Three of my girlfriends and I ended up taking the trek to South Manitou Island… it was the best trip ever! We did however make the planning phase a whole lot harder then it needed to be (out packs were heavier then they needed to be anyway).
We took the ferry out to the island, and stayed 2 nights/3 days. At one point we got lost with no GPS, only one cantean, and one bag of trail mix. Our 3 mile planned hike ended up being an 8 mile serious trek through an old growth cedar forest, up and down sand dunes (which included a 350ft drop-awesome), and around the outskirts of the island. I’m glad this little unplanned adventure happened though… we got to see parts of the island that very few people get to experience. However, the next day we were more prepared.
Great trip overall. After our camping trek, we headed over to my friends cabin and really treated ourselves. We took nice loooooong hot showers, slept in comfy beds, and had a few night caps on the boat on the lake.
Oh how I love the outdoors!
Oct 11, 2009, 03:57PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
Spring 2011… my ass is making it to Thailand whether or not my friend Jeremy comes through. I’m saving up, and I can’t even remember how long it’s been since I’ve wanted to travel there. Jeremy (gatorade- his mom used to bring gatorade to all of the soccer games during grade school, and the name just stuck)should be getting out of the service at the same time I’ll be getting out of americorps so he invited me to come along on his trip to experience Muay Thai (Thai Boxing). I’m not as interested in the boxing as I am in his safety, but I am soooooooooooooo excited about the opportunity to travel that area with guys that I can trust and depend on for extra saftey measures- it doesn’t hurt to have a few Army Rangers and Medics on your journey.
Wish me luck!
Sep 07, 2009, 07:39PM PDT | 0 comments
1. The ability to continuously learn new things.
2. My dad’s coming up north to see the fam. soon.
3. Having a job …
4. ... that I like, most of the time.
5. That it’s always darkest just before dawn.
Jun 14, 2009, 08:47PM PDT | 0 comments
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