July 2010

Interactive Travel: Mount Whitney One-Day Climb (Attempt!)

Thumbnail image for Interactive Travel: Mount Whitney One-Day Climb (Attempt!) by Gina "SuuperG" Stark July 29, 2010 Hiking

ShareOK, so this next destination is not so much “travel” as “adventure”.  This is how I must view an attempt at climbing Mt. Whitney in one day if I am to endure the blisters, fatigue, discomfort, dehydration, exhaustion…wow, are you envious yet? haha!  I am putting it out there for my readers to offer tips, […]

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Local Lemon Lily Festival and a Hike too!

Thumbnail image for Local Lemon Lily Festival and a Hike too! by Gina "SuuperG" Stark July 21, 2010 Hiking

ShareI had been pondering what of the myriad festivities I would participate in for our town’s Lemon Lily Festival.  This was the first hopefully annual event to bring awareness to the presence of this wild yellow flower in our mountains and its absence from the creeks running through town where it was evidently once prolific.  […]

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Exfoliation Nation: Purging Turning into Splurging

Thumbnail image for Exfoliation Nation: Purging Turning into Splurging by Gina "SuuperG" Stark July 14, 2010 Random Ponderings

ShareNo, I’m not bulimic. I’m purging and using up tangible material things.  Lately, this has translated into an ongoing ritual of baths filled with all sorts of lotions and potions collected from shopping sprees, travels and bestowed gifts.  I have never before been so exfoliated, hydrated, exhilarated, cleaned, conditioned, primped, and REfoliated! I swear, ’tis […]

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Family Fun and Faire Fare

Thumbnail image for Family Fun and Faire Fare by Gina "SuuperG" Stark July 6, 2010 Travel and Adventures

ShareFirstly, please don’t leave me because of my alliteration addiction. Addicts need love, too.  Evidently, we also need to indulge in carb, fat and sugar laden treats whose visions and aromas waft unjustly to our senses at any county fair worth it’s salt. Oh yes, salted goodies, too, tempt the palate.  This is not the […]

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Parading in a Parade – Bellydancing

Thumbnail image for Parading in a Parade – Bellydancing by Gina "SuuperG" Stark July 4, 2010 Belly Dance

ShareOK, so I know that usually, in “normal” towns across America, you can expect to see Independence Day parades with the tried and true red, white and blue.  Children tugged along in Radio Flyer wagons, maybe even with the family Labrador Retriever adorned in a classic bandanna. Vintage American model convertibles and pick-up trucks, marching […]

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