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Gold and Green

last weekend, we biked from san geronimo to the point reyes lighthouse and back (here's the route on google maps). this must be one of the most beautiful rides in the bay area, the diversity of the scenery is really... Read more →

GPS and Altimeter

my current everyday watch is a suunto observer; it has a built-in altimeter, pretty basic stop watch functions but good enough for what i want, is not as hideously ugly as polar's creations of the past 10 years, and does... Read more →

Running Forest Park

today i've been running for a while in forest park in portland, oregon. it's just a local park (no major attractions apart from abundant greenery), but it has to be among the best trails i've ever been on. maybe it... Read more →

Running Crater Lake

running around crater lake has been something i wanted to do since i first looked at crater lake on satellite images. this looked like the perfect loop, so to speak. however, as it turns out, there is almost no trail,... Read more →

Updated Running Blog

after posting a couple of cryptic one-liners about our running trip, i found out that it is not particularly smart to write blog posts as placeholders; after all, this is not the idea of a blog. anyway, i finally wrote... Read more →

Running Grand Canyon

arriving after a full day of driving from canyonlands, the grand canyon was the last destination of our running trip. we visited the north rim, because it has far less visitors, and because the access to the colorado river has... Read more →

Running Canyonlands

arriving from moab, the next stop was canyonlands national park. we picked the needles district because it has far more trails than the island in the sky (which is mainly good for viewpoints, but not so much for activities). canyonlands'... Read more →

Running Arches

escaping the arctic conditions in bryce canyon, we arrived in moab looking forward to warm and dry weather. we were not disappointed, moab greeted us with blue skies and really warm weather, quite a shock (a pleasant one) after running... Read more →

Running Bryce Canyon

arriving from zion cayon pretty late, we were surprised by the low temperatures in bryce canyon. there even were light snow showers, not exactly the thing we were looking for. temperatures were forecast to be below freezing at night, remaining... Read more →

Running Zion Canyon

after last year's running trip to yosemite valley, mono lake, king's canyon, death valley, and sequoia, this year's trip started in las vegas heading east, visiting utah and arizona. first stop was zion canyon, where we were greeted by dark... Read more →