Kim and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary this weekend with a lovely weekend in Yosemite. Saturday morning we got up early, and drove there in time to get in a climb.

Kim is a super strong climber, but is still pretty new to traditional lead climbing. On Saturday she did her first long multipitch where she led everything, and she did an awesome, awesome job. I was very proud of her.
We stayed in Camp Curry, which was interesting, then rose and had an awesome brunch at the famous Awahnee hotel. …

I was looking in my Picassa albums, and saw a folder of pictures that Nickolaus and Melissa Brown (brother and sister) had sent me. They were our trailmates on the Inca Trail when we went to Peru last fall, and were awesome. Loved them both. They had a few cool shots that I hope they don’t mind me sharing here.

In January 2000, I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to Nepal to complete field research for my masters thesis in point of use drinking water treatment. I fell in love with the country and traveled back at the end of the year to spend a month trekking, rafting, and traveling. Nepal is one of the most beautiful places I have seen. However, I think it skims the heavens for more reasons than just being the home of Everest. Here are some photos:

I’ve got more photos, so I’ll …

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Kim and I were in San Antonio for my Grandfather’s funeral last weekend. It was a sad weekend, of course, but it was nice to see my family so much.
On Sunday morning, my parents were going over some stuff with my Grandma, so Kim and I took the morning and went to downtown San Antonio. We visited several historical sites, including a cathedral built by the Spanish missionaries in the 1700′s, and the Alamo, a famous battle site in Texas …

In 2007, we had a fantastic trip to Peru. This is Geoff’s story about the trip. Make sure you see Kim’s as well.

Kim’s funny story about our trip to Peru in 2007. Make sure you also see Geoff’s Story and the photo albums.

We took a lot of photos in Peru, here is the “Best Of” Album. Look also for the Food albums, Flora and Fuana, and the Big Album.

Photos from our incredible trip to Peru in 2007. This is the “Best Of” album.

Photos from our incredible trip to Peru in 2007. This is the Food album.

Photos from our incredible trip to Peru in 2007. This album focuses on plants and animals.