I honestly dislike giving up my weekend to work. This conference is very important to my employer and apparently my training skills are needed. I hope to not have to attend next year as the stress is insane. Sunday went well. I started my Monday by doing an early 5k run along the strip both for my health and to calm myself before the day’s presentations. The...
Once a year, my employer sends me to either Orlando or Vegas to work at a training conference. After doing this for the past 6 years I am kind of bored with the event. This year it was Vegas and due to living in So Cal it presented a unique opportunity to drive there instead of flying. If felt kind of nice not having to rush for an airline schedule. I took some time...
I wanted to get a good workout in. I’m so proud that I have been tracking what I eat and finished a strong workout a day, sometimes twice. I’ve got a few nice 20-30 mile bicycle routes that result in some nice hill climbs and usually some nice sunsets. At mile 27 I slid on some loose sand on the trail and fell…hard. I was cruising about 10mph and...
There is a mountain in the distance…I see it every day. For over half a decade I have had a desire to climb to the top. Santiago Peak, sometimes called Saddleback Mountain, has haunted me few a few years. It has a tough trailhead (have to drive on gravel roads for about 4 miles; sometimes the creek washes out these roads). The official trail is about 16 Miles...
So after all those months of car free living, I finally got a replacement. Yep, I went with the RT Challenger. It is probably one of the dumbest (financially) and simultaneously enjoyable purchases I will ever make. It is an absolute relief to not have to walk, bus, bike, or uber everywhere. I’ve finally gotten back to the beach a few times for some surfing...
My annual July trip to Ohio to teach during a week long conference at work recently occurred again. I took a few extra days to visit family and friends. Here are some of the non-work adventures… I got my Pizza Oven fix: It was awesome getting to see both of my uncles on the McKay side of the family: I got to see Unknown Hinson (does the Voice of Early Cuyler...
Happy independence day! Here is a little of the sunset I enjoyed on the coast:
I took a long weekend vacation to Denver to visit my brother. I’ve not been in Denver since 2015 and really wanted to go back to some of the mountain towns I discovered during my move. Denver rivals California for great weather averaging 300 plus days of sunshine a year. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves… I also visited the Denver...
With all my travel and running I feel like I really neglect my bicycle. I decided to enjoy the holiday weekend with a ride down to Newport Beach. It is a nice journey along the San Diego Creek trail followed by a ferry boat ride across the channel. After I made this 9 mile trek, I stopped for lunch in the Fun Zone! Next, I headed a few blocks over to the Beach. It is...
A few weeks back, after returning from my month of work in Singapore my manager encouraged me to take a week off to make up for all my lost weekends. I decided to finally get to work on one of my bucket list items of visiting the Kentucky Bourbon trail. I found a tour company, Mint Julep Tours, and signed up. I also invited an old high school friend, (and experienced...