Greg Babush's Blog http://blog.gregbabush.com A Place to Organize My Adventures Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:46:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Cabazon Dinosaurs http://blog.gregbabush.com/cabazon-dinosaurs/ http://blog.gregbabush.com/cabazon-dinosaurs/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:30:29 +0000 greg http://blog.gregbabush.com/?p=469 me_mrD meow soldier yummy

Pee-Wee has been here, and now I have too. This one’s checked off the list!

]]> http://blog.gregbabush.com/cabazon-dinosaurs/feed/ 0 10 miles & a 8100ft Elevation Gain http://blog.gregbabush.com/10-miles-a-8100ft-elevation-gain/ http://blog.gregbabush.com/10-miles-a-8100ft-elevation-gain/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:45:35 +0000 greg http://blog.gregbabush.com/?p=480 Continue reading →]]> I arrived a few days early and hiked from my deluxe digs at the Extended Stay (360ft msl) to the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway (8516ft msl) via Tahquitz Blvd to the Museum Trail to the Skyline Trail. I was bonking toward the top, but did it in under 7 hrs. I felt much more refreshed up top than I did last yet, most likely because I stayed hydrated unlike last year, where I ran out of water 2 hrs fromt the summit and had to eat snow.

noWater valley plant me flowers cactus_summit nearSummit soaring bootpack tram ]]> http://blog.gregbabush.com/10-miles-a-8100ft-elevation-gain/feed/ 0 Palm Springs International Film Festival 2012 http://blog.gregbabush.com/palm-springs-international-film-festival-2012/ http://blog.gregbabush.com/palm-springs-international-film-festival-2012/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:20:54 +0000 greg http://blog.gregbabush.com/?p=457 It’s that time of year again to head to sunny Palm Springs for 10 days of great cinema. http://www.psfilmfest.org/

 

 

]]> http://blog.gregbabush.com/palm-springs-international-film-festival-2012/feed/ 0 Crater Lake 12.31.2011 http://blog.gregbabush.com/crater-lake-12-31-2011/ http://blog.gregbabush.com/crater-lake-12-31-2011/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:40:10 +0000 greg http://blog.gregbabush.com/?p=501 New Years Eve consisted of an amazing sunny afternoon at Crater Lake followed by a soak at Tokatee Hot Springs!

me_CL craterLake group ]]> http://blog.gregbabush.com/crater-lake-12-31-2011/feed/ 0 Crema Cafe – Denver http://blog.gregbabush.com/crema-cafe-denver/ http://blog.gregbabush.com/crema-cafe-denver/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:55:07 +0000 greg http://blog.gregbabush.com/?p=442 I visited Crema for a tasty cappuccino. Noah has a great cafe, coffee and my beet salad was yum! If in Denver I recommend a visit - http://cremacoffeehouse.net/

]]> http://blog.gregbabush.com/crema-cafe-denver/feed/ 0 Starz Denver Film Festival – SDFF http://blog.gregbabush.com/sdff/ http://blog.gregbabush.com/sdff/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:00:19 +0000 greg http://blog.gregbabush.com/?p=449 Continue reading →]]> Hello Denver – I’m back again to Colorado this time for the SDFF. I’ll be working at the Starz Film Center at Tivoli; word on the street is that the building will be demolished after the festival. Learn more about SDFF here

]]> http://blog.gregbabush.com/sdff/feed/ 0 Fall Colors in Ashland http://blog.gregbabush.com/fall-colors-in-ashland/ http://blog.gregbabush.com/fall-colors-in-ashland/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:00:33 +0000 greg http://blog.gregbabush.com/?p=438 It’s fall, and the leaves are looking wild.

]]> http://blog.gregbabush.com/fall-colors-in-ashland/feed/ 0 Sailing on the Great Salt Lake http://blog.gregbabush.com/sailing-on-the-great-salt-lake/ http://blog.gregbabush.com/sailing-on-the-great-salt-lake/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:21:29 +0000 greg http://blog.gregbabush.com/?p=423 I joined Pete, Joanna, and Decoy on an afternoon sail on the Great Salt Lake. Super awesome!

harbor pete_spin pete_decoy greg sail trio decoy_spin sunset ]]> http://blog.gregbabush.com/sailing-on-the-great-salt-lake/feed/ 0 BMW R1150GS – Ashland to Telluride http://blog.gregbabush.com/bmw-r1150gs-ashland-to-telluride/ http://blog.gregbabush.com/bmw-r1150gs-ashland-to-telluride/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:20:11 +0000 greg http://blog.gregbabush.com/?p=412 I drove the BMW R1150GS to Colorado for the Telluride Horror Show. 3 relaxing days of driving got me to 8750ft.

bmw_loaded hwy50_camp meadowHotSprings sanRafael_camp ]]> http://blog.gregbabush.com/bmw-r1150gs-ashland-to-telluride/feed/ 0 Chanterelle Picking near Telluride http://blog.gregbabush.com/chanterelle-picking-in-telluride/ http://blog.gregbabush.com/chanterelle-picking-in-telluride/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:24:07 +0000 greg http://blog.gregbabush.com/?p=378 Josh and I went mushroom picking and found some beauties. Photos by Joshua Johnson Photography; subjects are Dakota & myself.

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