Archive for August, 2006
From National Geographic News:
Renae Baker, a scientist with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, snapped this picture of a rare nacreous cloud on July 25 at the country’s Antarctic Mawson station.
Nacreous clouds form when the fading light at sunset passes through tiny ice crystals blown along by a strong jet of stratospheric air.
The clouds form only in polar latitudes and at extremely cold temperatures.
I have been away for the past few weeks and that has why there has been a lack of posts.
I recently got back from spending a week backpacking in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park in British Columbia. We spent 6 days hiking in sweltering heat. The scenery was beautiful and we couldn’t really ask for a better trip. I will maybe give a better recap later and post some more photos from the trip.
I have essentially been living out of a tent for the past two weeks. It feels really good to be home and sleep in the comfort of my own bed.
Being back at work is kind of a bummer but I am only have a week then I have another 2 weeks of vacation. These two weeks will be spent relaxing and continuing to prepare for my first sprint adventure race in 6 weeks. Since I last posted I have done two orienteering races. I did okay in both, learned a lot and really enjoyed myself. I could see myself doing more of these events in the future.
For now I am getting my life reorganized after being away from civilization for awhile and I hope to post more soon!
