Journal of Hydrologic Considerations in Burro Wrangling

07 January 07 - 21:32Old Testament Notes, Part 6

This is the final installment of my Old Testament notes. In this section, I talk about my experiences reading scriptures from the books of 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Daniel, Ezekiel, Ezra, Haggai, Zechariah, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Malachi. There were some great prophecies and important lessons I have learned from reading these scriptures. (more)

Chris - default - No comments / No trackbacks - § ¶

15 November 06 - 22:22Old Testament Notes, Part 5

Here are some more Old Testament notes relating to scriptures from the books of 2 Kings, Hosea, Amos, Jonah, and Isaiah. (more)

Chris - default - No comments / No trackbacks - § ¶

20 October 06 - 20:41Dumb Bike Accidents, Epic October Bike Rides, and an Oktoberfest Extravaganza

I have not written to this blog for a while, though I was planning on doing a little write-up on my Labor Day adventure on Labor Day. That day, my goal was to circumvent Cascade Mountain east of Orem. The goal was to run, hike, and bike a big loop around the mountain all in one morning. I began the day early in the morning by dropping my bike off at the bottom of Rock Canyon and driving around the mountain to the “Big Springs Park” up South Fork Canyon. I then proceeded to run up the Big Springs trail, past the springs, and proceeded up to the Cascade saddle. (more)

Chris - default - one comment / No trackbacks - § ¶

08 October 06 - 13:34Old Testament Notes, Part 4

Here are some more Old Testament notes relating to scriptures from the books of 1 Kings, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job. (more)

Chris - default - No comments / No trackbacks - § ¶

24 August 06 - 22:27The Wasatch Crest: an Epic Trail

The Wasatch Crest trail is truly Epic. Some friends introduced me to this trail five years ago, and I have had to go back every year since. I have been riding this trail or a trail close to it at least once, and sometimes twice a year for the past five years. This trail involves very little climbing except "Puke Hill" at the beginning, and continues on for ten miles of the most spectacular scenery and fastest, most fun riding you can ever imagine. The trail takes you along the top of the Wasatch mountains for much of the ride, with views of Park City and the Canyons ski areas to the East and Big Cottonwood Canyon with Brighton and Solitude ski areas to the west. The rest of the trail takes you down into Mill Creek Canyon east of Salt Lake, where you ride through a pristine, wet coniferous forest to the road. After you hit the road, you can hop onto the "Pipeline Trail" for some gnarly desert canyon scenery and fun. One day, I want to start EARLY in the morning at the bottom of Mill Creek Canyon, ride to the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon, and take the Wasatch Crest trail back down to the bottom of Mill Creek Canyon. That would be a long ride of 40 miles, but it would be AWESOME. The bottom line is that I love this trail. It is the best mountain biking trail in Northern Utah.

Mill Creek Canyon is only opened on even days, so I am on the lookout for a good even day to go each year. Saturday, August 26, 2006 will be the day this year. My friends and I will be dropping a car off at the bottom of Mill Creek, then driving up to the top of Big Cottonwood and riding the trail. It will be a blast and I am really looking forward to it. If you can't go on an even day, there are a few good trails in Big Cottonwood Canyon. You can even do much of the Wasatch Crest trail...you just can't drop down into Mill Creek Canyon on odd days.

Chris - default - No comments / No trackbacks - § ¶

15 July 06 - 15:49Increase the Gas Tax

During this time of record-high gas prices, you might think that increasing gas taxes is the last thing we would want to do. Rather than increase gas taxes, you might say, we should decrease or repeal federal, state, and local gas taxes. There are many arguments for decreasing gas taxes. Some say that a decrease in taxes and a subsequent lowering of gas price will improve our economy by making it cheaper to transport goods. Others say that the lower prices induced by a gas tax decrease will result in increased wages as employers have additional income to give to their employees. Some say that a decrease in gas taxes will result in both of the above conditions and create an economic boom. However, poor evidence exists for all the arguments to decrease gas taxes. On the other hand, there is substantial evidence that increasing federal, state, and possibly local taxes will improve our way of life. (more)

Chris - default - No comments / one trackback - § ¶

04 July 06 - 15:21Epic.

On Saturday and this morning, since I had extra time, I decided to go on some "Epic" bike trips. This post describes these bike trips. Both trips began at my house in Orem. (more)

Chris - default - No comments / No trackbacks - § ¶

27 June 06 - 22:52Weekly Happenings

I returned home from Maryland late last Wednesday night. My brother was kind enough to pick me up from the airport. This entry will outline some of the happenings in my life during the past week. (more)

Chris - default - No comments / No trackbacks - § ¶