Great shots and looks like an excellent adventure. Not entirely sure about the fetal duck egg dinner, but I have an open mind on such topics.
On May 17, 11:37 am, manueljohnacosta <[email protected]> wrote: > Venturing Crew 999 went on an overnight/biking trip to Grant Ranch. > Some arrived by car, others by bike.Those crazy enough to biked with > me to Grant Ranch climbed over 1000 feet of elevation over San Jose. > They were constantly lied too about how much further it was till we > descended, not because I wanted to give them false hope, but because I > totally forgot how long the road was. Mr.Smith and Mrs. Salcedo drove > the rest of the venturers to set up camp ahead of us. At camp we had > burgers, hot dogs, pork meat balls and the classic camping food of all > time, Balut! For those not familiar, Balut is a Filipino dish, which > is basically fetal duck egg. The next day the crew took shuttle runs > to the top of Mt. Hamiliton and rode bikes down from the top with > Mr.Taube and Mr.Smith. For those biking down 4000+ feet of elevation > topping over 30+ mph they needed nerves of steel and amazing > coordination to make it down in one piece. On the way back home those > daring went with on a mountain biking trail back to LCPA with me. > Starting from the park entrance I took them up Halls Valley Trail, > then taking Washburn Trail down. Plenty of climbing and bumpy > descents, mixed in with a couple of spills made it a life changing > moment for the three young men that joined me. Despite the big focus > on biking, it was more of a bonding experience for themselves, to see > how much they can push their bodies and minds to that limit and to go > further. This is the type of learning that can't be taught in a > classroom!Congrats and thanks goes to all the advisors and venturers > who made the trip amazing! Also big thanks to Mr.Rodriguez, Mr.Smith > and Cycles of Change for loaning bikes for the trip! > > - Manny " It's just one more ridge" Acosta > > Pictures can be found here: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157624071866620/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
