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Interestingness -
Bad Luck
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Written by Dave Thorup
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Wednesday, 23 September 2009 |
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So here's the tracking log for my copy of Halo ODST which is now a day late and has yet to arrive. Talk about the long route. It starts in Coffeyville, KS and makes its way to Tulsa, OK. Everything's looking good so far, it's at least heading towards Austin. But then we get a nice long detour to Louisville, KY - Kentucky? Really? Yes, I'm sure everyone when driving from Tulsa, OK to Austin decides to take a nice detour through Kentucky. From there it makes its way to Dallas, TX and finally is now in Austin "out for delivery." Perhaps I should have just gone to the store?
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 September 2009 )
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Fun -
Outdoors
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Written by Dave Thorup
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Monday, 14 September 2009 |
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The GPS log for our hike along the shores of String and Leigh Lakes. Click on the "Replay Track" button to watch an animation of the hike. Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (57) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 355 |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 14 September 2009 )
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Photos -
Hiking
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Written by Dave Thorup
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Sunday, 03 May 2009 |
And we jumped on the top of a cliff... For the first day of hiking on our traditional Easter trip to Zions we went along the Cable Mountain trail. The first part of the trail, hiking to the top of Cable Mountain and back, was quite nice. Not a terribly difficult hike but it was somewhat long - around 8 miles round-trip. The destination of the hike takes you to the historic Cable structure that was used in the early 1900s to transport timber to the bottom of Zions Canyon. Oh and that structure sits atop a 2000+ foot vertical cliff! The view from the cliff is amazing as well as somewhat dizzying. There are no guard rails to keep you away from the edge and creeping towards the edge will really take your breath away. We all only got as close as we dared, some being so bold as to lay on their stomachs to get the best view. We were all brave enough to get some nice pictures of us jumping right next to the edge. On the way back we had the option to return to the cars, go back to Springdale and enjoy what I'm sure was a very nice and filling lunch. My brothers, Josh, Matt and I foolishly decided to continue along the East Rim trail down to the bottom of Zions Canyon. I really should have returned to the cars. I'm not nearly in good enough shape for what followed. After having already gone 8-9 miles we went down over 2100 feet over the next 4 miles. Most of the descent though was just 2 miles or less along some of the hardest, rockiest switchbacks that my knees have ever handled. If you look at the full set of pictures on Flickr you'll notice that there were a lot of pictures taken along the Cable Mountain trail and hardly any taken after that. I had to put the camera away and just hope that I would survive the hike. What's crazy is that I had already done the hike 10-15 years ago, and back then over the last 1000 foot descent I actually ran down to the bottom. There was no running this time, there was only PAIN! You can view the rest of the photos (including larger versions) on my Zions 2009 page on Flickr.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 May 2009 )
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Photos -
Life in Austin
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Written by Dave Thorup
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Monday, 06 April 2009 |
 The Big Duck was in Austin over the weekend so we spent time catching up over some tasty stuffed avocados. Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (125) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 624 |
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News -
Austin
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Written by Dave Thorup
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Wednesday, 25 March 2009 |
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We just had a major hail storm pass through Ausin. Luckily my boss, who was at home, gave us an advanced warning call that a huge hail storm was on the way. I was a little hesitant at first thinking that it might not be all that bad. But then the wife of one of my co-workers called in what sounded like a moment of distress. So I quickly got in my car and found a small parking garage nearby. I was glad that I did, the hailstones that followed were HUGE! Many of them were larger than golf balls and were raining in destruction on everything around. If you looked at trees nearby all you saw was a blur of green and white as the hail ripped through the branches. The ones in my picture are shown next to my iPhone for comparison and these ones are actually "small" compared to some of the other ones I saw. I had to go home to get a camera so a good amount of melting had reduced the size of whatever I was able to find. The worst of it only lasted about 5 minutes but the damage it caused was considerable. After I left the garage I saw a number of cars with their windows smashed. There was an SUV with 3 holes in the rear window. A number of cars in my office parking lot had their windows destroyed. Only a minute or two saved me from having the same fate. Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (129) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 570 |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 25 March 2009 )
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News -
Latest News
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Written by Dave Thorup
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Friday, 13 February 2009 |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 13 February 2009 )
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