We did this year’s Lollapuzoola as a two part event on Tuesday night and Sunday morning at my house. Aaron and Emily came over and we got right to solving! Warmup Puzzle A Cascades Thoughts: It took us a while to realize the diagonal unshaded squares were answers too! This […]
Read MoreLast year Aaron and I participated in our first Lollapuzzoola. Unfortunately for us, this year the live tournament took place when Aaron had backpacking permits. So we got the puzzles and did them offline! We missed hearing the intros of the constructors. That was something we really liked about doing […]
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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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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 […]
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Following the disappointment from last year’s Click’s Creek Trip, Avery, Aaron, and Morgan set out for redemption- journeying to the Golden Trout Wilderness in Inyo National Forest. Maya, Ellen, and Luca joined them on their trip with the goals of catching a golden trout and summiting Mount Langley (14026 ft). […]
Read MoreAfter the success of Aaron’s birthday crossword for Avery, they decided they would make one for Dad for Father’s Day. Dad got both Avery and Aaron interested in crossword puzzles at a fairly young age and he still does them today. The first thing they did was to brainstorm together […]
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Day 1 We began this adventure early Wednesday morning. Fueled by Pirate’s Booty and Salami Whips, they powered through the 6 hour drive to Redwood National Park. On the way they made up lists of their favorite top 5 vegetables and chips (yes, chocolate chips counted as chips). They decided […]
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This tale starts in mid August with the dry lightning storm that hit the Bay Area. It sparked fires all over California and filled the air with smoke. After cancelling their camping trip to Pinecrest Aug 22nd weekend- Aaron, Avery, and Morgan were eager to get outside. They had been […]
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Emboldened by success at winning the Yosemite backpacking permit lottery for Hetch Hetchy, Avery applied for High Sierra loop permits. On the second try, she was awarded the permits with the option to do Half Dome! Having been thwarted due to wildfire on his last Half Dome permit, Aaron was […]
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Aaron, Morgan, Nathan, and I left for the Golden Trout Wilderness at 5 am from the Bay Area. Following the advice from Tim Huckaby, we got to Click’s Creek Trailhead (1) around 10:30 and immediately set off to catch goldens in Click’s Creek. Unfortunately, it seems we were a little […]
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