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Planning for Thailand - Or Apparently My Death?

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I have long said that I want to travel to Thailand. Most people look at me with a cocked head and wide eyes (a phenomenon I am very used to at this point in my life as I elicit that response frequently, I have no idea why.) Once I finish my statement that I want to go to the land of smiles, people ask "why" (with their cocked head and wide eyes as described above) and they never seem satisfied by my desire to eat non-stop Thai food, spring rolls or swim in a bowl of yellow curry while I eat it (great visual right? Don't worry, I would shower first). Their responses are "but the riots", "it's unstable", "you're going to die"; psssssh, what a bunch of worry warts! So, after months of planning, Duane and I finally booked our trip to Thailand! Late this winter we are escaping from the cold weather to bask in the hot, humid paradise for 2 weeks. We will start in Bangkok, head up the Chiang Mai and then finish on the beach in the south of

Mount Diablo

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Mount Diablo is a mountain in the Diablo Range in northern California, right in our backyard. It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,864 feet (1,178 m), visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area and on Sunday, Duane, Kali, James and I climbed it. The views from the top were absolutely stunning. It was so clear that we could see the whole bay area, all of the bridges, the ocean and even the Farallon Islands. 

Halloween Half Marathon

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This last weekend was the half marathon that Duane and Tom had been training for. Duane, Katelyn, Tom and I woke up bright an early on Saturday to overcast and rain, prepared ourselves for the long haul. Luckily it stopped raining and we were able to run to nice cool weather. This race was very different from the Nike's; only 75 people, trail running and GIANT hills that made the SF hills look like teeny weeny little bumps. It was beautiful though. We ran along the Los Gatos Creek Trail though the rolling hills above highway 17 to the Lexington Reservoir and the Vasona Lake County Park. Having just rained, it was foggy, quiet and serene. It was a really hard run, but we did it!! Distance Elevation Gain Single Track Dirt Road Asphalt Half Marathon 945' 12% 20% 68% At mile 10 :) Stud muffin alert! This guy finished in 2:22. He killed it! 2 half marathons in 2 weeks. Go me! AND Duane and Tom's first!