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High Sierra Trail Pictures »

By Len on Sep 2, 2010 in Pictures | 0 Comments

Sep

2

Pictures are up on Flickr from our trip to Sequoia National Park and our traverse of the High Sierra Trail.

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High Sierra Trail = DONE. »

By Len on Aug 20, 2010 in Pictures | 0 Comments

Aug

20

We completed the High Sierra Trail. It was difficult, rewarding, fun, tiresome, and scenic. Here’s proof that we made it, the group on the Mt. Whitney summit, 14,505 feet above sea level ! I’ll be going through all of the pictures and putting them up on Flickr shortly. Stay tuned!

High Sierra Trail »

By Len on Aug 4, 2010 in Announcements, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Aug

4

We’re heading to Sequoia National Park, California to hike the High Sierra Trail, out over Mount Whitney. Follow our trip on The Thorofare. Select High Sierra Trail – 2010 from the trip drop down, beginning on Thursday, August 5th.

Heart Lake »

By Len on Jul 23, 2010 in Pictures | 0 Comments

Jul

23

Heart Lake from the top of Mount Sheridan, Yellowstone National Park.

MY RUNS fixed. »

By Len on Jul 17, 2010 in Announcements, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Jul

17

I had to totally re-write it. I’m done with Nike+, everything is now coming off of Runkeeper. Of course Runkeeper does not publish, nor document, an API, so I had to figure it out myself. It works…..at least until Runkeeper changes something.

It is more accurate now as Runkeeper is based on the iPhone’s GPS as opposed to the Nike+ pedometer. I only started using Runkeeper around February of this year, so the transition was complicated by the fact that I had to keep the old Nike+ data around in order to have the correct history.

Warrior Dash »

By Len on Jul 5, 2010 in Pictures | 0 Comments

Jul

5

Warrior Dash, Father’s Day 2010.

MY RUNS broken »

By Len on Jun 29, 2010 in Running | 1 Comment

Jun

29

I’m probably the only one who cares but the MY RUNS sidebar is broken. I have two ways to get run information into that sidebar, NikePlus and Runkeeper. As, bad, luck would have it NikePlus changed their API and Runkeeper redesigned their website, breaking both of my methods of grabbing and graphing my run data. I’m looking for an alternative or some documentation on the changes so that I can update my code.

Paradise. »

By Len on Jun 14, 2010 in Pictures | 1 Comment

Jun

14

Trunk Bay, St. Johns, US Virgin Islands, March 2009.

