| | Spring break here at the university of California, so finally able to do some non-textbook related exercises: internet and outdoors!
So in a span of 9 days of spring break I've done 5 hikes (and surfed the internet 500 hours!)! All local and nothing particularly big- though at 2000m, some of these San diego county peaks are as high as the highest Appalachians.
As it's the end of spring, the snow will be melting in the really big mountains soon- so will soon be able to head up to the 10,000' + range...with California highest (and the lower 48's biggest) peak Whitney hopefully in the cards- if I can get a summer permit...then out to montana!
Mt Cuyamaca, 6512' (just 50' shy of 2000m). On the apalachian trail, this would be the second highest peak.
Yes I also got a lot skinnier this quarter...which allowed me to particularly appreciate the really chilling wind blowing on this peak, exactly like an alpine peak, really refreshing.
Iron Mountain, 2700.' Nice and sunny.
Flowers on trail at Torrey pines park (so many wildflowers this season!)
This pic is my university, seen across the sea from la jolla cove
Also this quarter I had many visitors!
first doina! ( unfortunately I couldnt get the good photos off facebook)
We went to the zoo (Dan diego has the world's finest) and the beach
Then my family! Here is Liz at my department...
And at the zoo:
Then Ameliorator!
That's theodore geisel (aka dr deuss) at the geisel library on my campus
Can Diego city's highest point, Cowles mountain (1592')
With Ameliorator, Pat, and Melissa
Also, had some other recreation- my first boxing match. It was a world championship bout though because here are different boxing organizations, the defending champ was only ranked 3rd in the world. I have no idea what the challenger was ranked. Probably 8thish.
regardless, it turned out I only had a general admission ticket, so I kept getting kicked out of wherever I sat
This led to my moving farther and farther up so by the time the main event rolled around, I had 2nd row ringside seats! The title fight was the champ (Paul Williams) who was defeated by unanimous decision by Puerto Rican Carlos Quintana. I wore sunglasses because the lights were bright. Apparently my friends watching on HBO thought this looked funny.
Here is my group, followed by a few ringside fight pcs.
This is Lennox Lewis, commentating
Perhaps gratuitous, still I though I should convey the full experience:
Some other cali pics, these strange trees I often post pics of (which must have either inspired or been inspired by Dr Seuss, who lived right down the road) are at La Jolla Cove
The best pic I have of this sunset as my batteries died whan the good stuff was happening...
Seals like to breed in la jolla.
Finally, though I was not there, my neice and nephew had their 6th month birthday!
First photo Helena R , James L, reversed in 2nd
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