Category Archives: Pictures

One of the most annoying things from my hikes early this year was going back and forth between the glare of the snow and the darkness of the woods. I kept taking off my sunglasses and putting them back on, … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I’ve written here last. I’ve gone to Finland, I’ve come back. And there have been some pretty dramatic changes in my life (not all to be detailed here and now). Normally, this would be the … Continue reading →

I made my second attempt this year to reach one of my favorite spots in the state, Snow Lake (and ideally, Gem Lake). Yet again, I turned around before I could reach Snow Lake. The first time was a snowshoeing … Continue reading →

I recently bought a satellite communicator, the DeLorme InReach SE. It can send an SOS, and it’s a two-way communicator, so rescue personnel can tell you they’ve actually received your message. Of course, you can also use it to text … Continue reading →

At the beginning of the year, I attended an avalanche awareness class at Mt. Baker, organized by KAF Adventures. The class consisted of a three-hour theoretical introduction here in Seattle, followed by a whole day spent out in the snow … Continue reading →

Here are some more picture from my trip to summit Mt. St. Helens. Like I already mentioned, it took me about 4 hours up and 3 hours down. I had taken 4 liters of water with me, and I ran … Continue reading →

My wild hair and I summited Mt. St. Helens today. It was a hard hike, but it was worth it. I climbed about 4500 ft (1,372 m) — that’s over 340 floors in a building! — and hiked 5 miles … Continue reading →

I finally got the snorkeling pictures from last month developed. I think they call it “developing” — it’s been a while since I’ve used real film.

I’ve done a fair amount of traveling again recently. It was exciting, and I got some much needed sun in the last two trips, but it’s good to be home again. For a while.

I reviewed the video recording of my first company-wide internal talk, which I gave twice together with one of my colleagues on October 23 and 25. Practice really pays off! I’ve never practiced this much for any talk, not even … Continue reading →

I can’t write specifics about what I do at work, and lately in my free time, hiking is what I’ve been doing. At the risk of turning this into a hiking blog, here are some details about another hike I … Continue reading →

I’ve kept up my goal this month to go hiking every weekend. Among other places, I went to Marmot Pass, my first trip to the Olympic Peninsula; and a third trip to Mount Rainier this year, this time to Sunrise. … Continue reading →

Loving the Northwest and my job. Three kayaking trips Two whitewater rafting trips Four days of hiking at Mt. Rainier Solo hiking day trip into the Cascades Business trip to Ireland and Romania I was too busy in Ireland to … Continue reading →

I just returned from two days in San Francisco, where I attended the ACM Turing Centenary Celebration. It was a truly geeky birthday for a dead guy: 32 Turing Award laureates attended and participated in panels and talks. I ran … Continue reading →

Yesterday, for the first time in my life, I ran 10 km without stopping. It felt good. Last year, I had come close several times, but always decided to take it slow, maybe just run 8 km, and then something … Continue reading →

Today is the third snow day in a row. I’m glad that my job offers me the flexibility to work from home, because the last two days, it was dangerous out there, and now it is just nasty. I can’t … Continue reading →