Adventures in Onionism

2017 is shaping up to be a year. Bold typeface indicates I've already registered. February 4, 2017 Rocky Racoon 100 March 4, 2017 Way Too Cool 50k  March 11, 2017 Marin Ultra Challenge 50-Miler April 1, 2017 Barkley Marathons  Backup: April 1, 2017 Bone Tempest  April 15, 2017 Lake Sonoma 50M (Dec 1-15 lottery)   Backup: April 15, 2017 Grizzly Peak 50K  May 14, 2017 Quicksilver 100K  June 24, 2017 San Juan Solstice 50 (lottery Jan 15-22) July 14-16, 2017 Hardrock 100  August 11-15, 2017 Bigfoot 200  October 14(?), 2017 Euchre Bar Massacre That's about it. Rocky Racoon isn't really my style, but it's an excuse to visit friends in Houston, and I think I can wedge it into a multi-destination work trip. Barkley I'm not sure about, and I never am, but why not go balls out the same year I finally get into Hardrock and have already signed up for a 200-miler? That's right. I got into Hardrock on my fifth application. To be exact I'm f...

I also: Enjoyed vegan ramen with friends. Then I went up to the Sierras. Got into Emigrant Wilderness one last time before serious snow closed the trailhead. Ran on the lower Tuolumne River canyone San Francisco's Water Supply That's a nice canyon you got there. I was a little cold and wet so I just came back to the East Bay and hit a far flung park I hadn't been to yet.  Brushy Peak I also rode bikes with friends. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dab_(dance) Pt. Reyes And now you're caught up. Oh wait, did I mentioned that I'm pretty sure I cracked a rib falling while climbing into the back of my truck in the middle of the night while camping? And that I'm number four on the waitlist for Hardrock next year? Both those things happened, too.

What have I done lately? I went to DC. GIVE ME THE LIBATIONS! Let's hope so. I attended a conference on open science and visited a friend working for the Council of Economic Advisers in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Truman Bowling Alley: I'm gonna miss you, Barry. GZA and I saw Lucius at the Fillmore. They rock. I acquired some emergency earthquake/fascism supplies. I went for a long bike ride.