Junkpile

Saturday, July 28, 2001

Hmmm.... the weather has cleared, yet I all I have managed to do today is pick up my laundry, send off a few emails, install a lock on the hallway door that won't stay shut, and cursorily clean a portion of my room. Ahh... I suppose I could fix the brakes on my bike, yep, I'm going to go do that right now.

Thursday, July 26, 2001

No golf this morning, tis an utterly horrible July. Completely fogged in day after day, windy and cold. Last weekend I crossed the bridge to Marin and it was instantly 30 degrees warmer and sunny, totally amazing phenomenon. It's as if the Aadams Family lives here, with a cloud just sitting over hte city, and sunny everywhere else. The novelty wears off quick!

Saturday, July 21, 2001

On a hot Saturday in the peaceful villiage of Kilckitat, WA, the whole town gathers at the swimming hole at the Kilckitat River to see who can jump from the highest point on the cliff. I jumped from the top of the bush in the middle, but the real daredevils climbed up to the Navy blue point. It was a heartening and enjoyable afternnoon two weeks ago, near the Phoenix Festival. [big image]

Wednesday, July 18, 2001

Back from a hilarious trip to Vegas for Aaron's bachelor party. Quite a blast. I found this door at the Las Vegas Airport, but didn't open it. What in the world does it mean? If you click on it, there are photos inside!

Friday, July 13, 2001

Highlights from Portland! I had a fantastic trip up to Portland and out to the Columbia Gorge last week.

One of the coolest things in Portland is their fantastic network of bike paths and bike lanes, including one that floats on the river. [video1][video2] It was hilarious biking on it, because it kept bouncing around due to heavy 4th of July boat traffic on the Willamette River.

After a few days in Portland, Esther and I took a bike ride down the Columbia River Gorge. It was brimming with greenery and waterfalls. The bridge we crossed into Washington had a surface of grating instead of pavement, so it was really scary biking across. If I looked down instead of ahead it looked as though I were flying a hundred feet over the River. I almost wiped out.

We finally arrived at the Phoenix Festival, a sort of mini-burning-man in the woods of Washington not far from the town of Klickitat. On a hot summer's day in Klickitat, the entire town can be found at the swimming hole, daring eachother to leap from ever higher points on the riverside cliff into the river. This was a ton of fun. We were also repeatedly stalked by a small rattlesnake that kept coming into our campsite and slithering around. We cornered it under a log, then debated what to do. Finally, we drove it away with long sticks and it didn't come back. On the last night Jason and Esther took part in the biggest fire-show I've ever seen. It was fabulous! [video]