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March 21, 2008
Snow camping
Last weekend I went snowcamping for the first time. I went up to Vermont with my friend Peter, his novia Gabriela, his brother Dave, and their friend Sam. We went to the Mad River Valley near Mt. Abrams. It was a 45 minute hike in accompanied by moonlight, and it reminded me of when we used to snowboard the chutes of Mt. Rose on full moon midnights.
The next day we went on a 5 mile hike to the summit of Mt. Abrams. Near the top, all the trees were encased in blocks of ice. Then we came down and had a campfire in the snow.
Snow camping was really fun, but more serious then regular camping. I brought just barely enough clothes, and the shoes I borrowed weren't sturdy enough to be soaked all day. Also, the first night my feet were cold as hell, but the second night I wrapped my poofy jacket around the bottom of my sleeping bag, and slept just fine.
Here are some photos.
me
peter and gabriela
Dave and Sam
our campsite
icy trees
the sky
branch encased in ice
ice tree
treetops
the view
our campfire
the hole the campfire melted in the snow
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March 04, 2008
Blogging
Try as I might, I can't get much energy to write in this when I'm not traveling. My life here in New York is enjoyable and relatively fulfilling, but it doesn't feel as dynamic as when I'm out actually doing something. My friend Nick said that he has the same sentiment, and that he mostly just puts up photos he's taken instead of writing stuff. I think i'm going to do that for a while.
Here's what I look like these days.
I like this photo, took it while urban exploring.
saw this barber shop in the bronx, but didn't stop in. Probably coulda used a cut, too.
Here's the cat who lives at my house. He's quite a character.
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