@Firehole - Latest Tweets
- Just completed a 5.40 mi run with @runkeeper. Check it out! http://rnkpr.com/a8rk0z #RunKeeper 2 weeks ago
- 4:30am, at Fresno Airport. Small airports are so much easier. 2 weeks ago
- Nothing but sand, sage, and weird cacti. 2 weeks ago
- On the road from Lone Pine to Fresno by way of Bakersfield to mail the bear canisters back to SNP. 2 weeks ago
- Off the trail. Pizza and beer tonight. 17.5 mile day, both up and down Mt. Whitney. It was tough. 2 weeks ago
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My Runs
- Total runs - 314
- Total distance - 1476.18 miles
- Total time - 228 hrs, 39 mins, 23 secs
- Avg distance - 4.7 miles
- Avg pace - 9:18 min/mi
THIS YEAR
- Number runs - 151
- Total distance - 765.58 miles
- Total time - 118 hrs, 56 mins, 51 secs
- Avg distance - 5.07 miles
- Avg pace - 9:19 min/mi
THIS MONTH
- Number runs - 0
- Total distance - 0 miles
- Total time - 0 mins, 0 secs
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- Avg pace - 0 min/mi
LAST MONTH
- Number runs - 7
- Total distance - 38.01 miles
- Total time - 5 hrs, 59 mins, 59 secs
- Avg distance - 5.43 miles
- Avg pace - 9:28 min/mi
THIS WEEK
- Number runs - 0
- Total distance - 0 miles
- Total time - 0 mins, 0 secs
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LAST WEEK
- Number runs - 3
- Total distance - 16.49 miles
- Total time - 2 hrs, 36 mins, 58 secs
- Avg distance - 5.5 miles
- Avg pace - 9:31 min/mi
Recent Runs
- August 29, 2010, 10:54 am, 85°
  - Distance - 5.03 miles
  - Duration - 49 mins, 52 secs
  - Avg pace - 9:55 min/mi
- August 27, 2010, 6:22 pm, 79°
  - Distance - 5.41 miles
  - Duration - 51 mins, 28 secs
  - Avg pace - 9:31 min/mi
- August 24, 2010, 5:50 pm, 83°
  - Distance - 6.05 miles
  - Duration - 55 mins, 38 secs
  - Avg pace - 9:12 min/mi
- August 21, 2010, 1:47 pm, 82°
  - Distance - 5.26 miles
  - Duration - 51 mins, 40 secs
  - Avg pace - 9:49 min/mi
- August 19, 2010, 6:31 pm, 83°
  - Distance - 4.55 miles
  - Duration - 42 mins, 4 secs
  - Avg pace - 9:15 min/mi
Trip Reports
- Buckskin Gulch / Paria Canyon 2009
  Len, Ben, John, Tony, and Mike fly into Vegas, spend some time in Zion National Park and head to the Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness. They leave the Wire Pass trailhead and hike Buckskin Gulch, the longest contiguous slot canyon in the US, at 14 miles, in one day; 4 more days along the Paria River in the Paria River Canyon before exiting at Lee’s Ferry, AZ. Mud, water, a little bit of snow, tight canyons, and more water, as the trail crosses the Paria River hundreds of times, makes for an exciting backcountry trip. No other hikers encountered since two hours [...]
- Grand Canyon 2007
  Len, Joel, Tony, John, and Mike head to the Grand Canyon for an October backcountry trip from Grandview Point, along the Tonto Trail, to Phantom Ranch and then up to the South Rim via the Bright Angel Trail. Two nights at Phantom Ranch before the climb out to relax, dayhike, and drink some Tecante in the Phantom Ranch Cantina. A rest day in Vegas to round out the trip. Pictures via Flickr.
- Glacier National Park, Roadtrip IV, 2006
  This year, we arrived at GNP from the east on Thursday, 7/27, and were staying for three nights at Cut Bank. Our plans called for a couple of day hikes, hiking in to the Granite Park Chalet via the Highline Trail, out over Swiftcurrent Pass to Many Glacier, and then a backcountry trip from Goat Haunt to Many Glacier coming out via the Ptarmigan Tunnel. The Red Eagle fire started at 1:15pm on Friday, 7/28, according to the Incident Command website. Trip pictures here.
- Yellowstone 2005, the Thorofare
  Len, John, Joel, and Ben will be driving non-stop from the Chicago suburbs to Yellowstone National Park, 22 hours of sheer highway excitement. Two nights at Slough Creek to start the trip, followed by a 6 day, 5 night trek through the Thorofare. This trip starts with a boat ride from Bridge Bay to Columbine Creek and ends on the South Entrance Road near Lewis Lake. Photos from this trip via Flickr
- Yosemite, 2004
  Len, John, Joel, Tony, Chris, and Ben fly from Chicago to Reno, rent a couple of cars and drive to Yosemite National Park. A couple of day hikes, a night at the Merced Lake High Sierra Camp, and a 4 night backpack in the southern section of the park are on tap. Photos from this trip via Flickr
- Glacier Roadtrip II, 2003
  24 hour roadtrip in a van from the Chicago area to Glacier National park, followed by 10 days of dayhiking and backpacking. Len, John, Joel, and Joe-joe do the cross-country van trip, Tony flys out and meets everyone in Glacier. The trip report is narrated by John, and is still a work in progress, not all pictures have been integrated. Trip Report with Pictures
- Yellowstone Roadtrip I, 2002
  6 guys, a rented van, a 22 hour drive, and an Xbox to play Madden Football make this roadtrip memorable. This trip consisted of several dayhikes, a disappearing gray house, and a wrong turn at Bighorn Peak. The trip report is narrated by John. Trip Report with Pictures
- GNP, Y2K
  Year 2000 trip to Glacier National Park. Dayhiking, a trip to the Granite Park Chalet and a backcountry trek over Boulder Pass, complete with a forest fire, make this an unforgettable trip! Pictures with Captions
- YNP, 1999
  Speciman Ridge and 7-mile Hole dayhiking and an overnight trip on the Yellowstone River Trail with Len, Joel, and Ben. Ben’s first backcountry trip, a shirt lost forever in the raging Yellowstone, and a dip in the ice-cold Yellowstone River make this trip memorable. Trip Report with Pictures