Things I Love about St George

1. Biking Snow Canyon
2. Perefct temperature for 8 months
3. Zion NP is 50 miles away
4. Kayenta and Ivins biking
5. Pioneer ancestry
6. Lack of I-15 traffic
7. Blue Skies
8. Mtn Biking Bear Claw Poppy, JEM trails
9. Lava Ridge Intermediate School
10. Slash pads
11. Sand Hollow Pool
12. Paradise Rim walks
13. Sunbrook golf course - holes 6 and 7
14. Cul de sac privacy
15. Santa Clara Library
16. Tuachan
17. Hiking Snow Canyon
18. Large enough for good medical care
19. Switchpoint service opportunities
20. Virgin River paved biked trail
21. Sunriver biking
22. Petrified Dunes
23. Ivins Reservoir
24. Veyo Loop
25.

Adventures

An adventure is defined as an unusual or exciting experience.

Oahu:
1) Bike around Oahu
2) Kayak to Mokulua Islands off Lanikai, walk to the backside, and jump shark's cove
3) Hike/Swim Maunawili falls, climb to the moss slides beyond the falls
4) Kayak/Swim with the dolphins at Makua Beach
5) Bike/Hike around Kaena point - from Dillingham to Makua
6) Climb "stairway to heaven", Haiku Stairs
7) Hike the windward slot canyons: Sacred Falls, Makua Gulch
8) Hike to the Koolau ridge: Lanipo, Hawaii Loa, Kuliouou, Waimanu, Wiliwilinui, Mariners ridge
9) Bike to Hanauma, snorkel to wake the turtles sleeping in their "coral" holes, bike home
10) Swim to the windward islets: Flat Island, Mokuluas, Chinaman's Hat
11) Race the Lanikai bunker loop and Koko Head stairs

Big Island
1) Swim, hike, and kayak to Captain Cook Monument with the dolphins
2) Backpack thru Waipio Valley to Waimanu Valley
3) Hike to the summit of Mauna Loa
4) Swim with the turtles at Punaluu, Puako, Honaunau, Kiholo, Kealakekua
5) Hike to the orange lava flow into the sea
6) Swim with the manta rays at Mauna Kea Beach
7) Hike the colored sand beaches: green sand at South Point, black sand at Kamoamoa

Maui
1) Bike from sea level to Haleakala summit
2) 50 mile hike from Haleakala summit to Hana
3) Jump the Kipahulu "7 pools"
4) Complete the Hana relay: Kahalui airport to Hana
5) Kayak Makena coastline with the whales & turtles
6) Swim Honolua bay with the huge turtles

Kauai
1) Na pali challenge: take first flight from Oahu and last one back in same day, touch the waterfall at Kalalau beach at end of Na pali trail, 22 milles
2) Hike Nualolo - Awaawapuhi circuit above Na pali
3) Backpack Waimea Canyon to the ocean
4) Jump Kipu falls and Shipwreck Beach cliff
5) Hike the Kalalau trail valleys to the falls: Hanakapia, Hanakoa
6) Hike the Alakai swamp trail to the Hanalei overlook
7) Hike Sleeping Giant at Kapaa

Molokai/Lanai
1) Hike to and tour Kalaupapa
2) Run the spine of Lanai - Munro trail
3) Swim with the turtles and dolphins at Manaele Bay
4) Run Halawa Valley to Moaula Falls

New Zealand

1) Trek the tracks: Routeburn, Kepler
2) Mountain bike Midnite Loop from Queenstown
3) Cruise Milford Sound

Canada

1) Bike Icefields Parkway: Canmore - Jasper
2) Bike Whistler
3) Hike BC twin stairmasters: Grouse Grind and the Chief
4) Hike Lake Louise - Plain of 6 glaciers, Morraine Lake - Sentinel Pass, Columbia Icefield - Parker Ridge






