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I normally give you a lot of credit, but that was undeserved.

Yup. Making the right left at Lee Vining. Slow is sort of the name of the game for us, especially on that day. Worst case scenario we blow a trannie and the van rental place brings us another van. We might have to reroute the trip a bit. But yeah, we're both cautious drivers, and plan to take our Yosemite day very slow. We're waking up in Mammoth Lakes whenever it gets too hot or too bright to sleep, and stopping somewhere NE of Modesto as it gets dark.

For the route to SF sounds like you're gonna head West and eventually get on I-580. Are you driving over the Dublin Hills into Castro Valley and then North to the Bay Bridge to get into SF?

Yup. That's our route. That one is going to a very long day and my friend would rather drive the PCH than spend a bunch of time in SF. So, we're gonna swing by Oracle Park, visit the dugout shop, see the statues and move on. My wife likes to explore big cities on vacations so I'll be back with her eventually.

I love golf. Love it. Having said that Nags Head Golf links is one of my least favorite courses I have played. Too small a footprint for a par 72 course and could have much more views than it has.

I assume the beach is going to be your main draw...
-if it isn't a blazing hot day, Jockey's Ridge is cool, you can coordinate through Kitty Hawk Kite's across the street to do the hang-gliding (I've not done it, but it is basically just gliding from the top of the dune down to the bottom)
-Paradise Golf and Arcade if they are into mini-golf - also has a small arcade and go-cart track
-Aquarium in Manteo is pretty cool, but if it is a rainy day it's going to be packed.
-First Flight Adventure Park in Nags Head is like an aerial ropes course type thing
-Duck Village - lots of little shops, restaurants, etc, walkable, could be worth an afternoon checking it out

Restaurants
Blue Moon in Nags Head is good, small parking lot though
Shipwrecks in KH - typical sports bar fare
Three Tequilas in KDH- good Mexican spot
Outer Banks Brewing station has a good vibe- they've got a new brewer (buddy of mine) who is trying to get the beer back on track (as of right now he's got two of his on tap (Rye Pale Ale, and the Brown Ale) both are great, working to replace some of the others
Nags Head Pizza Company - killer pizzas, doesn't have sit down eating, but you could snag a pizza and take it to Swellsa Brewing

Yep- Sedona is like Veil, but in Arizona and without ski slopes.

We are Natty Champs in one arena!

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/V9pqP1h7sw8

for such a small town, the food scene in bozeman is really good.

agree with you...revelry and blackbird were both really good, copper whiskey bar is also very good, great atmosphere.

rockford coffee was also a nice place to begin each day.

definitely hope to get back in the next couple winters to ski bridger bowl again

I have no idea what this team will actually do and anything seems possible. They are talented enough to sweep their way through the tournament, and inconsistent enough to get bounced in the first game. What I think will happen is we get through games 1 and 2, and then the conditioning problem that I highlighted a couple weeks ago will show up and we'll get absolutely throat-punched in game 3 because we have no gas left.

Trip report - pretty much spent the entire week hiking with over 70 trail miles in 6 days.

Hikes: Devils Bridge (via Mescal Trail), Boyton Canyon Trail (Subway cave), Cathedral Rock (via Baldwin/Templeton), Huckaby Trail, Loy Canyon Trail, Airport Loop, Fay Canyon, West Fork Oak Creek. Grand Canyon (Rim Trail, South Kaibab Trail [partial], Bright Angel Trail [partial])

The first three were awesome did all of them leaving the trailhead around 6AM and were pretty much alone at the end of trail. Saw lots of cool rock formations and ruins/petroglyphs from the Singagua people. As prepped as I thought I was to see GC for the first time I was still blown away.

Food: Didn't realize how small Sedona was with only <10,000 full time residents and an insane amount of tourism. The food reflected that and most everywhere was 'meh' with absolutely crazy prices (don't think I saw a burger for under $25). The only brightspot was The Hudson which was good, still expensive but it felt worth it.

Didn't end up doing the jeeps or train. My mom went to the wolf sanctuary and seemed to enjoy that. Did quick stops in neighboring towns and a bunch of brewery stops in Flagstaff, Sedona, and Cotton Wood (Sedona Beer Company, Oak Creek, Belfry, Darksky, Lumberyard)

Went to Warpigs yesterday. Fantastic spot and my 18 month old absolutely loved the ribs (as did all of us) but have to ask.... Which one of you put the put the sticker from the NRV's 105.3 the bear radio station in the bathroom?? Was not expecting to see that

McMillan strikes out. Down to our last out.

2 run dinger by castine on a 0-2 pitch!
1 out. McMillan up.
Bama changing pitchers