Day three, we chose to do a bit of a lesser hike. Many of the boys were a bit worn out from the day before. So, we chose to do the Mirror Lake hike. This time of year, the Mirror Lake is barely more than a thick stream. But, in May or June, the Mirror…
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Yosemite – 10/23-10/24/2023
I was invited on a trip to Yosemite with my men’s church group. It was during the work week, which is a bit tougher for me. I somehow expected to have decent internet service in a national park, which should be an obviously stupid thought on my part. Thankfully, I prepared to leave pretty well…
Death Cab for Cutie / Postal Service / Pedro the Lion – Santa Barbara Bowl – 10/14/2023
So, retro concerts are kind of becoming a thing. Or, maybe they’ve been a thing for a long time. I see coming up on my calendar a Weezer/Smashing Pumpkins tour which feels very 1996-2000 ish to me. In any case, I bought tickets to the DC4C and PS show almost five months ago. I didn’t…
London Whirlwind
From West Virginia, I was supposed to head straight to London to start work. By my poor dog, Daphne, had what I understood was IVDD (intervertebral disc disease). Basically, her spine was collapsing, or discs were pressing hard on her spinal cord or some variation thereof. The net result of such things was that she…
West Virginia, Take me Home
I always think it’s kind of silly that I love West Virginia and that my favorite Ghibli movie uses a 1971 John Denver song as it’s theme. I visited my good friends the Barneys at their West Virginia cabin this year from August 23-27. I missed the Lake Olympics, but it was still a good…
Japan – Day Eight
Today, I drove 5 ish hours south to Noboribetsu. This is apparently a super famous onsen. There is basically this tiny town, just downhill from a volcano water spot/pond that has these giant hotels and onsen built around it. I’m at the Noboribetsu Grand Hotel. My room is bonkers, with a built in hot tub….
Japan – Day Seven
I’m now caught up, posting these backwards a few days for … posterity? Today, I got up without anything in particular in mind. This hotel isn’t nearly as fancy as the one prior, but it’s in this cute national park area, Daisutzen National Park, that feels a bit like the Pacific Northwest. There’s bear and…
Japan – Day Six
I’ve been waking up early, and I only had so much time at Mizo no Uta (Song of Water). Since I wanted to finally start hiking, but I also wanted to get more quality time with the onsen, I woke up naturally (jet lagged) at 4:30. I left to hike by 4:45 am. Checkout was…