Some of the funnier things I’ve seen so far with respect November madness and the Presidency…
Vancouver Food Tour #2
Sunil, Andy & I made a quick trip back and forth to B.C. this weekend to do our food & dance tour of the town:
1) Brioche is super. Excellent Lasagna… almost as good as DD’s. Sunil’s vegetarian eggplant Lasagna looked almost as good as my 23-ingredient-chocked pasta delight. Almost.
2) Granville Island is quite nice, what Pike Place ought to aspire to be
3) Vij’s is still great, even when you overstuff yourself after the requisite 2 hour wait to get in. Vikram, Vij’s food pimp & owner, was working the room the whole night offering up h’orderves and good conversation. Apparently he’s hosting a food tour of India in February 2009 which would be a blast.
4) Oydessy was way more fun than the lack-luster crowd at Celebrities; Oyd won on music, vibe, drinks, crowd… pretty much everything.
Wallowa Mountains, Oregon
9/25 Update: I’ve added Allen & Ian’s photo’s to my Picasa album.
The Wallowa Mountains are apparently one of the Pacific North West’s best kept secrets. The trails are listed in the standard Oregon backpacking guide books, but everyone I’ve talked to has never heard of them despite being some hiker’s all-time favorite treks. It’s a tough comparison, but I think this hike might just replace the hike I did last summer in the Olympic National Park as my all time favorite trip. It definitely was the hardest and most rewarding hike I’ve been on yet.