I was heading out to Yosemite National Park this weekend to celebrate Eid al-Adha with the cousins. This is my sixth National Park camping trip this year. Its been incredibly glorious experience with adventure! And this particular trip, coupled with Zion in the later part of summer, have been a bit nostalgic. There was a time whereContinue reading “On Being a Yosemite Virgin”
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Vasquez Rocks: Making Off Like a Bandido
Going hiking is like visiting ghosts, I get lots of time to reflect on the past. This Saturday I visited California’s most notorious (yet little known!?!) bandit ghost-Tiburcio Vasquez. Vásquez pulled the race card, claiming that he was driven to commit his crimes because of norteamericanos discrimination against the Californios. He even went so far as insisting that he was a defender ofContinue reading “Vasquez Rocks: Making Off Like a Bandido”
San Francisco Trip- Muir Woods and Nike+ Sports Watch Review
As someone trying to get healthy and back into shape and a techy, I found a new play thing that is trifecta: the Nike+Sport Watch GPS. Retailing around $200, I think I have squeezed every single penny worth and sweated ten times that much. The watch has a built in GPS and makes me appreciateContinue reading “San Francisco Trip- Muir Woods and Nike+ Sports Watch Review”
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