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Buffalo to Seattle: Day Two

Friday, October 12th, 2007

Well, they say to be careful what you wish for.
The day started out earlier than I was expecting: I was wide awake at 6:30am, and seeing as how I was nearly 3000 miles from home, I felt like just getting on with things. So much for plans for Maid of the Mist or the [...]

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Buffalo to Seattle: Day One

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

So I flew out to Buffalo to pick up a 1996 Hummer H1. Yes, the real thing, before they got bought by GM and turned into Suburbans with Arnold-inspired bodywork. The thing is a beast, in the best possible sense. It weights four times more than the Lotus. And it drives [...]

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Victoria, B.C., by Seaplane

Monday, March 19th, 2007

This past weekend my friend Becca hopped out from the east coast, and we headed up to Victoria, British Columbia. We spent a couple of days exploring this somewhat European city, and of course pursuing good food and wine. I’ve uploaded a Victoria by Seaplane photo set to Flickr with a few more [...]

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Back from Futaleufu

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

I’m just back from about two weeks in Argentina and Chile, where I did Bio Bio’s Futaleufu trip (by way of Pete and Momentum River Expeditions), with a couple of extra days in Buenos Aires. The trip was fantastic — great whitewater, great people, and great food. My Futaleufu photo set has some of [...]

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