Where have you been?

Just got back from my trip to Arizona. It was great. Didn't make it to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, but did two hikes below the rim. Phoenix was nice. Don't want this to turn into "here's my vacation photos" blog so I'll just give the highlights.

It was monsoon season. Here's a picture I took on my drive into Tucson to visit family. Looks like a nuclear explosion. 

Sunset at Grand Canyon. iPhone pictures don't do it justice. 

Looking up for the 1.5 Mile Rest house on Bright Angel Trail. Made it down and back up in just under two hours. That was about all I could handle. It was hot.

Over Yonder Hills

About two months ago, I joined an outdoor club. This mostly involves going on evening hikes about once a week. Today I tried Ultimate Freebie, which basically meant I was running around outside in the cold for two hours this morning. I haven't done something like that in a while. Last Saturday, I spent the day outside reacting a "zombie apocalypse" which meant running around in the woods in what could be best described as "ice cold misting". I'm trying to find ways to get active that I find interesting. I have little desire to go a gym, nor do I really want to get into any kind of competitive sports. And running... yeah, don't feel like that. I'm not looking to get fit, but rather just getting active. After all, if the zombie apocalypse does happen I should be able to get out of the city.

Geocaching

This morning I went to an information session about geocaching. I had always been interesting in geocaching but hadn't really looked into it because... well, I don't think there's a good reason. So now I'm going to try it out. And of course there's an app for that! Actually, not having a GPS device may have been the reason. Now with smartphones having assisted GPS, well I'm good to go! I'm going to try to find my first one tomorrow (I'll try to remember to write something detailing the experience).

How did I find out about this information session? Well, I've joined an online outdoor's club in the city. This was my first event. I picked it because a) there wasn't any physical activity involved and b) I was able to see what's what without much commitment. Seems like it could be a right fit for what I'm currently looking for at the moment.