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Training days 26-34: Basic Warrior Training

How does two weeks pass without much to say about them? Maybe that means I’ve settled into the routine?
The only real thing of note was BWT last week, which translated to a few days “in the field” smeared in cami paint and charging around the woods like a bunch of ROTC pinheads on a field [...]

Published: November 18th, 2007
Filed: Drill Instructor Diaries, Google map, Maps, Marine Corps, Military, Multimedia.
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Old San Juan Trail - mapped!

Have I told you the harrowing tales from last weekend’s wilderness escape? About evading man-eating mountain lions? And slipping off the trail, dangling precariously by a root with one hand, while rocks tumbled hundreds of feet to a rocky gorge below? You sick bastard. I did no such things.
This is a video diary of weak, [...]

Published: June 12th, 2007
Filed: GPS datum, Image, Maps, Multimedia, Video.
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Hiking the San Juan Trail

I’m off the grid this weekend. I’ve decided to take the weekend and hike the San Juan Trail. Yes, it’s the same trail I’ve been mountain biking on and off for almost ten years. It’s also the same trail that’s beaten me like a rented mule in the past.
My original plan was to motor to [...]

Published: June 8th, 2007
Filed: Google map, Maps, Multimedia, Rants.
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Trail review: Calavera Preserve [North]

Parking access and trail head for Calavera Preserve.
Location: Oceanside, California
Trail head coordinates: N33.17320 W117.28253
Skill Level: Intermediate to advanced
Trail Type: Single track, out-and-back
Length: Low trail - 5.5 miles. High trail - ~3 miles.
Photos with corresponding waypoints and descriptive text.
Download GPS Map datum.

Description:
Calavera Preserve is a little known multi-use area (namely hikers, birdwatchers, and mountain bikers) encompassed [...]

Published: March 13th, 2007
Filed: Cycling, GPS datum, Google map, Image, Maps, Mountain biking, Multimedia, Popular, Reviews, Trails.
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