We’re taking our first US road trip from San Francisco CA to Houston TX! Come along with us on the final part of this trip to Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Kaibab Forest, Grand Canyon, Painted Desert and Petrified Forest, White Sands, Lincoln National Forest, Roswell, and Carlsbad Caverns! Check out Part 1 of our Road Trip here: https://youtu.be/T2BckZC6lt8Check out Part 2 of our Road Trip here: https://youtu.be/36YwIA0x0Jk Links to all the places!Zion Guru: https://www.zionguru.com/Zion Guru Narrows Information: https://www.zionguru.com/hiking-the-narrowsZion Narrows Bottoms Up Trail: https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/narrowsbottomup.htmBryce Canyon National Park: https://www.nps.gov/brca/index.htmGrand Canyon National Park: https://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htmPainted Desert: https://www.visitarizona.com/places/parks-monuments/the-painted-desert/Petrified Forest National Park: https://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htmVery Large Array: https://public.nrao.edu/visit/very-large-array/White Sands National Park: https://www.nps.gov/whsa/index.htmLincoln National Forest: https://www.nps.gov/places/lincoln-national-forest.htmCarlsbad Caverns: https://www.nps.gov/cave/index.htmAmerica…
We’re taking a road trip Part 2! Come along with us on our first road trip in the US! We’re going to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and then Las Vegas!
See the video here: https://youtu.be/36YwIA0x0Jk
The California wildfires are seriously threatening the giant Sequoias. If you can help, please donate to https://www.sequoiaparksconservancy.org/ to help recovery and protection from the KNP Complex Fire.
Check out Part 1 of our Road Trip here: https://youtu.be/T2BckZC6lt8
So, wow. I guess I did it. I accomplished one of my goals. On Saturday, August 28, 2021, I biked 51.4 miles in a row. It was not pleasant; not bad, really.. But, I did it!! Thank’s for the extra updated coins, Heath! This trip took us out past Beltway 8 and Grand Parkway 99. Just a really long morning! So that’s one goal completed! I’m really pumped about that!
OK; so lets check in and see how we’re doing. Well, the past few weeks have been pretty crazy. My company got acquired and so I’ve been working tons of extra hours on the integration.. Don’t get me started! The end result is that I haven’t spent nearly enough time or effort on my goals for 2021. But I still have been pushing as much as I can. Lets tally and see where we are! Goal #1 – Financial – We’ve both maxed out our IRA’s for the year, contributed to our various other retirement accounts, and we’ve invested into our taxable brokerage accounts. There’s been some ups and downs,…
So, what has happened since my last update? Not as much as I’d hope, but I made good progress on my goals for this year. Lets go through the goals one by one. Goal #1: Health – This hasn’t been as good as I’d like; but remember that my goal was to lose inches, not really pounds. Muscle, being more dense than fat, has helped. I’m down a little, but not really much to write home about. The good news is that the gym, we go to has reopened and we’re starting to go twice a week to ease back into it. Goal #1 – On Track! Goal #2: Bike…
Well the last week was pretty interesting. I wasn’t able to ride my bike because of SNOWpocalypse HOU. We spend most of the week with no power or water. I did read another book: The Power of Noticing by Max Bazerman. Interesting book about looking outside of your normal channels to see things that other people miss.
Also, I haven’t even started to do the yoga yet. It’s been a little stressful and I could probably use it a great deal. It’s on my list, though.
As far as Spanish language, I am working on it. It’s very challenging, but I’m working through it. Study languages when you’re younger, it’s WAY easier, kids!
So we’re almost 3 full weeks into the new year and how am I doing with my goals? Financial – We’re saving in our pre-tax accounts and have made our first investments of 2021! Just a lot more to go. Health – I haven’t lost any weight, but I haven’t gained any either. So that’s a good thing. As far as riding, it’s been too cold to ride as much as I’d like; but I can do 6-7 miles without any issue. That’s definite improvement from before when I could barely do 6 before my bum started to hurt. I also haven’t started yoga, but Gaby and I will be…