Tag: travel

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Off-grid for three days of hiking in the Three Sisters area. Putting the phone into airplane mode. Catch you on the other side, Internet.

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Every company meetup should be required to have a Rock Band party. Seriously awesome night tonight.

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Today I’m flying out to St. Louis for the weeklong Happiness Team meetup. Delayed in Denver for an hour though, ugh.

Hiking through Yosemite

I took a long weekend and headed home for a few days. The snowpack this winter was one of the best in the last decade or so which means the waterfalls in Yosemite are tremendous.

Saturday was filled with the 4 Mile Trail (the name’s a lie, really 4.7 miles each way). It’s an awesome trail with great views of the valley, Yosemite Falls, and a wonderful panorama from Glacier Point. It’s also 3,200 feet of elevation gain.

Monday I headed up to the high country and did a much shorter 5+ mile hike out Tamarack Creek. Pretty easy compared to Saturday but it ended with some great cascades. It was also great because over 5 miles we saw only a half dozen people, something that’s really rare for Yosemite in July.

Long weekend view

Long weekends at home are awesome. 9 miles of hiking in Yosemite with 6,200 feet of elevation change and now: burgers!

What Can You Do With $20,000?. There’s a lot you can do with $20,000 a year. Instead of a traditional college tuition payment you could travel, cover living expenses for 6 months, seed a couple small businesses, and much more. Bonus is that you can end your 4 years with an investment fund of $40,000, no debt required.

Fly or Drive Calculator. Neat little web app for calculating the relative cost of flying and driving somewhere. It estimates the financial, time, and environmental cost of the trip. (via Andrew Sullivan)

I moved to Singapore. Derek Sivers writes about why he’s going to spend his life living in various places around the world. Singapore is the first stop. Such a great idea.

Somewhere North of Seattle

Traveling up to WordCamp Developers and snapped this somewhere north of Seattle.

It’s an 8 hour train ride from Portland but taking Amtrak seriously beats flying. Power outlets, great leg room, and no security or liquids to hassle with.

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One last day in Vienna before flying out tomorrow morning. Time to get out and see the city for a bit before spending tomorrow cramped on a plane.