San Juan Nat'l Forest

On the way to Provo, I took I40 all the way to Albuquerque and then some state road through the San Juan National forest up through Colorado. Since I was there, and it looked cool from Google Earth, I figured I might as well do some backpacking.

Some pass on the way.

I ended up sleeping at a place called Ice Lake. About 5 miles of backpacking from 9,500 feet to a sleeping elevation of a little over 12,000 feet.

Hiking up, a lower lake, and the view from my tent.

It was breathtaking. Unfortunately, it also turns out that when you live at sea level for 3 months and then attempt to sleep at 12,000 feet that you get headaches and nausea and stuff associated with altitude sickness. Its not cool. Don't do it.

They Said It Was Only A Matter of Time

I closed the screen of the 'ol Sony on an earbud and there is a nice pattern of LCD failure developing right below my webcam. After some soul searching and finance examination, I have decided to switch teams. Abandon ship. Cross the fence. Join the fanboys. Become a hipster. Wear black turtle necks. That's right.

I bought a Mac.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC505LL/A

-And yes I know how small the hard drive is.

Those Racist Crosswalk-Men

I think this (small) audience can appreciate this:

http://universe.byu.edu/index.php/2011/09/06/letter-crosswalk-diversity/