This was our first backpacking trip of the season. We had a prior commitment on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, so we only had Sunday and Monday to backpack. The trip we ended up taking was not at all what we intended. Originally, we planned to hike the Chelan Lakeshore Trail to Stehekin, which is … Continue reading North Cascades National Park: Ross Lake East Bank Trail
We flew down to Texas for the weekend for my brother-in-law P's graduation from Texas Christian University. The ceremony was lovely and the campus was beautiful. TCU has the most immaculate greenery I have ever seen on a campus: hedges trimmed to a perfectly uniform length, spotless green grass, and beautiful flowers everywhere. The rest … Continue reading Fort Worth, Texas
I've done most of the touristy things in Portland, so this post is mostly about the food I ate during this conference. Multnomah Whisk{e}y Library: Originally, this blog post contained an angry rant about my experience at the Multnomah Whisk{e}y Library. Upon further reflection, I decided that angry rants don't really fit the purpose … Continue reading Portland: Math Conference
This was a trip to visit my sibling R., who recently started working at Facebook. I have been to San Francisco before, so this post is not about the best things to do in San Francisco, but rather about what we did this weekend. Day 1: I flew from SEA to SFO at 8pm on … Continue reading San Francisco Bay Area
We went to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida on a family vacation over Thanksgiving weekend. It was my first destination Thanksgiving. We had a lot of fun, but I think I prefer celebrating Thanksgiving at home! Tolls: Pro-tip: if you rent a car, just pay whatever fee they ask you to and use their electronic … Continue reading Universal Studios Orlando
We just got back from a weekend in Vegas with friends to run the Rock n' Roll Half on November 12, 2017. Gambling: We went to Treasure Island and won $90 playing blackjack! At the time of this blog post they had the best blackjack odds. We literally just followed the rules for minimizing your … Continue reading Las Vegas: Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon
NB: This post is backdated. Tim and I took a 27 mile, one night backpacking trip to Enchanted Valley in Olympic National Park. I had a prior commitment on Friday night, so we only had Saturday and Sunday to get to and from the trailhead and complete our hike. Tim did some research on overnight … Continue reading Olympic National Park: Enchanted Valley
We had a fantastic honeymoon at Yellowstone National Park. Lodging: We stayed at the Days Inn in West Yellowstone. Unfortunately there were no hotels in West Yellowstone that corresponded to my hotel points (at the time I didn’t have Wyndham points), so we paid cash at $200 a night. We had wanted to stay in … Continue reading Yellowstone Honeymoon
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