Utah

1) Hike Paria River to Buckskin Gulch
2) Hike Escalante River: Escalante to Highway 12
3) Mountain Bike Wasatch Crest, Park City Mid Moutain Trail
4) Backpack Uintas: Red Castle, Gunsight Pass, Naturalist Basin, Fish Lake
5) Mountain Bike Needles: Elephant hill to Chesler Park
6) Float Colorado river above Moab
7) Mountain Bike Moab: Gemini Bridges, Hurrah Pass, Klondike Bluffs
8) Hike Zion: Narrows, Subway, Angels Landing, Observation, West and East Rim, Kolob Arch
9) Hike Bryce: Navajo, Queens Garden, Rim, Inspiration Point
10) Hike Arches: Delicate, Double O, Devils Garden, Corona
11) Hike Capitol Reef: Hickman, Cohab, Capitol Gorge, Navajo Knobs
12) Hike/Bike Grand Staircase: Cottonwood Canyon, Hackberry, Peekaboo/Spooky Gulch
13) Snowmobile Daniels Summit, Wasatch Plateau
14) Hike Wasatch Summits: Nebo, Timpanogas, Olympus
15) Bike Wasatch Passes/Canyons: Big Mountain, Emigration, City Creek, Millcreek, Big & Little Cottonwood, Guardsmans, Wolf Creek, Monte Cristo, Blacksmith Fork, Weber, Ogden, Hobble Creek, Alpine Loop, Logan
16) San Rafael Swell: Hike Little Wild Horse - Bell loop, Goblin Valley; Bike Little Grand canyon/Buckhorn wash
17) Bike Southern Utah: St George, Veyo, Gunlock, Zion, Bryce, Panguitch, Antimony, Cedar City, New Harmony, Kolob, Escalante to Capitol Reef on Hwy 12
18) Ski greatest snow on earth at Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, Solitude, Park City, Canyons, Deer Valley, Snowbasin, Brianhead

Western States
1) Hike Grand Canyon: North Rim to South Rim, Havasupai
1a) Hike Grand Canyon: South Rim, S Kaibab to river, Bright Angel to S Rim

2) Hike Tetons: West side Teton campground to Jenny Lake, Paintbrush divide - Cascade loop, Table Mtn
3) Canoe/Raft Snake River below Jackson
4) Hike Half Dome in Yosemite
5) Ride the Rockies, CO - twice
6) Bike Logan, UT to Jackson, WY
7) Bike the Oregon Coast, Brookings to Astoria
8) Backpack Sawtooths Idaho: Petite Lake - Toxaway Loop
9) Backpack Wind Rivers - Cirque of Towers, Elkhart Park, Green River Lakes
10) Bike Glacier: Going to Sun Road - Logan Pass, Many Glacier
11) Backpack Ruby Mtns: Ruby Crest Trail, NV
12) Bike Beartooth Highway: Cooke City - Red Lodge, MT
13) Bike Lopez Island, San Juan Islands, WA
14) Hike Maroon Bells Loop, CO
15) Bike San Juan Skyway: Telluride - Durango - Silverton, CO
16) Hike Sneffels Highline Trail, CO
17) Bike Seattle - Portland
18) Hike Imogene Pass: Telluride - Ouray, CO
19) Hike Cascade Pass: North Cascades, WA
20) Hike Mt Whitney: to Summit crest
21) Bike Nevada: Las Vegas to Lake Mead to Boulder, Moapa Valley thru Valley of Fire
22) Bike Idaho: Pocatello through Marsh Valley, Sun Valley, Trail of Coeur d'Alenes, North Centennial Trail
23) Hike Alaska: 50 miles from Denali to Kenai peninsula
24) Bike No Cal coast: Cresent City through Redwoods to Pt Reyes
25) Bike Central CA coast - SF to Big Sur, to Morro Rock
25) Bike So Cal: Irvine, Carlsbad -  La Jolla
26) Hike Sierra - to Ediza and Iceberg Lakes
27) Bike AZ - Jacobs Lake to North Rim Grand Canyon, Mt Lemmon highway to summit

Eastern States

1) Hike Appalachian Trail in GA, TN: Charlies Bunion, Blood Mtn
2) Hike Appalachian Trail in VA: Shenandoah, White Oak Canyon
3) Hike Appalachian Trail in NH: Falling Waters
4) Bike Kancamagus Highway in NH
5) Bike Cadillac Mtn in Acadia NP




Entire US

1) Bike coast to coast; Anacortes, WA to York Beach, ME








Europe/Israel

1) Hike Cinque Terre, Italy
2) Bike Tuscany, Italy
3) Hike Israel - Jerusalem and Galilee
4) Swim Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee

