Ellis Peak, Lake Tahoe

Dan, Janet, Karen and I hiked up to Ellis Peak from a trailhead off of Barker Pass Road and picked up 2 caches. On the drive back down the hill, we stopped for a quick hike into a now fairly dry meadow for another cache. There were great views from the peak. This is a […]

Lake Tahoe vacation

We’ve checked in to our Tahoe City rental house, moved all our supplies in (to the second floor—why’d I bring so much stuff), and what a surprise, there’s wireless DSL. Of course, it didn’t work. But Mark, being internet savvy, poked around at the router settings for a bit, and now it’s working great. We’ll […]

Speaking of heroes

The New York Times runs the story of Jeremy Hernandez who survived the Minnesota I35W bridge collapse in a school bus full of kids (as did they all) and then kicked out the rear escape doors and got the kids out to safety. Well done.

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