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Roadtrip Roundup

As before, by the numbers:

  • 4326.4 mi on 140.25 gallons of gas, for an avg 30.84 mpg
  • 18 states (NH MA CT NY NJ PA OH IN IL WI MN SD NE CO UT AZ (briefly, spent no $) NV and finally CA
  • 15 days
  • five moose
  • 400+ buffalo
  • one five foot rattlesnake
  • 287 MIT nerds in Vegas
  • 15,000 foot skydive
  • and two badass new room-mates

Flying back to Boston tonight finish up at the lab, so my west coast residence isn’t quite permanent yet, but I’ll leave my heart (and all my stuff) in Berkeley.

Skydiving

Jumped out of a perfectly good airplane this morning. My instructor, Leonard, was also a former aero engineering student, so we had a nice relaxing technical talk about the safety systems and the aircraft capabilities on the way up. Before we slid out the door he said: “whatever happens, I’m coming down with you.” True to his word, we landed safely. Checked another item one off the lifelong to-do list.

Assume the position
Going up
Looking out
Heading down
Shocking Freefall
A little bit of drool
Steering the chute
Still psyched

Hiking in Zion

Following my foolish tradition of traveling to the desert every summer, I somehow convinced Ruth to hike 15 miles in the 100 degree heat. Because we only had one sturdy pack, I carried the majority of the weight. By the last mile, I acknowledged the justice of her skepticism. Still, the photos speak for themselves.

Hiking in Zion NP
View from our campsite
Ruth is skeptical of hiking
Rattlesnake!
Almost there

Dinosaurs and Buffalo

Utah!
Dinosaur NP
Ruth finds a dino bone


Buffalo
Buffaloes
Practicing Rustling

Rocky Mountain High

Finally got to the mountains!

Alpine Views
Continental Divide
Moose
Meese

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