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My Starbucks VIA Experience @North Dome, Yosemite

Bala Gopalan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:51:45 +0000

A short description of our Starbucks VIA experience on the summit of North Dome (Yosemite National Park, California), as provided by my hiking buddy, Shyam:

On October 2nd 2009, two brave photography (and coffee) addicts set out to hike to North Dome in Yosemite for a sunset/moonlit view of the Half Dome. On our way we stopped at Starbucks in Oakdale, CA for some bean juice and was challenged in a taste test between Pike’s Place and the VIA (what?). We won and left with a few packets of Starbucks Via in our pockets.

This is what happened next…

Click here to see this video on the Starbucks “Share Your VIA Experience” page under the “Far Out | In the Wild” category.

We are waiting to hear back from Starbucks if our submission is going to be rewarded with some goodies!

White Mountain Peak Hike (2009)

Bala Gopalan — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:02:33 +0000

Summit House - Weather Station

This summer, bHive Software – Bala, David, and Shyam – summits White Mountain Peak @ ~14,252 feet.

For more pictures from this trip, see our photosets on Flickr:

Also, for last year’s hike up Mt.Whiney, click here.

Mt.Whitney Hike (2008)

Bala Gopalan — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:31:07 +0000

This summer, Vijay and Bala join fellow co-founders – Shyam and David – of bHive Software in summitting Mt.Whitney @ ~14,500 feet.