Monday, June 29, 2009

The Desert Rocks!

My birthday weekend in Moab on Memorial Day weekend was loaded with great music, mountain biking, hiking, delicious Italiano food, and oh yes... what weekend would be complete without Hippies!? Ah yes, our lovable dreadlocked friends. Sure they aren't fond of bathing regularly, but that doesn't mean their bad people. They have excellent taste in music and are always in for a spontaneous game of hackisack.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Stealing through the Robber's Roost.

Backpacking the South Fork of Robber's Roost Canyon near Hanksville, UT. What a great weekend! My first slot canyoneering trip with a 45 lbf backpack. Definitely a different twist. 25 miles, 5 fun rappels, 3 days, and a whole bunch of wedge slots, scrambling and wading through the dirty devil. An amazing place to say the least with sheer sandstone canyon walls 100's of feet tall. Utah is a beautiful and amazingly diverse place, geographically.


Dave Matthews + Vegas + Good Friends = Good Life

So the recent trip to Vegas was pretty sweet. Two consecutive nights of Dave Matthews Band & Jason Mraz. Incredible is the only word to describe it. They were just totally on. Its sort of a different band since the passing of long time saxophonist Leroi Moore but the addition of Tim Reynolds (Guitar) and Jeff Coffin (Saxo) was nice twist.

The rest of the weekend was littered with scrumptrulescent buffets, lounging by the pool, and watching Steve rake in money at the blackjack table. It was great to see some of my favorite peeps.