Sunday, May 15, 2011

Southern California Pt. 3

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One of my favorite hikes in the San Diego/Oceanside area is Iron Mountain. I like to do this one at night when the moon is waxing/waning. We didn't need headlamps on the way up but we used them on the way down. That's Phil Dow looking manly.

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Three miles to the top and you get a nice view of San Diego. On clear night you can see Tijuana, Mexico.

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Climbing at Mission Gorge.

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Phil giving me a lazy belay.

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Here I am leading Suzie's Wild Ride (5.9, 7 bolts). Really fun climb with great exposure.

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Back at Rebecca's aunt and uncle's place there are humming birds everywhere. This gal has eggs in her nest.

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We left Oceanside and drove to LA to visit our friends Timur and Kirsten. While chatting in the living room I saw Ticket To Ride on a shelf. They were down to play a quick game.

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The game ended right before I was going to finish my last Destination Card. Grrrr.

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We did some touristy things while in the area like Venice Beach and the Mann Chinese Theater.

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Of all the foot/hand prints, Star Wars was Rebecca's favorite.

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Vegan ice cream at Scoops!

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I had pistachio/poppy-seed and almond while rebecca had almond and a scoop of strawberry/balsamic.

3 comments:

KEVIN MARKS said...

ok... that's a new scoops locations... the other once is in silverlake across the street from PURE LUCK.. the jack fruit taco place...

and... please if you can't eliminate the climbing photos...how about putting a disclaimer at the beginnin of the blog so i know what to expect....!?

KEVIN MARKS said...

does it piss you off that more peeps don't comment on the blog?

Carlin Reagan said...

All I need to know about Rebecca is contained in her choice of favorite star imprints. Well done, sir. You have a lady with taste.