After two weeks of rest in Maine (boating with Kyle, kayaking with Cory, visiting family, sleeping in, and catching up on life’s myriad administrative tasks), I spent August road tripping from Seattle to Boulder. Sarah and I spent two weeks: hiking in the Olympics, rafting the Kalamath River in northern California, visiting Bishop, and playing in Tuolumne Meadows. The last day we got up at 2 AM to drive her to the Reno airport, and named the trip Balls Early after that drive.
Immediately after that I spent some time in Tahoe and did a bike trip with Jenny and Katie from Davis to Berkeley (~110-miles) in 100 degree heat. We ate lots of ice cream and drank lots of water, and my butt became sore from sitting on Jenny’s dad’s upright cruiser with a fatty gel seat. Then I drove to Salt Lake to pick Sarah up and we went onto to Boulder. Then I went backpacking for 4-5 days in Colorado’s Waimuche Wilderness with Meghan. It was her first time hiking off trail. We were entertained and disgusted by the Colorado 14er hikers.
I went back to Maine for a month (September) of relaxation and reading with a few excursions: kayak touring with Maggie, sailing with dad and Elsie, a long bike ride down the coast, and I got all my material possessions ready to move.
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| Sarah, with the raft and enough food for 7 days, and Mt. Olympus across the valley. |
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| Trees makes great bridges and occasionally are flat. |
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| Ouchies. |
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| We bushwacked down the through the headwaters of the Hoh River back to the High Hoh bridge. |
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| A resilient tree on the Olympic coast. |
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| Olympic coast. |
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| Playing in Tuolumne. |
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| Ice cream stop on the ride from Davis to Berkeley. |
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Meghan at 13,700 ft on her first off trail hiking trip.
 | | Late afternoon hail storm. |
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| Some Coloradan needs to learn how to pack a backpack. You can see he's wearing studio style headphones. |
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Kayaking with Maggie in Maine.
 | We slept on the porch of this abandon cabin on Lower Mark Island.
 | Sailing with dad and Elsie.
 | Collapsible bikes make island stops more fun. Isle au Haut, Maine
 | | September fire. |
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