Iron Maiden, the band that has sold over 80 millions records worldwide but I only hear 1 song on the radio. They must be big in Japan.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Substance
I guess I better post something up other than YouTube videos. So what have I been up to, you ask? I've been mountain biking as much as the weather allows. I went out to Murphy-Hanrehan on Monday. Petey & I went to Terrace Oaks on Tuesday. Yesterday I went to Lebanon Hills, which was packed. There were some newbies out at Leb and some bike snobs from what I could tell. I hate bike snobs that think they're the shit. Tonight is the MORC group ride at Lebanon Hills. For some reason I am really sore today from yesterdays ride. I tweaked my neck yesterday so the muscles are a little achy today. Check out the pictures Scott took the last time we all went to Murphy-Hanrehan.
Aimee and I are getting organized for our trip to Glacier National Park. I have been watching the weather and it looks totally awesome out there. Highs in the upper 70's and lows in the 40's with low dew points. We have plenty of hikes planned and I can't wait to check out the rest of the park we missed because of the fires of '03 where 144,000 acres burned. This time of the year the wildflowers are in full bloom which is just stunning to see. A few other things I can't wait to see is the Many Glacier Hotel, Iceberg Lake (I hope there are some icebergs) and the Granite park Chalet.
-MikeyB
Aimee and I are getting organized for our trip to Glacier National Park. I have been watching the weather and it looks totally awesome out there. Highs in the upper 70's and lows in the 40's with low dew points. We have plenty of hikes planned and I can't wait to check out the rest of the park we missed because of the fires of '03 where 144,000 acres burned. This time of the year the wildflowers are in full bloom which is just stunning to see. A few other things I can't wait to see is the Many Glacier Hotel, Iceberg Lake (I hope there are some icebergs) and the Granite park Chalet.
-MikeyB
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The "Gouche"
Aimee and I got back last night from our annual P.L. camping trip. This year we went up to Tettegouche state park (thanks again for reserving the campsites Petey!). Also in attenance for the trip was Pete and Anne (Fred & Josie too!), along with Kris and James (whom needs to work on his communication skills with Liz).
Saturday we met up with Pete and Anne to car train on up to Tettegouche. Our first stop was Fitger's in Duluth for lunch. I tried a couple of their microbrews and they tasted fairly good. I would recommend staying away from the Wild Fire Ale. Oh and the fish and chips were AWESOME! Pete filled up his growlers with some brew and also picked up some orange soda. After lunch we checked out some of the shopping areas inside the old brewery. Found me some Farkel! This will come in handy for our Glacier trip at the end of the month.
We arrived at Tettegouche and Kris and James were already there. They spent the night before at Crosby-Manitou state park. We all got our base camps setup and prepared for some delicious grilled meats for dinner. Some early evening showers hindered the bonfire activities for the night so we all decided to hit the hay early.
Sunday the weather was pretty nice. The wind was howling pretty good with the temps in the upper 60's. The weather seemed to change every hour. We decided to do the state park geocache activity. We hiked to each geocaching clue which brought us to many of the scenic overlooks of the park. Some of the highlights were High Falls, Nipisiquit Lake, Mic Mac Lake and a great overlook of Palisade Valley. We hiked a little over 6 miles until we found the hidden geocache along with some Best Buy 40% off coupons for a handheld GPS. The dogs did great on the hike. I couldn't believe how much energy Zoey had for hiking. She was like the Energizer Bunny. After the hike we all got together for dinner. Tonight was pizza pudgy pies! EXCELLENT!
Monday was a beautiful day! It was in the low 70's with a cool breeze off of lake Superior. We all hiked from the High Falls down to the lake. We then hung out for an hour or so at the end of the Baptism river on a rocky beach in search for agates. We soaked up the sun and enjoyed some relaxation. Then it was the hike back up to camp along the hot state park road, blah. Some showers were in order for us as we were stinky! Kris, James and I broke out the Farkel. I got owned in each game. We then started making some hobo dinners. If you don't know what a hobo dinner is then check out this link. We just got done eating before the rain came. After about an hour the rain stopped and we were able to get the bonfire going again for the night.
Tuesday we had to go home. Sad. Vacations end all to fast. Pete and Anne left before everyone so they could stop at Fitger's to fill up more growlers. We all met at Burrito Union for lunch. I personally was not too impressed by the Union. We first tried some chips and the medium salsa and it was so bland that we had to add some hot sauce that was on the table to get some flavor. The hot salsa was just as bad. I had a chicken burrito with some of the basics, rice, sour cream, beans etc. Not so good, it tasted just like their sasla, bland. But we did give it a shot and now know next time to just go to the Anchor Bar when in Duluth.
Here is a link to some pictures
Saturday we met up with Pete and Anne to car train on up to Tettegouche. Our first stop was Fitger's in Duluth for lunch. I tried a couple of their microbrews and they tasted fairly good. I would recommend staying away from the Wild Fire Ale. Oh and the fish and chips were AWESOME! Pete filled up his growlers with some brew and also picked up some orange soda. After lunch we checked out some of the shopping areas inside the old brewery. Found me some Farkel! This will come in handy for our Glacier trip at the end of the month.
We arrived at Tettegouche and Kris and James were already there. They spent the night before at Crosby-Manitou state park. We all got our base camps setup and prepared for some delicious grilled meats for dinner. Some early evening showers hindered the bonfire activities for the night so we all decided to hit the hay early.
Sunday the weather was pretty nice. The wind was howling pretty good with the temps in the upper 60's. The weather seemed to change every hour. We decided to do the state park geocache activity. We hiked to each geocaching clue which brought us to many of the scenic overlooks of the park. Some of the highlights were High Falls, Nipisiquit Lake, Mic Mac Lake and a great overlook of Palisade Valley. We hiked a little over 6 miles until we found the hidden geocache along with some Best Buy 40% off coupons for a handheld GPS. The dogs did great on the hike. I couldn't believe how much energy Zoey had for hiking. She was like the Energizer Bunny. After the hike we all got together for dinner. Tonight was pizza pudgy pies! EXCELLENT!
Monday was a beautiful day! It was in the low 70's with a cool breeze off of lake Superior. We all hiked from the High Falls down to the lake. We then hung out for an hour or so at the end of the Baptism river on a rocky beach in search for agates. We soaked up the sun and enjoyed some relaxation. Then it was the hike back up to camp along the hot state park road, blah. Some showers were in order for us as we were stinky! Kris, James and I broke out the Farkel. I got owned in each game. We then started making some hobo dinners. If you don't know what a hobo dinner is then check out this link. We just got done eating before the rain came. After about an hour the rain stopped and we were able to get the bonfire going again for the night.
Tuesday we had to go home. Sad. Vacations end all to fast. Pete and Anne left before everyone so they could stop at Fitger's to fill up more growlers. We all met at Burrito Union for lunch. I personally was not too impressed by the Union. We first tried some chips and the medium salsa and it was so bland that we had to add some hot sauce that was on the table to get some flavor. The hot salsa was just as bad. I had a chicken burrito with some of the basics, rice, sour cream, beans etc. Not so good, it tasted just like their sasla, bland. But we did give it a shot and now know next time to just go to the Anchor Bar when in Duluth.
Here is a link to some pictures
I thought this was pretty cool. This first picture was taken on June 7th after 6 inches of rain. The second picture was taken July 14th. The best reference in the picture is the big boulder in the water. In the first picture you can just see the top of it sticking out of the water.
