Spending the last month with an extra job has been no picnic. But last Friday it all came to fruition, with Richard Dawkins’ visit to San Diego, on of all days, Good Friday. The event was a great success and everyone I spoke to enjoyed themselves and had a great time. There were a few… Continue Reading
Even though it was rainy all weekend, my daughter wanted to go out with her friend and do some geocaching. Of course, since I have a new iPad with GPS capability I was all for it. Having the GPS ability was one of the reasons I wanted to get the new iPad, of course that… Continue Reading
In the vein of doing something fantastic for one’s birthday, I chose to hike El Cajon Mountain. I’ve enjoyed hiking more in the last 6 months or so, and have wanted to get this mountain under my belt. My last hike was Mount Gower in early January, but since I have been running more in the… Continue Reading
In the quest to find the next new place to leave footprints on a mountain, I settled for Mount Gower. Now I’ve spent a considerable amount of time on Cowles Mountain, but it’s just too popular for my taste. And the last time I was on Iron Mountain I ran into some litter that just… Continue Reading
I had the day off today, since the ship is still in the midst of its holiday stand down, and I decided to head out to Iron Mountain in Poway. It’s been a while since I’ve been there, as I’ve been spending a lot of time at Cowles Mountain and the trails around that area.… Continue Reading
Today marks the first day of the new year. We originally had plans to go to a family hike in nearby Lakeside but research revealed that there was significant amounts of Poison Oak in the area. My wife is so allergic to Poison Oak that if she’s exposed to it, she has to get a… Continue Reading
In the spirit of the rainy weekend, we planned to take the kids to the SEA LIFE Carlsbad Aquarium at LEGOLAND. My wife took the kids to the aquarium about 6 months ago and since I hadn’t been there yet, we decided to go again. The Aquarium is a sort of an add-on park to… Continue Reading
Monday was another day off for me and I wanted to get out and climb something. My eyes are quick to set on anything that I haven’t done, or seems harder than average. I’ve done Cowles Mtn twice and Iron Mountain once. A friend of mine mentioned the Mt Woodson Trail but when I looked… Continue Reading
This morning I dropped my daughter off to school and made my way to Cowles Mountain for a second run at it. The first time I was there was with my daughter on Columbus Day and this time I wanted to see how fast I could make it to the top and back. My original… Continue Reading
Last Monday night after dinner, I was told that I would be flying to another ship in the ARG (Amphibious Readiness Group) in order to help them troubleshoot some of their communications gear. Begrudgingly I agreed to go, not because I didn’t want to help, but rather believed that I would be unable to help.… Continue Reading