Things I Love About Kailua, Oahu

1. Biking the Marine Base
2. Jogging the Lanikai bunker loop
3. Temperature of Kailua pool at night
4. Sunrise over the Mokuluas
5. Body surfing Kalama after work til dusk
6. Koolau views from Keolu elementary
7. Kayaking Kailua bay
8. Hallstrom's house
9. Maunawili trail - Pali Hwy to Waimanalo
10. Night Baseball at Enchanted Lake Elementary
11. Trade winds
12. Plumeria trees
13. Snorkeling at Lanikai
14. Swimming to Flat island
15. Biking Lanikai loop
16. Kailua High Graduations nights
17. Navel oranges at Daiei
18. Roundtable pizza
19. Running Lanikai loop
20. Honus at Kailua beach
21. Ted's pies - choc haupia cream at Daiei
22. Mt Olomana
23. Keolu chapel
24. Running the lake
25. Throwing the football in Kalama waves
26. Sharks cove behind left Mokulua island
27. Enchanted Lake lighted BB courts
28. Flat Island Ka'iwa birds
29. Turkey bowl football at Kaelepulu elementary
30. Maunawili falls and moss slides
31. May Day at Enchanted Lake elementary
32. Kayaking to Mokoluas
33. Biking old Pali road
34. North beach on Marine base
35. Island Treasures art store
36. Island Snow shave ice
37. Pikake leis on Sundays
38. Walking Lanikai loop
39. Running Kailua beach - boat ramp to the rock & back
40. Kailua beack park volleyball
41. Moonrise over the Mokuluas
42. Orange sunset clouds over the Koolaus
43. Chicken Katsu at L&Ls
44. Kayaking with the Lanikai turtles
45. Biking all the Kailua neighborhoods
46. Running Kailua beach at night at low tide, light winds, clear sky & full moon
47. Kailua 1st Ward
48. Orange Grove frozen yogurt
49, Consistency of the temperature
50. Whole Foods Salad/Food Bar on discount Wednesdays

Places I've Lived

1. Murray, UT
2. Garden Grove, CA
3. Holladay, UT
4. Mt. Lebanon, PA
5. Laie, HI
6. Kurume, Japan
7. Shuri, Okinawa
8. Hiroshima, Japan
9. Kagoshima, Japan
10. Kumamoto, Japan
11. Omuta, Japan
12. Salt Lake City, UT
13. Provo, UT
14. Los Angeles, CA
15. Lancaster, SC
16. Everett, WA
17. New Canaan, CT
18. Colorado Springs, CO
19. Kailua, HI
20. Sandy, UT
21. St. George, UT

Favorite Songs (Random Order)

1. Rocky Mountain High - JD
2. How Great Thou Art - MTC
3. I Know That My Redeemer Lives - MTC
4. I Hope You Dance - L Womack
5. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette M
6. The Rose - Bette M
7. Annie's Song - JD
8. Day is Done - P, P and M
9. I Stand All Amazed
10. Please Come to Boston - D Loggins
11. To the Wild Country - JD
12. Calypso -JD
13. Sunshine on My Shoulders - JD
14. I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane - JD
15. Cold Nights in Canada - JD
16. Wild Montana Skies - JD
17. For You - JD
18. Follow Me - JD
19. Sometimes When We Touch - D Hill
20. Shilo - ND
21. Sweet Caroline - ND
22. Story of My Life - 1 Direction
23. Bridge Over Troubled Water - S and G
24. Live Like You were Dying
25. Tiny Dancer - EJ
26. The Last Song - EJ
27. Levon - EJ
28. Your Song - EJ
29. Candle in the Wind - EJ
30. These Are the Times to Remember - Billy Joel
31. Aloha Oe
32. White Sandy Beach of Hawaii - Iz
33. Honolulu City Lights
34. Island Style - J Cruz
35. In Dis Life - Iz
36. I Need Thee Every Hour
37. Called to Serve
38. I Miss You My Hawaii - Na Leo
39. Ku'u Home O Kahalu'u
40. Hawaii Aloha
41. O Come All Ye Faithful
42. American Pie - D McClean
43. Home - P Phillips
44. I Wonder When He Comes Again
45. Glorious - D Archuleta
46. Thankful - Josh Groban
47. I Want to Live - JD
48. Viva la Vida - Coldplay
49. Orinoco Flow - Enya
50. Only Time - Enya
51. Do you Hear the People Sing
52. Makua - R Kahakalau
53. A Moment Like This - Kelly Clarkson
54. In the Arms of an Angel - Sarah McLachlan
55. This is My Fight Song - R Platten
56. Leader of the Band - D Fogelberg

Favorite Movies (Random Order)

1. Sound of Music
2. Field of Dreams
3. Return to Me
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. It's a Wonderful Life
6. Dances with Wolves
7. Bridge Over the River Kwai
8. Ben Hur
9. Parenthood - TV Series
10. Apollo 13
11. Unconditional
12. You're Not You
13. Braveheart
14. Dead Poet's Society
15. The Fugitive
16. Finding Nemo
17. A River Runs Through It
18. The Last Crusade
19. Rocky
20. Freedom Writers
21. Remember the Titans
22. To Kill a Mockingbird
23. Saving Private Ryan
24. For Love of the Game
25. Seven Pounds
26. Hitch
27. Pursuit of Happyness
28. My All American

Registered Events

My sister talked me into running from San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean in Golden Gate Park with about 40,000 other people in May 1984. She got me a shirt with a fish on it, and all the kudos bars I could eat.

