GasMeister's Bile

April 10, 2022

Short Vacation in San Diego

Ellen and I decided to take a short vacation in the San Diego area. We have a time share in the Welk Resort so we are pretty close to everything.

On the first night , we went to see a Creedance Clearwater Revival tribute band, Fortunate Son.

Day two was spent downtown. First, a trip through the Comic Con and Automobile museums in Balboa park.

Next, we headed on down to Seaport Village. We had a quick bite and took a tour on the SEAL Tours amphibious trolley.

Day three went went to another car museum, Deer Park.

We went back to the resort to cleanup for a night at the Valley View Casino with dinner and the prestigious Black&Blue restaurant for what has been called "San Diego's best Rib Eye".

The last day we spent at the pool. We rented a cabana for the day which kept us safe from the sun.

All the pics can be viewed here: LINKY

March 31, 2022

He's Baaaack!

After a long hiatus, I will be firing off the blog again.

Stay tuned as I dig through the archives and try to catch everyone back up!

August 29, 2017

H4O - Bishop, CA - August 11-12, 2017

It was very refreshing in the mountains around Bishop. So much water this year. Combined with the cooler temperatures made it a trip to remember! There were still washed out bridges and many flooded fields around town.

DesertDan (former member of that other Hummber club) had moved to Bishop and accompanied me on the Wheeler prerun.

The new signage on the way up let us know that we were in for some challenges.

Once we reached the crest, we were greeted with a wonderful sight. The snowmelt pond still had plenty of water along with a slew of tadpoles and frogs.

There was a fire blazing in the western Sierras so the view was a little smokey.

Of course, coming back down makes the trail all different.

I did have a close encounter with a tree . . .

On Friday, my buddy Craig (Stitch to those who have met him on previous runs) joined Dan and myself for the run up Silver Canyon.

Silver Creek was running well and provided a lot of entertainment. It was the same heading down Wyman Canyon on the backside of the White Mountains.

However, there were a few washed-out areas.

We turned around to head back to Bishop through Silver Canyon. From the top, you can see all the water reservoirs across the valley holding the influx of water.