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Monday, February 15, 2010
Deckfest O-course photo
Top three finishers from the long course at the Deckfest orienteering event (complete with a scratched-up elbow):
Too cool! Thanks Robyn!
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
Ramp build
Thursday, February 11, 2010
State park tour
I spent three fun days exploring some state parks we haven't seen before:
* Government Canyon - worth a day trip to San Antonio (Fri to Mon only), tons of excellent trails, it would take a couple days to cover them all
* Garner - Very pretty, neat trails up into the hills, gorgeous river for summertime fun
* Lost Maples - Beautiful even without the fall color, a wonderful loop trail combining the west/east loops, definitely need to go back later in the year
Some photos, mostly of Garner:
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(I made a mistake in not changing my camera batteries at Lost Maples and missed some additional views there)
* Government Canyon - worth a day trip to San Antonio (Fri to Mon only), tons of excellent trails, it would take a couple days to cover them all
* Garner - Very pretty, neat trails up into the hills, gorgeous river for summertime fun
* Lost Maples - Beautiful even without the fall color, a wonderful loop trail combining the west/east loops, definitely need to go back later in the year
Some photos, mostly of Garner:
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(I made a mistake in not changing my camera batteries at Lost Maples and missed some additional views there)
Monday, February 1, 2010
Cathedral of Junk
Last Saturday was a day of trash, home-style cooking, and the opera. Quite the combo. I didn't take pictures of the last two items (dinner at Threadgill's and the opera "L'Etoile" at the Long Center), but I did capture a bunch of images at the Cathedral of Junk. This is a place in South Austin that I just learned about recently - worth a stop to walk around, climb up in, and gawk!
Come on in...
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An Earthship bottle wall:
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Kip agreed that it's very Myst-like:
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My favorite:
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Yay for the Cathedral of Junk!
Come on in...
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An Earthship bottle wall:
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Kip agreed that it's very Myst-like:
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My favorite:
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Yay for the Cathedral of Junk!
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