Mountain (1500ft at the peak so not really a mountain) is up in the Fallbrook area. We…
Festober or is it Oktival?
Or maybe we should just leave it as Oktoberfest since it has a better ring to it. We would be remiss, and yelled at, if we didn’t make a post about Dr. Joel S. Tilleson Esq. visiting last month. Boy what a time we had! It was great to see our old friend. We spent…