Monthly Archives: March 2015

Jebel Shams

Posted on March 14, 2015 by danroyerickson

Shortly after our Jebel Qatar hike, we learned that the UAE Trekkers were planning a bigger, longer, and more exciting hike the next weekend…Jebel Shams, Oman’s tallest mountain.  Having just hiked Jebel Qatar the previous weekend we were a little … Continue reading →

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Jebel Qatar

Posted on March 10, 2015 by danroyerickson

On Friday, January 23rd, Rebecca and I were up early and on the road by 5:30 am.  We were off to meet with a group known as the UAE Trekkers.  We had known about the group for some time, but this … Continue reading →

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2014 in review

Posted on March 2, 2015 by rrettenmier

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 8,700 times in 2014. If it were a … Continue reading →

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