1. Bay to Breakers, San Francisco (1984, 1987)
2. Aloha Run, Honolulu (1988 - 2004, 2010-11)
3. Pineapple Run, Wahiawa, HI (1989 - 1997, 2000)
4. Lanikai Run, Lanikai, HI (1989)
5. Kailua Biathlon, Lanikai, HI (1989)
6. Kailua 10K, Kailua (1989, 1990)
7. Pioneer Day 10K, Salt Lake City (1989, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2009)
8. Kolekole Pass Half Marathon, Schofield Barracks, Oahu (1989 - 1991, 1993 - 1996, 2003)
9. Magic Island Biathlon, Honolulu (1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996)
10. Tinman Biathlon, Honolulu (1990, 1992, 1994)
11. Windward 5K, Kailua (1990, 1991, 1993)
12. Hearing Awareness 5K , Honolulu (1990)
13. Honolulu Marathon, Honolulu (1990 - 1995, 2010)
14. Waikiki Pro Bowl 5K, Honolulu (1991 - 1993)
15. Ride the Rockies Bike Ride, Colorado (1991, 2009)
16. East Millcreek 5K, Salt Lake City (1991)
17. Honolulu Century, Oahu (1991)
18. Oulessebougou 5K, Salt Lake City (1992)
19. UH Manoa 10K, Honolulu (1995)
20. Kailua Inter 5K, Kailua (1996, 1997)
21. Dash 'n Splash Biathlon, Lanikai, HI (1996)
22. Ford Island Run-Bike-Run, Ford Island, HI (1996)
23. Provo River Half Marathon, Provo (1997)
24. Ford Island Bridge 10K, Pearl Harbor, HI (1998)
25. KMCAS Triathlon, Kaneohe, HI (1999, 2002, 2003, 2010)
26. Hana Relay, Maui (1999, 2000)
27. Turkey Trot 10 miler, Honolulu (2000)
28. Hawaii Half Marathon, Honolulu (2001)
29. Moab Tour Century, Moab, UT (2004)
30. KMCAS 5K Beach, Kaneohe, HI (2005)
31. SLC Marathon, Salt Lake City (2005)
32. SLC Century, Salt Lake City (2005, 2007, 2008)
33. Heber Valley Century, Heber, UT (2005)
34. St. George Marathon, St. George, UT (2005, 2007)
35. St. George Zion Century, St. George, UT (2006)
36. Ghost Riders Century, Tooele, UT (2006)
37. SLC Half Marathon, Salt Lake City (2006, 2008, 2010)
38. Tour de Cure Century, Brigham City, UT (2006)
39. Top of Utah Marathon, Logan, UT (2006, 2009)
40. Tour of St. George Century, St. George, UT (2006, 2013, 2014, 2015)
41. SLC 5K, Salt Lake City (2007)
42. Utah Summer Games Century, Cedar City, UT (2007)
43. Marsh Valley Century, Pocatello, ID (2007)
44. Desparado Dual Century, Panguitch, UT (2007)
45. Seattle to Portland Bike, STP (2008)
46. Spudman Triathlon, Burley, ID (2008)
47. Utah Lake Century, Lehi, UT (2008, 2009)
48. Grand Canyon Marathon, South Rim, AZ (2008)
49. Rex Lee BYU 10K Run, Provo, UT (2009)
50. Ogden Marathon, Ogden, UT (2009)
51. Las Vegas Century, Nevada (2009)
52. Snow Canyon Half Marathon, St George, UT (2009, 2016)
53. Catalina Marathon, Catalina Island, CA (2010)
54. Lanikai Marathon, Lanikai, HI (2011)
55. Utah Valley Marathon, Provo, UT (2014)
56. Big Cottonwood Half Marathon, Cottonwood Heights, UT (2015)
57. Hobble Creek Canyon Half Marathon, UT (2016)