Written on April 23, 2011
Note- It is named “Florissant Fossil Beds”, NOT “Fluorescent Fossil Beds”. Florissant is a french word for “flowering”; the fossils do not glow. Day: 8 Miles: 1,434 Location: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument and Garden of the Gods Park Three fossilized redwoods in central Colorado So I’m actual...
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Written on January 6, 2011
The night before I left Las Vegas I walked out in the desert to look at the moon. There was a jeweled city on the horizon, spires rising in the night, but the jewels were diadems of electric and the spires were the neon of signs ten stories high. ~Norman Mailer This past week I...
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Written on December 31, 2010
It might surprise you to know that a city with a population density of 17,383 people per square mile has an abundance of hiking trails. As a matter of fact, a significant amount of San Francisco’s city space is set out as park land. In fact, the National Park Service operates “Golden Gate National Recreation...
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Written on December 20, 2010
Los Angeles might be one of the World’s largest cities but it is in no short supply of rugged adventures. What is surprising to know about southern California is that a half an hour drive can not only get you out of town, it can get you to some of the country’s best adventure spots....
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Written on September 24, 2010
San Francisco, California “Go around the world in 8 city blocks” As mentioned earlier, I include anything that could be considered an adventure to this blog and friends… San Francisco is an adventurous city. Although I generally...
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