January 2010

Icebreaker Challenge Results

January 26, 2010

The month of wearing my Icebreaker Chakra top is up. I estimate that this shirt has been worn for numerous bike rides, 4 snowshoe trips, 3 hikes, 5 frisbee games, and four weight lifting sessions. It has also has also survived being completely covered in mud, and being driven over when I accidentally dropped it [...]

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The view from Angel’s Rest

January 25, 2010

Portland finally got a couple of sunny days and the trails where mobbed with everyone trying to get outside, and I was no exception. I hiked with some friends to the top of Angel’s Rest in the Columbia River Gorge. This is a short 4 mile round trip hike with an amazing view at the [...]

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Coast, Mountain, Twinkie

January 10, 2010

Timeline:

Friday
8:00 pm- Decide to drive to the coast
9:00 pm- Talk roommates into the idea
10:00 pm- Get in the car

12:30 am- Arrive at Nehalem Bay outside Manzanita, OR

(Sleep in the back of my Subaru)

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Icebreaker update: penguin slides

January 7, 2010

A quick update on my Icebreaker challenge. On New Year’s Day, I played an ultimate frisbee game and my Chakra top got a little muddy. Actually, that’s a bit of an understatement. We did penguin slides, which is where you run down a field, jump, and slide on your stomach through the mud with your [...]

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