Wonderful October weather this week.
Tag: photos
New mural
New mural is in-progress down the street from my place.
New Reading Material
I’ve been reading a lot more recently, about a book every week. This should keep me busy for a while; a benefit to living three blocks from Powell’s.
As an aside I find it really beneficial to read one fiction book in conjunction with one non-fiction. Ensures I have reading material no matter the frame of mind I’m in.
Short Park City Hike
A couple days back some co-workers and I took the gondola up the mountain for a short hike. The gondola itself is a pretty great ride. Takes about 10 minutes and you get some fantastic views on the way down.
From there we did a short trail up to what the resort calls Alpine Lake. Lake might be a bit of an overstatement but it was still beautiful up there.
Most of the hike was through aspen trees. The white bark with greenery all around it is a neat effect.
Jupiter Peak at Sunrise
The sunrise from Jupiter Peak yesterday morning. Woke up at 3:30am and started hiking at 4:00. We set off from the parking lot and ended up hiking straight up one of the black diamond runs at Park City Mountain Resort. Brutal incline on the way up. Overall a really great hike with Nick, Joe, and Mo.
Ping Pong Tourney
Warren and Thianh going at it in the semi-finals.
Park City Sunrise
Beautiful view over the valley this morning in Park City. Nice way to kick off day one of this year’s annual Automattic Meetup.
JFK to PDX
Flew back to Portland last night after a quick trip to New York.
Green Lakes Trail
Last weekend Leah and I were in Sunriver, OR. On Saturday we spent the afternoon hiking up the Green Lakes trail which winds you up the east side of the Cascades between South Sister and Broken Top. The weather was perfect with cool weather and blue skies.
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- The view from the trail.
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- The trail starts out in forest. As you wind your way up you catch glimpses of the peaks around you.
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- As the trees thin out you get better and better views.
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- The last mile and a half parallels a creek that flows down from Green Lakes.
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- View of South Sister from the top of the trail.
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- View across the lake to Broken Top.
18 miles
Hit my goal of 18 miles for today. Snapped this from the turnaround point at Mt. Tabor. Severely underestimated the elevation difference on the way up; resulted in having to walk a bit of mile 16.