A few months back, my friend from b-school (Alex M.) emailed me and let me know that he had a camping site reserved at Joshua Tree for thanksgiving weekend. Although I rarely climb anymore, Joshua Tree still ranks as one of my favorite places in the universe. Love it. Kim and I spent the weekend of Thanksgiving out there.
Year: 2009
Kayaking the Black Canyon of the Colorado River
The Black Canyon is the section of the Colorado river below Hoover Dam. Scenic paddling, with hot springs and gorgeous scenery.
San Diego Wild Animal Park and Zoo
I (Geoff) love taking pictures, and really enjoy taking pictures of animals. Kim surprised me this year for my birthday with a membership to the […]
Weekends around Southern California
We’re lucky to live in an incredible part of the country. Within a few hours drive of house, we got the ocean, mountains, lakes, forests, […]
Davenport Surf Kayak Contest 2009
We got a super late start Friday night, and it was an all night slog to Davenport, with just a few hours of fitful dozing […]
Pismo Beach Surf Kayak Contest
Thanks to Dave for setting up the Pismo Beach Surf Kayak contest. Due to permit issues, low turnout, and predictions of small waves sunday, the […]
Germany and England
I (Geoff) went to Germany recently for a work trip, but managed to do a little exploring while there. Flew over a few days early, and came back via England to see my Grandma.
Good trip.
Tahquitz Climbing
Some of you that have known me for awhile may remember that before I got obsessed with kayaking, I used to be an avid rock […]
Middle Fork Of the American River
Friday night we had Kim’s mom, aunt and Grandma over for dinner, which meant another insanely late night drive…leaving our our house around 11:30 and […]
Cousin Stuart comes to visit
My cousin had a 3 day visit this past weekend. We hadn’t seen each other in 20 years, so it was great to see each […]
Green River – Desolation and Grey Canyon Section
The Green River, through Desolation and Grey Canyons, is a gorgeous trip, with amazing scenery, camping, and fun rapids. I kayaked it over 6 days this year, and had an amazing time. A great time following in the footsteps of Powell on a spectacular river in one of my favorite areas of the world.
Middle Fork Feather
The Middle Fork of the Feather is described in the classic CA paddling guidebook as “This is it! The Middle Fork of the Feather River […]
East Fork of the Carson
The East Fork of the Carson flows with the melting snow, and heads east down the Sierra Mtns, into Nevada. It’s a class II+ run, […]
Brush Creek – Spring 2009
Brush Creek, a tributary of the Kern River in CA, is one of the most incredible stretches of whitewater around. It drops about 450 feet per mile, but is suprisingly managble. Lot’s of fun drops in the 5-20 foot range. Big fast slides. It’s just so good it has to be experienced. I did a bunch of runs over a few weekends in May, and even stopped to take some pictures.
Backcountry skiing – San Gabriel Mountains
When I announced my move back to southern california, more than a few of my outdoorsy friends offered a mix of sympathy and concern. Los […]
Mexico – Scuba Diving and Exploring the Yucatan Peninsula
We enjoyed an awesome last minute trip to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. Kim got certified to Scuba dive, and we enjoyed diving, snorkeling, caving, eating, and visiting archeological ruins. Another great vacation.
Kim donated her hair to “Locks of Love”
Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 18 suffering […]
Pauley Creek Video
Pauley Creek is a spectacular kayak run in Northern California. Tons of fun drops, a couple technical rapids. We got a good early season run in, though it meant hiking in through snow. Several good waterfalls. Video inside.
Snowshoe trip to Fuller Lake
Last weekend, we were fishing around for an idea for something to do, and had the brainstorm to go backpacking in the snow. Two sets of rental snowshoes and some furious packing later, we were heading to the mtns.
Sacramento Tandem Ride
A while back, Kim and I took out the tandem for an awesome tour of Sacramento and the Delta. About 36 miles. Loving the tandem, but I need to figure out some better bars, my hands go numb. We stopped for a quick snack and some warm drinks. Total we rode was nearly 40 miles, our longest tandem ride to date.