Convinced by Joseph’s sister Allison, Lena signed up Team Sheeple for the Yosemite Half Marathon. She then roped in Avery and Morgan in December. Morgan was an easy sell! 5 months later, in the weeks leading up to the half, Team Sheeple realized they had not done much (if any) […]
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Avery and Morgan were counting down the days until the gate to the road leading to their favorite fishing hole opened for the season. Avery marked down the Friday it was set to open on their calendar at home. Early Sat morning, they braved the rain and drove all the […]
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Last year the Caldor fire ripped through the Eldorado National Forest (including one of our favorite climbing areas- Lovers Leap). While the fire was really destructive and smoky, one benefit is that a year later, you can find crops of burn morels! Avery and Morgan decided to try their luck […]
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Aaron, Morgan, and Avery went down to Silver Peak Wilderness for Avery’s 33rd birthday and (perhaps) last backpacking hurrah! Avery checked in advance with the doctor that backpacking at 10 weeks with a 25lb pack was ok and that the hip belt “wouldn’t squish the baby”. Aaron said that he […]
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Avery and Morgan drove into Las Vegas to meet Andrew and Karissa for some rock climbing at Red Rock. Since Andrew and Karissa were flying in from the East Coast, they sent all their gear in the trunk well of Morgan’s Tesla. There was a big storm right before Christmas […]
Read MorePost Ragnar Rainier, Avery and Morgan were in the mood for another running challenge. They had signed up to run a half marathon near Stinson Beach in March 2020 with Avery’s dad. Unfortunately, that race was cancelled due to Covid-19. The racing company Urban Coyote Racing let them transfer some […]
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The flight to Seattle was shorter than expected thanks to Southwest’s in-flight entertainment. Kevin, Karissa and Andrew met us at the Baggage claim. We all happily took advantage of packing more than we needed to into the over-sized checked bags. Mark was ready and waiting for us. He shuttled us […]
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Aaron saw Lollapuzzoola advertised with the NYT crossword and since his girlfriend was unavailable- he teamed up with Avery for team Brother-Sister Synergy! Aaron is the better puzzle solver of the two, regularly finishing NYT Sunday puzzles in under 20 mins. By contrast, Avery finishes in about an hour with […]
Read Moreday 0 Avery, Lena, and Joseph got online at 7am Hawaii time to try to score reservations to Hanauma Bay. Due to the pandemic, there is a highly contested reservation system where reservations go in under 2 mins. Lena and Joseph couldn’t complete their capatchas fast enough, but Avery, for […]
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Day 0 Sarah picked Avery up from the airport at midnight. They had secured permits to North Cascades National Park a few months earlier. However, they hadn’t gotten any of the trips that they requested. Avery had checked the box “just give me something”. “Something” turned out to be a […]
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