Yoga, labyrinth, and climbing. Also football.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I will once again be leading yoga Saturday and Sunday mornings at the con so wanted to remind anyone who might be interested that, though we plan to provide towels and/or blankets, those of you who've attended in the past know how plans can go awry, so if you aren't bringing your own mat, you may want to bring a couple of towels from your room just in case. Also note that we are starting a little earlier: 8:30a (eek) and will run just over an hour. If that's not enough inner peace, you can go right from there to walk the labyrinth (Sat & Sun 10-11a and Sun 6-8p).

If you know you will be at yoga and have any special requests or concerns you'd like to address ahead of time, feel free to leave a comment or drop me a note. As always, it will be "all-levels", so don't ask for Crow. :)

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Saturday and Sunday at 2-3p will be the official Arisia stair climb: Summit Mt. Arisia! Start at the bottom and receive a ribbon when you reach the top. This year's climb is dedicated to the memory of the very recently departed Sir Edmund Hillary, who I hope would smile if he knew.

(I'm also co-hosting the Geocaching BoF, but Eric has already promoted that. I'm starting to sense a pattern to my activities this year...)

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And speaking of assorted physical activity and the con, does anyone know if the Pats game will be on somewhere? I'll be busy for most of it, but I'd love to tune in when I can and I know many others are looking for the same. I know it's been done before, but, not being a football fan, I never cared to find out. This year I've been sucked in despite myself.

Comments

[tehuti.livejournal.com]

Since one story is approximately 8-12 feet (depending on the amount of space between floors for ductwork, insulation, etc.), Mt. Arisia is about 160 feet, give or take a few.

To put that in perspective, the highest natural point of Suffolk county is Bellevue Hill in Roxbury, which is about 325 feet.

I am going to bring my GPS with me, and take a measurement at the base and at the top, and see what it says. The website for the hotel doesn't mention it's exact height, and the GPS is not completely accurate with regards to height (I was once standing IN the Atlantic and it insisted we were ten feet above see level), but it's the best I can think of at the moment.

[joyeous.livejournal.com]

Ah! I actually live on Bellevue Hill! (and it's in West Roxbury actually). Highest point in Suffolk County and yet ironically we get no cell phone reception up here. :-) It's not that high a climb, in my opinion. Stairs, however, are different than walking up a gradual slope.

[tehuti.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it isn't much of a hill, but it's the highest point in that county, so, to some climbers like me, it is worth visiting. There are websites devoted to crazy people like me that think finding and standing on the highest point in various geopolitical boundaries (national, state, county) is a worthwhile goal. The height information for Bellevue that I posted comes from peakbagger.com, and I track my highpointing progress there and on cohp.org. Last year, my partner and I did the entire state of CT, and this year are are going to complete RI, MA and get started on VT.

Since this is getting pretty far from the OP, I'm going to stop now. Feel free to poke me privately if anyone wants to know more.