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New Zealand: The Elusive Kiwi – and I Don’t Mean Fruit!

by Gina "SuuperG" Stark March 26, 2011 Travel and Adventures

ShareAnother excerpt from my down-underings in New Zealand: Being the avid birders that we are, my mum and I decided to take a pilgrimage to Stewart Island, off the southern most tip of the south island of New Zealand, to get our best chance of seeing the rare Kiwi bird in the wild. Remember, “south” […]

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Santa Barbara: Like Visiting an Old Friend

by Gina "SuuperG" Stark September 4, 2010 Interactive Travel

ShareI grew up in west L.A. Good, bad and ugly, one of the good-est aspects of this childhood locale was it’s proximity to Santa Barbara. It’s hard to know how many people have heard of this gem of Southern California. I mean, I believe it’s fairly well known; If for no other reason than the […]

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Getting High: Mt. Whitney Madness Part II: Impressions (Emo Girly Version)

by Gina "SuuperG" Stark August 17, 2010 Hiking

ShareDoes that scare you? heehee Well, it should…for as structured as Part I was, this will be a complete disjointed rambling of silly thoughts and meanderings of my mind as my feet took me to new heights. Who wants to hear about the emotional facets of this climb? Well, my mom and sis will read […]

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Getting High: Mt. Whitney Madness Part I: Technical Details (Guys’ Version)

by Gina "SuuperG" Stark August 9, 2010 Hiking

ShareOK, so I had posted on an “interactive” travel/adventure segment that I was going to attempt hiking Mt. Whitney in one day and much to my glee and utter surprise, I DID it! Thank you all those who shared tips and encouragement; you were merciful! Not a one of you ordered me to video myself […]

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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!

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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Hiking Stats: The Fall of SuuperG

by Gina "SuuperG" Stark June 26, 2010 Hiking

Share“Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.” Dave Barry It was bound to happen. Especially on one of the most pristinely beautiful hiking days one could ever ask for! I slipped on some wet rocks and fell – hard – on my knee and had to hobble […]

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Hiking: Looking for a Castle, and Discovering a Grotto

by Gina "SuuperG" Stark June 21, 2010 Hiking

ShareI love serendipity. In this case, there was literally dipity-ing involved. What’s a grotto without a dip? Just like a naked chip, I tell you! My hubby and I had planned for weeks to hike to what is called “Knapp’s Castle” in the hills of Santa Barbara and we set out to do just that […]

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Hiking Stats: A Walk in the Park (State Park!)

by Gina "SuuperG" Stark June 10, 2010 Hiking

ShareOK, so, I considered not mentioning my recent hikes because they have all been about 5 miles each, about 1500 feet elevation gain and no real progress towards my Twitter Team Mera goals (except I do think my fitness is increasing!) I have been carrying 20 plus pounds in my pack each time and it […]

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Hiking Stats: Nature Makes Me a Fool

by Gina "SuuperG" Stark May 22, 2010 Hiking

Share“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.” John Muir I love hiking. I may have mentioned this before but it’s my blog so I’m allowed to repeat myself. 🙂 I have some very fine and savvy hiking friends who have even taught mountaineering courses with the Sierra Club and they have outlined strict guidelines […]

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I Live in Paradise. End of Discussion!

by Gina "SuuperG" Stark April 15, 2010 Hiking

ShareOK, this is not to say I’m not happy for you if you have found your own paradise. But I guess that’s just it, isn’t it? Paradise is subjective. It’s not even necessarily a locale. It is most definitely also a state of mind. But for today’s discussion 😉 I will confine (what a sad […]

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Crazy Aunt Club – I’ve Been Inducted!

by Gina "SuuperG" Stark March 28, 2010 Random Ponderings

ShareIt’s official. I have evolved (or degraded) into the quirky, eccentric aunt everyone either wants or dreads or somewhere-in-between. You know, the non-conforming aunt with no children, who has no social restraints imposed by fellow parents or schools or society to behave in a respectable and modest fashion. The one who travels, downs hot spicy […]

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New Zealand: The Elusive Kiwi – and I Don’t Mean Fruit!

Santa Barbara: Like Visiting an Old Friend

Getting High: Mt. Whitney Madness Part II: Impressions (Emo Girly Version)

Getting High: Mt. Whitney Madness Part I: Technical Details (Guys’ Version)

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

Local Lemon Lily Festival and a Hike too!

Hiking Stats: The Fall of SuuperG

Hiking: Looking for a Castle, and Discovering a Grotto

Hiking Stats: A Walk in the Park (State Park!)

Hiking Stats: Nature Makes Me a Fool

I Live in Paradise. End of Discussion!

Crazy Aunt Club – I’ve Been Inducted!

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