..My brother and I took my 5 y.o. nephew ice skating this year for Christmas. Cody did great, pretty timid at first, but he got bolder fast. It was fun, here in San Diego they build an outdoor ice rink downtown. Not quite Rockefeller Square, but very pretty and fun.

My Girlfriend Kim and I recently spent 6 days exploring the Northern part of Baja with friends.   She wrote a trip report, which is here. My comments were added in Green Text. It’s long, but I hope you enjoy it.
By Kim Luu and bits by Geoff Jennings
Baja California is just far enough away from Newport Beach that you can forget where you came from, but close enough that you remember how to get back there. That?s what I like to say at least. For Geoff, on the other hand, who …

Climbing is an amazing sport, and one that normally requires you to rely on your partners literally with your life. I think this helps foster the special friendships that build amoung climbers. The long skinney picture is one I took of my friend Jean on Touchstone, a big wall in Zion N.P., Utah.
The Picture at the top of the page is me on top of Tahquitz, in So. Cal. It was September 11th, and my friend Greg and I did the climb in complete …

My girlfriend, Kim, and I did another marathon last week. Her writeup was funny, so I’m sharing it here instead of writing my own. Lazy, yeah…
Anyway, this was my first road marathon, I’ve done a bunch others, all on trails. I discovered that although LA was unique and fun, but I think I prefer trails still. 23,000 people running is hard to wrap your brain around untill you’ve discovered it. Also, I discovered that although I’ve done mostly really tough trail runs, those big hills have a natural moderating effect …