View of Mt. Renier from above.
Yes, it’s that traditional time of year again. The “Big 5″ are headed to the Pacific Northwest for more antics, face kicks, cat shrieks, and hopefully an additional big five. But no bean tacos this time. No sir.
Stay tuned for the updates you crave.
Yes, this was achieved in San Francisco on Pier 39.
Perhaps the proudest moment of my life.
The variety we’ve experienced on this trip has been incredible. For example, when we woke up in Sequoia National Forrest at about 7,000 feet on Thursday morning it was 26˚ and our tent was covered with ice. By 1:00 PM later that day, we were playing frisbee in 70˚ weather by a beach along the coastline at about 30 feet above sea level. There’s a ton of other crazy extremes that we’ve survived (such as bean tacos at a beefless taco bell to eating sword fish steaks along the coastline at Nepenthe).
Now we’re up against our craziest extreme yet - readapting to city life. So far the transition has been fairly smooth with only a few rough edges (i.e., all our clothes smell like firewood and we still eat without using our hands). Wish us luck.
Also: be prepared for the the most awesomest facekick in history coming soon…
Danny face-kicks Matt in style.
Matt face-kicks Paul on Moro rock… nothing like a face-kick with a view!
Brad gets face-kicked by myself at the world’s third largest tree…
Okay, so Cali has done everything right so far, with one glaring exception.
WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THE SIGNS? WILL YOU AT LEAST MAKE AN ATTEMPT AT LESS AMBIGUITY? PLZ K THX…
Chuck Norris Hiking is all about face kicks… here’s one for you:
So far California has been awesome… I never thought that Colorado would lose it’s position as “Mark’s officially favorite state” but California is probably going to dethrone it. Everything here is almost too perfect… the cities are clean & beautiful, and the people are very friendly. The food is awesome… and best of all the terrain is absolutely incredible. There doesn’t seem to be any weeds or bugs, just beautiful landscapes. And there is definitely NO red mud (there are some pretty awesome red trees though, and grapes). I can understand why one could become a “tree hugger” in this state. As far as tree hugging goes… I was surprised to see a lot of this:
In some ways California has been exactly what I expected and in some ways not. From what we’ve seen so far, California is not nearly as “scary” as it has been made to sound down south… I’m sure that there are some messed up people out here, but their are messed up people everywhere… people are people. California is definitely not a state you want to miss out on just because of some silly stereotypes. I’m glad we’re here.