Category Archives: Leasure

Another Weekend in Sonoma

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

This was supposed to be a long-awaited weekend snow camping in Yosemite. Finally, Rita had a break in school and we could do this fairly standard Glacier Point x-country snow camping trip together. In addition to that there was some fresh … Continue reading →

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Short weekend in Sonoma

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

It is this time of the year again – Thanksgiving long weekend. Last year I led a group of crazies into Death Valley NP. This was was a bit more difficult. For one it is difficult to find a good … Continue reading →

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Olympic National Park Trip Report

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

I wanted to go to the ‘Emerald’ State – Washington State – for a while. Pretty much for the last 12 years or so. Yes, California is nice and warm. But it is just too warm and hot (at least … Continue reading →

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Skiing in Tahoe

Posted on February 17, 2009 by

Мороз и солнце, день чудесный… Well, it was sunny the first day. The second day it was insane … So, under the leadership of the big snowboarder Constantin five of us went to ski this President’s Day weekend. Constantin rented 4×4 … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon Trip Report

Posted on December 2, 2008 by

Well, the trip turned out to be quite a blast. Not exactly as planned, but with some amount of adventure and everyone made it back. Wednesday, Nov 26. We started driving relatively early – about 7AM. It was all progressing … Continue reading →

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