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Crazy Adventures

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"Bored with the Internet"
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Even though I majored in computer science [External Link] and am admittedly quite a tool, I still love playing in the outdoors. Everything from hiking, to kayaking, to most anything that involves the outdoors and physical exertion. My extreme hobby is a little ironic too. Although my parents took me camping often as I child, it was always car camping and even then I complained that we did not have a big RV. At least they always banned bringing a television along. I was never in boy scouts or anything similar either. It was not until I was in college, that I got my first taste of outdoor activities. I sure picked up on it though, and have taken things to the edge since then.

Below is a semi organized collection of my most memorable adventures. As a disclaimer, I am not a prolific author and mainly write these collections so I can remember them. Too many sentences start with "I + verb," and I ramble on for pages. You have been warned.

Trip Reports
Date Location Activity
October 2002 New River Gorge Caving
Whitewater Rafting
April 2003 North Shore Trail Backpacking
August 2003 Beartooth Wilderness Backpacking
August 2003 Apostle Islands Sea Kayaking
April 2004 Great Smokey Mountain National Park Day Hiking
December 2004 Santa Monica National Mountains Backpacking
August 2005 Glacier National Park Backpacking
June 2006 Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Canoeing
April 2007 Moab Utah/Canyonlands National Park Backpacking
Mountain Biking
Trail Running
Whitewater Rafting
April 2008 Maine & the Boston Marathon Day Hiking
August 2008 Black Hills Backpacking
Caving
Mountain Biking
Tourist Attractions
Trail Running
August 2009 Ironman Canada & Southern British Columbia Day Hiking
Ironman Triathlon
December 2009 New Zealand Backpacking
Cycling
Kayaking
Tourist Attraction
Running
Other TBD