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Sandstone Canyon in the Anza Borrego Desert

Sandstone Canyon in the Anza Borrego Desert

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After numerous years away from wheeling the mild yet fascinating trails of the anza borrego desert in southern California, I made a return trip. I got a call from a few friends inviting me out for an easy camping trip at Fish Creek and we’d go explore Sandstone Canyon and the surrounding area. Although the trails aren’t difficult, having a 4×4 vehicle is strongly recommended being that the washes and canyons have sandy bottoms. This is the kind of trip you’d go on when you want to see some pretty unique places and relax without having to worry about breaking your rig in the middle of nowhere. There are a few cool obstacles out there such as “the squeeze” “Diablo dropoff” and “pinion dropoff” but the drive up sandstone canyon will have your eye’s glued on the canyon walls when you should probably be watching where you’re driving. There is also some wildlife out there so if you find your self in this part of the desert, please drive at a reasonable speed. On this trip, I got word over the ham radio that we had 60 MPH gusts and rain back at camp so we headed back and called it a day after cleaning up. Due to the weather we didn’t get a ton of tie to explore but sandstone canyon should be on your list of places to visit next time you’re down there.
I didn’t get too many pictures of this trip but here are a couple cool shots that I got:

Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill @ Victoria Gardens

Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill @ Victoria Gardens

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After waiting for well over a year, Toby Keith’s bar at Victoria gardens finally had their soft opening today. I was there when they opened the doors with a handful of friends. we had a few burgers and beers which got a little mixed up but nothing to complain about on the first day of an unofficial opening. They seem well staffed for the anticipated rush for later this evening. speaking of the staff… well, lets just say you’ve got to go them for yourselves.. did I mention they are already dancing on the bar?
All in all, It’s a super cool place with good food, cold beer & good looking friendly waitresses. There is a ton of fun to be had there with live bands on stage and a dance floor.
Although it’s a soft opening it is open to the public, so go check it out!

Math puzzle

Math puzzle

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Using the numbers 1, 3, 4 & 6 only once and using only addition subtraction multiplication and division, write an equation equal to 24.

Its pretty simple but may boggle your brain for a little bit.
Enjoy.

Wrapping up the 2011/12 Snowboarding Season

Wrapping up the 2011/12 Snowboarding Season

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As the a whole the 2011/12 winter season was extremely mellow. Southern California had a late winter that seems to be wrapping up fast however last weekend there was a decent storm. Big bear got over 2 ft of snow and with all the trouble on the roads to and from big bear, the slopes weren’t crowded. Here is a sample of the fun I had yesterday:

It’s a little difficult to believe that this is so. cal. snowboarding but as we get closer to summer we’ll be hitting the beaches and sooner or later we’ll all be doing the snow dance once again. See you next year.

 

 

Snowboarding – Escaping The Digital Age

Snowboarding – Escaping The Digital Age

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“You know it’s funny whats happening to us. Our lives have become digital, our friends now virtual, and everything you could ever want to know is just a click away. Experiencing the world through endless second hand information just isn’t enough. If we want authenticity, we have to initiate it.”  The opening lines from Travis Rice in the snowboard film “The Art of Flight” really made me sit back and think about what I’ve been doing with my life and how wrapped up in this digital world I really am.  …

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Bring’n Photography Back

Bring’n Photography Back

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Due to the building of a new computer, I’ll finally be able to get back into the media side of things. I’m getting ready to make the switch from 10 year old desktop machine that doesn’t play well with modern software to the absolute latest technology enabling me to run my favorite programs in both Windows and Linux at the same time. This is huge for me being that i can now get back to taking pictures and start taking and editing HD video from a Go-Pro camera on trail runs and at 4×4 events for RuggedRocks.com as well as streamline my day to day workflow from sending/recieving e-mail and product design for my primary job at Rugged Rocks. I can now be much more efficient at multi-tasking my rugged rocks work with my side jobs in the IT field from server setup & management to website development and programming. So in short, after technology left me in the dust, things should be well up to speed in all aspects of my broad scope of work.

As far as The Steven Experience is concerend with this technological revamp, this means more documentation on all the cool places that I visit and projects that i get into complete with pictures as well as posting some of my photography from my top shelf.

 

Small Websites and Hosting

Small Websites and Hosting

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Most people these days know me as somewhat of a gearhead and as a nissan truck guru but those who have known me the longest know that I’m a computer nerd at heart.
Over time I have accumulated both the resources and knowledge to build and host websites. If you need a website built to have a personal blog or for a small business, feel free to shoot me an E-mail or even just give me a ring. I’ll take on larger projects on a case by case basis depending on how time consuming my primary job is at the time. Please pass the word along!