MJ related or healthcare?
unfortunately healthcare, but its one of the leading Cancer Research Centers in the world so it would be a great way to end my career while I try to get another one started.
awesome pics all round! you shoudl get an ink gun Doc hella fun.
yeah ive been needing to get one for a while. im hoping to get an apprenticeship in Seattle one day.
Dr. - Good call on going later in the year (my favorite times are Sept - Nov & Mar - Apr...days are too short late Nov - lat Feb). If you go back to UT, check out Canyonlands. It is by far the largest of the national parks in UT and the most unregulated, liberal on camping, 4 wheeling, and so vast...insane! Also, the San Rafael Swell is on BLM land but is absolutely crazy (Obama is considering making it federally protected)...it's (along with Canyonlands) my favorite place to go for 4 wheeling, backpacking, hiking, etc. Capitol Reef (i.e. the Waterpocket Fold) is gorgeous as well. So many choices there. Lake Powell deserves it's own write up...spent more time there than anywhere else, but you need a boat, of course.
Nice view in Seattle!
oh yeah, I was really looking hard at the Canyonlands. Its such a big place and looks wonderful but there is no water available at any of the longer treks I wanted to do. Im just sooo not into carrying gallons of water out with me. If I cant have access to a running stream to pump and purify my water on an overnighter, im not going.
I didn't look at Capital reef but met a few backpackers that told me about it. One backpacker at Bryce was a writer for BackpackingGroove.com.. told me how he packed 40 gallons of water with him.He also did the Maze at Canyonlands.. sounded pretty keowl... Another hiker on the same trail told me she went there and the rangers told her that there was water available deep into the hike. When she got out there, there was none. She was super pissed, and rightfully so, she said she almost got in trouble out there not having any water left with 4 miles to hike out!!!
That is one thing I have learned about the "rangers info" ... they don't know shit and are usually wrong... never trust a park rangers information. Most don't even go hiking!!! many, too many, know nothing about the campgrounds at all. Its just sooo wrong.
I was lookin at Lake Powell as well because I wanted to get out to the RAinbow Bridge. Very remote..of course you know I needed a boat or a really long hike out.. When I looked into renting boats..ha! they only have party house boats that I could find.. cheapest like 450 bucks.. fuck that. I just wanted a small motor boat for a day like I can rent up in Washington at Ross Lake. That's whats so cool about hiking the North Cascades in Wa. its so far north and remote it keeps the hoards of people away. When I get into to parks I want as much solitude as I can get!
well its already in the triple digits at 9 am. This place is too brutal for me! I have an energy efficient A/c unit that has a 20 degree max cooling allowment. SOOOO if its 110 outside I can only get it to go to 90 degrees inside! im sticking around for my interview then im skippin town till I move. I cant handle this shit anymore.lol