Category Archives: Outdoors

I have spent a lot of time outdoors. On weekends, you will often find me exploring local trails, visiting national parks, climbing mountains, riding down the slopes of the Sierra, or chilling at distant beaches. These are my posts related to those outings.

Monarch Butterflies – Santa Cruz, CA

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

Every year during winter time, the Monarch butterflies migrate from Northern areas and congregate around the exact same branches of Eucalyptus trees near Natural Bridges Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. Continue reading →

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Mirror Image: Hetchy-Hetchy Lake

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

Hetchy-Hetchy is Yosemite’s sister valley. It was flooded early in the 20th century and today provides electricity and water to San Francisco and areas of SoCal. We hiked along the lake shore for about 6 hours yesterday and visited some … Continue reading →

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Heavenly Shadow Snowboarding

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

Join me in a snowboard ride down the slopes of Heavenly-CA, with great snow and magnificent views of Lake Tahoe in a beautiful day before Christmas. Continue reading →

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Climbing Half Dome

Posted on August 14, 2010 by

I have been to Yosemite some 30 times and climbed Half Dome a dozen times since 1994. I have mountaineering experience and the information in this post is correct to my knowledge, but it is for you to use at … Continue reading →

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Paragliding in California

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

Today: visited Ed Levin Park and watch some paragliders; check out the classes at Airtime. I’ve been interested in trying Paragliding. I have done skydiving before (about 10 jumps logged). I’ll be updating this post as plans materialize over the … Continue reading →

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Visiting Iguaçú Falls – Brazil (May 2010)

Posted on June 2, 2010 by

I was born in Brazil but had not visited Cataratas do Iguaçú (a.k.a Iguassu Falls, Iguazu Falls) until this past weekend. Here are some photos and some information that might be useful if you plan to make the trip there. … Continue reading →

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From Cactus to Clouds

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

This is an extreme hike we are planning for sometime in Fall. This page will update as plans materialize. http://www.summitpost.org/route/155924/cactus-to-clouds.html

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Climbing Mt. Shasta

Posted on May 14, 2010 by

(updated summer 2012) I have been to Mt. Shasta a dozen times and summited it 8 times. My first climb was in Sep 1994 and the most recent was in June 2012. I’ve led several groups with no climbing experience … Continue reading →

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Visiting Alaska (June 2008)

Posted on July 3, 2008 by

I had for years wanted to visit Alaska and I finally did it in June of 2008. I arrived in Anchorage on the summer solstice. During that time of the year, it never gets completely dark and there is about … Continue reading →

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