Saturday, March 14, 2009
A Magazine You Should Check Out
Our current host tonight has his own magazine that he e-mails out to people. It is called the Metamorphonomicon. He has a ton of great ideas and is open to putting your own writings into his magazine. Send him an e-mail at heisbravesirrobin@yahoo.com .
Trip Update
It has been awhile since I've updated due to us both being fairly busy. The hike down into the Grand Canyon was incredible and somewhat terrifying. If you take the wrong step at quite a few parts, you are going to fall very far. The views, and the satisfaction of making it 3 miles and 2,000 something feet down into the canyon made it all worth while. We set up camp at a spot called the "Horseshoe Mesa". There will be pictures included in a future post. Sleep came fairly easy considering I was absolutely exhausted from the hike down into the canyon. 3 miles and 2,000 feet takes about 3 hours to do, and it isn't exactly easy on your legs. As a matter of fact, we both are still very sore from the hike.
The next day we woke up around 8 or 9, (my phone was dead so I'm assuming by the sun position), and began our hike out of the canyon. We were hiking for about a good 30 minutes when we heard voices behind us. About 8 middle aged women were hiking along while we were taking a break to catch our breath and drink some much needed water. After about 3 hours or so, I don't really know for sure because we both don't have a sense of time while hiking for 3 miles and up 2,000 feet, we made it to the top. The sense of accomplishment on top of not having to walk up rocks any longer was among the best feelings I've ever had.
After getting out of the canyon we began our drive to Las Vegas. The Hoover dam was pretty interesting to see. The dam seemed a bit too "proud", considering it is one of the main reasons the Colorado river doesn't run through the Grand Canyon the same way it did years and years ago. Arriving in Las Vegas was pretty interesting. The city is a lot bigger than I had thought. It is in the middle of a very large valley of mountains in the middle of the desert. I ended up losing $10 on the slots, not too bad compared to most people I suppose. We checked out the wetlands in Vegas as well; a natural reserve with rapids running through. Unfortunately, the city is beginning to build on the wetlands; slowly destroying them. It was cool to see the area while it is still there though.
After Vegas we drove to San Diego and arrived around midnight or so. We got some sleep, and today have been touring San Diego. We checked out La Jolla Cove (pronounced La Hoya Cove), which has a cave that can be entered from the ocean. We went through the "secret entrance" which is a stairwell in a shop nearby that takes you down into the cave. There are also plenty of seals in San Diego that hang out on the rocks near certain beaches. There were about 20 of them on one rock at La Jolla Cove. San Diego is an awesome city, the only thing I can complain about is the way people drive out here. It may just be a coincidence, but I've been beeped at three times today for not accelerating fast enough in a Trans Am. I'll bring the Lambo next time San Diego.
The next day we woke up around 8 or 9, (my phone was dead so I'm assuming by the sun position), and began our hike out of the canyon. We were hiking for about a good 30 minutes when we heard voices behind us. About 8 middle aged women were hiking along while we were taking a break to catch our breath and drink some much needed water. After about 3 hours or so, I don't really know for sure because we both don't have a sense of time while hiking for 3 miles and up 2,000 feet, we made it to the top. The sense of accomplishment on top of not having to walk up rocks any longer was among the best feelings I've ever had.
After getting out of the canyon we began our drive to Las Vegas. The Hoover dam was pretty interesting to see. The dam seemed a bit too "proud", considering it is one of the main reasons the Colorado river doesn't run through the Grand Canyon the same way it did years and years ago. Arriving in Las Vegas was pretty interesting. The city is a lot bigger than I had thought. It is in the middle of a very large valley of mountains in the middle of the desert. I ended up losing $10 on the slots, not too bad compared to most people I suppose. We checked out the wetlands in Vegas as well; a natural reserve with rapids running through. Unfortunately, the city is beginning to build on the wetlands; slowly destroying them. It was cool to see the area while it is still there though.
After Vegas we drove to San Diego and arrived around midnight or so. We got some sleep, and today have been touring San Diego. We checked out La Jolla Cove (pronounced La Hoya Cove), which has a cave that can be entered from the ocean. We went through the "secret entrance" which is a stairwell in a shop nearby that takes you down into the cave. There are also plenty of seals in San Diego that hang out on the rocks near certain beaches. There were about 20 of them on one rock at La Jolla Cove. San Diego is an awesome city, the only thing I can complain about is the way people drive out here. It may just be a coincidence, but I've been beeped at three times today for not accelerating fast enough in a Trans Am. I'll bring the Lambo next time San Diego.
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