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The Bear, the Nipple, and The Throne, and the birth of the R to E ratio; March 2008
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WanDilson > Spring Break 2008 - Back to Utah.  First we spent two nights in Vegas for Jr's bachelor party, then Nate, Mark and I drove out to Capitol Reef National Park in southern Utah.  This was our third trip in a row to the desert for spring break, and I'm still waiting for it to impress me.  Here's Nate at Gooseneck Point, where the "Reward to Effort ratio" was born.  In our guidebook the description for this .2 mile trail (yes, .2, not 2) said "Very big reward for very little effort".  Since the three of us are math geeks, we continued to talk about R to E ratios for every hike or side-trip that we did.  It got pretty ridiculous.
WanDilson > Here's Mark after surviving the gruelling .2 mile hike.
WanDilson > I took this picture because I thought Nate and Mark looked pretty cool standing on that overhang on a giant cliff.  What I failed to realize was that I was sitting on an even bigger overhang, with nothing but a few hundred feet of air below me.
WanDilson > Capitol Reef - March 2008 photo
WanDilson > An attempt at art.
WanDilson > Capitol Reef - March 2008 photo
WanDilson > Some nice erosion patterns on mudstone.
WanDilson > The Henry Mountains off in the distance.  The guidebook was right, the R to E ratio for this hike was pretty high.  We talked about several different versions of the ratio, all of which had different effects on the value.  The most basic would just be R/E of course, but that led to hikes like this bordering on infinity.  And as nice as it was, we all agreed we've been on better.  Some other versions that we came up with to combat this outcome were: (R+E)/R, (R-E)/E, (R+E)/(R-E), etc.  Although that last one led to problems when the R matched the E, of course.  If you don't understand why, don't worry; it just means you've had a lot more girlfriends in your life than I have.
WanDilson > Mark and I on top of some rocks.
Spring Break 2008 - Back to Utah. First we spent two nights in Vegas for Jr's bachelor party, then Nate, Mark and I drove out to Capitol Reef National Park in southern Utah. This was our third trip in a row to the desert for spring break, and I'm still waiting for it to impress me. Here's Nate at Gooseneck Point, where the "Reward to Effort ratio" was born. In our guidebook the description for this .2 mile trail (yes, .2, not 2) said "Very big reward for very little effort". Since the three of us are math geeks, we continued to talk about R to E ratios for every hike or side-trip that we did. It got pretty ridiculous.
 > Spring Break 2008 - Back to Utah.  First we spent two nights in Vegas for Jr's bachelor party, then Nate, Mark and I drove out to Capitol Reef National Park in southern Utah.  This was our third trip in a row to the desert for spring break, and I'm still waiting for it to impress me.  Here's Nate at Gooseneck Point, where the "Reward to Effort ratio" was born.  In our guidebook the description for this .2 mile trail (yes, .2, not 2) said "Very big reward for very little effort".  Since the three of us are math geeks, we continued to talk about R to E ratios for every hike or side-trip that we did.  It got pretty ridiculous.
Spring Break 2008 - Back to Utah. First we spent two nights in Vegas for Jr's bachelor party, then Nate, Mark and I drove out to Capitol Reef National Park in southern Utah. This was our third trip in a row to the desert for spring break, and I'm still waiting for it to impress me. Here's Nate at Gooseneck Point, where the "Reward to Effort ratio" was born. In our guidebook the description for this .2 mile trail (yes, .2, not 2) said "Very big reward for very little effort". Since the three of us are math geeks, we continued to talk about R to E ratios for every hike or side-trip that we did. It got pretty ridiculous.
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