I had another wonderful vacation with the Tsai family; the destination this time was Lake Tahoe. We had to drive around 10 hours to get to our final destination of David Walley’s Hot Springs resort.
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Lake Tahoe
December 27, 2009El Matador
December 15, 2009I am back in Los Angeles to meet up with my girlfriend for a long vacation together. We started off with a vow to try to only cook this week.
Happy Anniversary
October 7, 2009Many people don’t know, but it has been a year since I met my wonderful girlfriend. It was this very pizza spot, d’Amore, where she first caught my eye with her “whole” pizza. We had to revisit when I visited her, and we had to get another “whole” pizza.
Yosemite – Glacier Point
August 23, 2009So I forgot to update my panorama picture that I took last week. There were so many views of the Valley that were breathtaking, but this one was specially interesting due to the fact that we were able to see the distance we covered the previous day. I hope I will be able to visit another day, and try to visit all these parks in the future – the national parks of the United States.
Yosemite – Half Dome
August 13, 2009Half Dome is a 16 mile hike round trip which is described as an extremely strenuous hike. Hikers are usually suppose to eat twice as much in a day and consume atleast 3 liters of water. We were a little unprepared for this hike, with me only taking a liter nalgene but we did have enough food. The beginning is an easy hike up to Vernal falls, which is a beauty from far away.
Yosemite – Mirror Lake
August 12, 2009So as we headed back to Melody’s home in Yorba Linda, we are soon turned to a new destination of Yosemite. There have been many fires recently in the park, so the sky has not been treating the views kindly. Instead haze is spread around, reducing the view to become not so ideal. Well, here is the view of Yosemite Valley right outside of the tunnel – known as tunnel view.
Zion National Park
August 8, 2009Yesterday was a day full of hiking, and this means three trails totaling in roughly 12 miles. Melody and I decided to hike the first route which would connect the bottom half with the top – the emerald pools trails. It was a bit disappointing with the name indicating a more amazing view, but was still worth it at the top emerald pool. This is a picture of us looking up 300 feet at the top of the falls.
Kolob Canyon
August 7, 2009So today, our destination was Zion National Park, but we were suprised by a new park that housed the Kolob Canyon. It is amazing how these canyons are formed and the true beauty of them.
Congratulations USC Graduates
May 15, 2009Congratulations to all the USC graduates, you guys should be proud to have made USC not only top in athletics, but now the top in academics also. Thanks Melody for providing me a picture of you and your roommates.
So Long Beautiful
May 14, 2009I just sold my 5D, and almost all my lenses. I think people believe I am crazy by switching equipment or buying equipment so often, but I have almost found the perfect equipment for myself. I recently had trouble with the 5D while taking pictures at the baseball game and was wanting something a little more reliable. I will be a Nikon user. We will see how this fairs for me, and I will update whoever is interested in this switch.
