Mike V

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Another epic day of boarding today

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Snowboarding during "the end of the world"

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Last trip to the snow this year!

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Thanks to the GF for my Northstar badge holder!

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Merry Christmas to whoever receives my life juice!

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Fresh groomers @ Northstar today!

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I just added a photo to 08:33am on the #REI1440Project, celebrating every minute spent outside.

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Kings win over the lakers!

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Had a great day @ Northstar today!

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Let the season begin!

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Let’s go Kings!

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Some of my drawings while watching the monitors this morning.

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Sweeeeeeep em up!

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Survived a 5K obstacle course/run while being chased by zombies and while being sick myself..

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What do you think of Sacramento? I'm thinking of moving there, and I like fishing, golfing, farmers markets, music... My only concern is crime-- I hear it's got a gang and skinhead vibe-- I've lived up and down CA (LA, Santa Barbara, Albany, Santa Maria...) and liked all okay except Santa Maria. Would hate to have those beautiful rivers there but a skinhead picnic in the background while I fish them.

I love it here in Sacramento. Its in the center of nor-cal right between Tahoe and the Bay. As you can see from my pics, Im always out hiking, fishing, biking, ect... all within the Sac area. Gang activity can easily be avoided if you know where to go and avoid. Most gang activity happens in south sac. As far as the activities, there is fishing year round.. When a season ends for a fish, another begins for a different species. There's river rafting weekly on the American. There's plenty of farmers markets and music events. There's a bike trail that runs along the whole american river if you're into that. Skin heads do exist but i barely notice them, sometimes I see them gold panning while I fish. I recommend moving to the midtown area if you do move here, it's more of the "hip" area. 

Hope this helps!

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Combat fishing on the American River for Fall Run Chinook

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I walked out to my patio this morning to water my cucumber and basil plants. I quickly noticed that my plants had many leaves that were chomped off by bugs. I took a closer look so find a gang of caterpillars trying to bulk up for the winter, I even saw a few cocoons! Time for revenge. I collected all the cocoons and caterpillars from my plants and headed to a nearby pond. Time to fish. Every cast caught me a decent crappie or bluegill. My plants haven’t died in vain.

Bug rule #1: Don’t mess with a Fisherman’s garden.