Twenty Years From Now - Adventures of D&J: 2016

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Adventures of 2016

We got out a little. An incomplete listing of 2016.

Adios 2016. Its been fun

February - Ice Climbing, Ouray
Bikepacking - Death Valley

March - Multi-sport, Canyoneering, Kayaking, Biking

April -Bikepacking The White Rim via bikepacking,
Multi-sport, Moon House Ruins

Moon House ruins

May - Multi-sport, Escalante backcountry
Mountain Biking - Multiple laps on Corral and Sidewinder.

June - Mountain Biking
Christmas Valley Downhill Loop from Upper Truckee rd.
Christmas Valley Downhill Loop with an out and back to Scott Lk.
Downieville downhill
Packrafting, Packrafting the E. Fork Carson River

July - Mountain Biking
Armstrong Pass to Saxon Creek. AKA Mr. Toads
Tahoe Rim Trail, Monument Pass to Star Lk out and back
Kingsbury to Genoa via Sierra canyon.
Another Christmas Valley loop
Thunder Mountain Loop
Truckee trails from Adventure Center
The Bench from Spooner
Myers trails exploratory
Oneidas trailhead to Armstrong Pass Tahoe Rim, Cattle trail, Scott Lk trail, Christmas Valley DH, Myers trails return to Oneidas.
Backpacking - Sierra
Rock Climbing - Kirkwood

August - Mountain Biking Mendocino, multiple laps on Manly Gulch, Cookhouse Gulch and Thompson Gulch fire road

Mendocino Coast

Mammoth Mtn lift served. Trails, Off the Top, Brake through, Skid Marks, Beach Cruiser, Mountain View, Richter, Seven Bridges, Paper Route, Gravy Train, Bearing Straights, Shot Gun, Big Ring, Juniper, White Bark.
Kingsbury exploratory
Tahoe Rim, Spooner to Van Sickle.
Mountaineering - Planned climb of Mt. Sir Donald in Canada. Weather prevented climb but did a roadside climb off Coquihalla Hwy.

Sept. Mountain Biking - Tyrolean Downhill, Incline Village.
Rock Climbing - Big Chief, Lovers Leap

Corrugation Corner, Lovers Leap

October - Rock climbing - Lovers Leap x2,
Mountain Biking - Tahoe Rim Trail, Spooner to the bench to Genoa via Sierra cyn
Hiking, Round Top
Bikepacking - Dayton to Fish Springs,
Fat biking - Pine Nuts exploratory.

November - Rock climbing - Sugarloaf,
Travel - Costa Rica!

Fauna, Costa Rica

December - Multi-sport - Fat float, Gooseberry and Vegas

Packing the Boat. Lk. Mead

Mountain Biking - Gooseberry Mesa, Bootleg Canyon and Cottonwood Valley

Monday, December 5, 2016

3 Bikes And A Boat

A quick blast down to Vegas and Hurricane Utah. A week solo, then picked up Joannie at the Vegas airport and spent another week. Adventures were fat rafting Lake Mead, riding Bootleg Canyon and Gooseberry Mesa, a day at Red Rock and riding Cottonwood Valley -North (Mustang). The biggest challenge was getting my truck packed with 3 bikes, camping gear, climbing gear, canyon gear and paddle gear.

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Costa Rica!

Nov, 2016
I have an idea!?! Let's go to Costa Rica!!

It occurred to me that election day (we voted early) would be far better spent trying to escape the madness. Two weeks later we were on a plane to San Jose Costa Rica. We got a great deal on flight and hotel. But be warned, Costa Rica is not cheap. We spent as much there on a daily basis as we would at any US resort destination.

We stayed at the Doubletree Cariari in San Jose and took day trips from there. If we go back we'll stay longer and move around to different areas to stay several nights. As it was, the Doubletree was a very nice place and the staff was exceptional.

We were picked up in the hotel lobby each day for our tours which included zip lining several times, a river tour, horseback ride, Arenal Volcano and the wonderful Tabacon hot springs. We never made it the Pacific side of the country as all the tours we did were in the North and East areas of the country.

Pre- flight..