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'Bored with the Internet xkcd' comic

"Bored with the Internet"
Courtesy of xkcd [External Link]

Although I majored in computer science [External Link] and can admittedly be a geek, I still love playing in the outdoors. Everything from hiking, to kayaking, to camping, to most anything that involves nature 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 were not in a big RV. At least they always banned bringing a television along. I never was a boy scout either. It was not until college, that I got my first real taste of the great outdoors, but I have not looked back since then.

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

Trip Reports
 DateLocationActivity
 October 2002New River Gorge Caving
Whitewater Rafting
 April 2003North Shore TrailBackpacking
 August 2003Beartooth WildernessBackpacking
 August 2003Apostle IslandsSea Kayaking
 April 2004Great Smokey Mountain National ParkDay Hiking
 December 2004Santa Monica National MountainsBackpacking
 August 2005Glacier National ParkBackpacking
 June 2006Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Canoeing
Marathon
 April 2007Moab Utah/Canyonlands National Park Backpacking
Mountain Biking
Trail Running
Whitewater Rafting
 April 2008Maine & the Boston Marathon Day Hiking
Marathon
 August 2008Black Hills Backpacking
Caving
Mountain Biking
Tourist Attractions
Trail Running
 August 2009Ironman Canada & Southern British Columbia Day Hiking
Ironman Triathlon
 December 2009New Zealand Caving
Swimming
Tourist Attractions
Tramping
White Water Rafting
 October 2010Apostle Islands Try Two Marathon
Sea Kayaking
 July 2011Adirondacks Backpacking
Canoeing
Ironman Triathlon
 December 2011Ten Thousand IslandsSea Kayaking
Wanderlust
World
Tour
June—
November 2012
Thru Hike CDTThru Hiking
Dec. 2012—
May 2013
Extended Holiday in New Zealand Canoeing
Caving
Downhill Cheese Racing
Skydiving
Sightseeing
Tramping
Zorb Balls
May 2013—
Late 2013
Backpacking Europe Sightseeing

NPS Passport Stamps

My collection of the National Park Service's passport stamps