Pete Dudchenko

Amy and I returned from hiking the Grand Canyon, visiting Hoover Dam and also hitting Las Vegas. Pictures of the trip have been posted.

Amy and I hit a few lookout points today as well as hiked a little way into the Canyon. We hit a bit of rain while at “Hermit’s Rest” but it didn’t last long and luckily, the point had shelter for us to hang out at while it passed. The rest of the day was great though. Lots of great photos. Here are a few:

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• Car repairs this morning, my noise-canceling headphones just crapped out on me, this is turning out to be an expensive day! #
• Today is International Surfing Day. http://www.surfingmagazine.com/isd/ #
• RT @vicegirl: (one of my best friends is competing for her dream job! please retweet!) Vote for Corazon Rios: http://bit.ly/Kep6A (via @ … #
• I think the Dos Equis “Most interesting man in the world” campaign was inspired by the Chuck Norris internet phenomenon #
• Off to the beach to catch some waves. Hopefully low tide isn’t too low. #
• Looking for recommendation for dinner in Vegas to celebrate with the wife. Any type of food is an option (though I love steak). Suggestions? #
• A couple of suggestions for CraftSteak…thanks for the feedback! #
• 10 Red Wines Under $20 Rated 90+ http://9e6z1.tk #
• “Big Boy, it’s back!” “Well, in many ways it never left.” Anyone know the movie quote? http://twitpic.com/8e645 #
• Cocktails with the wife at the Grand Canyon. Better be careful on the walk back. #
• “Camping” at the Grand Canyon http://flic.kr/p/6zvguc #

Amy and I started our vacation with an 8 hour dive to Arizona. The drive wasn’t too bad, lots of interesting things to look at and you could really see the landscape change as we moved East.

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In case you’re wondering, we didn’t stop.

• I’m eating oatmeal in an attempt to prolong my life a few years down the road. I began questioning that decision after my first bite. #
• Flickr finally takes on TwitPic. Tweet flickr uploads. (via Lifehacker.com) http://twurl.nl/waod8w #
• Twitter to crash in less than 2 hours? #Twitpocalypse (via techcrunch) http://twurl.nl/bx8mnd #
• Update: It’s now past 2 PDT and no reports of twitter failures. Perhaps this really is like Y2K? (via TechCrunch) http://twurl.nl/3msrvj #
• Florida, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles. This the first weekend at home in a long time and I’m enjoying it with a cigar and some wine. #
• How does Netflix determine “New Releases?” It just loaded up “Howard the Duck!” #
• Making Chicken and Pesto stacks. Pics to come (unless I burn the crap out of something) #
• Chicken and Pesto Stacks http://flic.kr/p/6wajBX #
• Let’s try that again. http://twitpic.com/7ccgt #
• The Dan Band is here in #sandiego this Friday at HOB. Not sure who they are? Remember this scene from Old School… http://twurl.nl/kgaue4 #
• Ever notice how digital cameras have a setting for fireworks? That’s probaby useful one day out of 365. Why not have a “turkey” setting too? #

• Summer continued education classes for free #SanDiego http://twurl.nl/lqha8a #
• Time to kick off the weekend. It’s sushi time! http://twitpic.com/6ppef #
• This has to be a joke, right? Toxic Avenger: The Musical? Wasn’t this originally a REALLY bad movie? http://bit.ly/eFsUq #
• I think Brett Favre just sneezed. Should be “breaking news” on ESPN any moment now. #
• I see a school bus drive at a stoplight waving a baseball bat from the driver’s seat. Let’s give him plenty of space. #