Long ago, in a galaxy very, very near, this is what I was doing in 2005.
| Work on DIII-D at G.A. | 12/12 - 12/15/05 |  |
| Two pictures from the week I spent doing some work at General Atomics in San Diego. | ||
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 | Minnesota Boundary Waters | 10/19 - 10/22/05 |
| A 4 day 3 night canoe trip with Darren Olson to the wilderness lake area of northern Minnesota, just a stone’s-throw from the Canadian border. | ||
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 | 09/08 - 09/11/05 |  |
| An ambitious attempt to climb several 14,000+ ft. peaks in central California, including Mt. Whitney; the highest point in the continental US. | ||
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 | The Olson’s Go West | 08/12 - 08/15/05 |
| Darren, Carolyn and Ainsley come to San Francisco for a short visit. In 3 days we visited S.F., Yosemite, and Kings Canyon - Sequoia Nat. Park. | ||
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| Hiking on the Tahoe Rim Trail | 07/23 - 07/25/05 |  |
| A 2 day hike over a short section of the Tahoe Rim Trail. A great hike with Rion Causey and Bob Bastaz. | ||
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 | Russia | 06/30 - 07/09/05 |
| A few days in St. Petersburg near the summer solstice. Followed by several days at a conference in Karelia; out in the middle of nowhere. | ||
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| Hiking the Lost Coast | 06/10 - 06/12/05 |  |
| A short hike paralleling the Pacific coast north of Fort Bragg. Only saw a couple people on the hike, and had a beach to myself all day. | ||
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 | Death Valley in Bloom -or- Life in Death Valley | 03/19/05 |
| A short road trip to see Death Valley after the record rainfall. The flowers were beautiful. | ||
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| A Hike on the Ohlone Trail | 03/12/05 |  |
| A short walk to enjoy the flowers and green hills around Livermore. | ||
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 | Grand Targhee ski area and the desert around INL | 03/04 - 03/09/05 |
| Pictures from the top of Grand Targhee ski area, the spring desert around Idaho Falls, and some shots of TRA at INL. | ||
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| A Trip to Yellowstone | 01/14 - 01/15/05 |  |
| A snowmobile tour from West Yellowstone to Old Faithful. It was cold, but you can’t beat the views. | ||
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