tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23200739383786614852024-02-07T04:48:24.295-08:00Joe Know?The life and times of a regular Joe six-packDas Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-73047383779260579522015-03-10T20:44:00.003-07:002015-03-10T20:44:40.693-07:00Solid Foods and Six Months Old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The Z-Bomber as I have been known to call her, actually this may be the first time calling her that (definitely have called her Z-Bomb in the past), she is six months old now. She doesn't have teeth yet, but she is loving eating solids. She continues to grow like a weed, as they say it in the old country or some place/time else. </div>
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And trying something new, here is a video of Zoe's very first experience with solid food (or at least a mushed up Avocado. She didn't hate nor didn't love avocado. She does however now love pretty much everything else we have given her, especially pears and mangos. By the way, if you don't have sound you are not missing anything. </div>
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She has been eating solids for a minute and she is already trying to help with the spoon work, I can foresee a lot of messy meals coming my way. </div>
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She kind of reminds me of Cosmo Kramer after the dentist, you know the one where he is wearing the jump trainer shoes.</div>
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And she is officially Six Months Old!!!</div>
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Who can say no to that face, just take my money and buy a pony or whatever it is you want! </div>
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I know I am partial, but seriously this kid is a cutie pie, she is going to make my life hell in 17 years. </div>
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Of course the official shot from overhead in the crib, you can go back each month and see something relatively the same. I am not a big fan of this angle and Ky seems to do it better on her iPhone, but "whatcha gonna do". </div>
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Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-32439635230502225092015-02-08T13:27:00.003-08:002015-02-08T13:27:59.169-08:00Zoe is Five (months). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-69468631957753858062015-01-31T18:21:00.001-08:002015-01-31T18:21:29.298-08:00My First Steelhead<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-87175758739827108432015-01-11T12:07:00.004-08:002015-01-11T12:07:29.373-08:00Four Months and CountingZoe is now Four months old, and has had her latest checkup. She measured in at 26" long and 14 lbs 1.8 oz, which puts her 96th percentile on length and 48th on weight. Can we say rowing scholarship? I hope so, cause she hasn't done a great job so far saving for College! Here are her monthly photos, in full disclosure they are a couple days late in taking<br />
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Zoe has a way of spinning in her crib as she naps</div>
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Long and Lean</div>
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Pretty cute if you ask me!</div>
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.Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-66685342400065787662015-01-05T21:28:00.001-08:002015-01-05T21:28:51.626-08:00James and Christmas and More<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yes, I know, I don't post often enough. It's amazes me how many people enjoy seeing these photos of Zoe and our activities. I've said it before and I'll say it again, time flies way too fast. Zoe is just about four months old and almost double her birth weight (we are guessing). When she goes in for her four month checkup on Friday I have put my money on 14 lbs and Ky has put her money on 15 lbs. I have no idea if that is realistic or not, but I guarantee that she is in the 95th percentile (or beyond) for length. This girl is tall! Since our last blog we had a photoshoot (at home) for the Christmas Card, met my brother in Seattle (activities included Dick's Drive In, the Pike Place Market, the original Starbucks, the Experience Music Project and a nice dinner at Anthony's Bell Street Diner), Christmas, beer drinking and wine tasting! </div>
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An outtake from the Christmas card, still a favorite.</div>
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Not really sure when I took this photo, but still love that smile.</div>
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The Guitar Sculpture at EMP, yes it actually plays music with robotics. </div>
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Blue Skies breaking up the Grey of December in Seattle.</div>
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Back in Portland at the Belmont Station bottle shop and Tap room, Zoe is proving to be a skilled drinking buddy.</div>
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Zoe enjoying the sights and sounds of her swing.</div>
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Christmas morning with "Papa Lee".</div>
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She can't hardly wait to dig into her presents, by far, too much stuff was hauled home to Portland.</div>
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Selfie!</div>
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2nd Cousin, Emma hangs with Zoe.</div>
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Zoe Love's Great Aunt Martha's "Z-Dog" she sent her</div>
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Ky put her Candy placement / decorating skills to work after I constructed Zoe's first gingerbread house.</div>
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Zoe puts the Rose' in Zoe Rose. </div>
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Zoe enjoyed some Seahawk smack down of the Santa Clara 49ers after munching on Turkey and Pie (not literally)</div>
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On Saturday we decided to go after some winter Dungeness Crab on the Hood Canal</div>
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A little half time refreshment at nearby Alderbrook Resort while we let the crab pots soak</div>
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Two days later, back in Portland, Zoe got ready for her first day at school (aka Day Care)</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Congrats to Matt and Abby Lake, Owen Matthew Lake made his entrance today!</span></h2>
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Tutu and her Seventh Grand!</div>
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Our recent travels started with a Trip to Puyallup so that Zoe could meet a few Aunts, Cousins and Friends at Alicia's "Welcome our Lil Pumpkin" baby shower. After a short layover (a few hours) we packed up the Grandparents and hit the road, Missoula or bust. We busted in Spokane (pre-planned), got some much needed rest and woke up to a nice waffle bar. Fueled and recharged we hit the ground running and "made great time" to Missoula.</div>
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In Missoula we played Frolf (aka disk golf), drank a lot of local beer, fly fished, hiked, sampled local ice cream and had a great time visiting with the Montana Flecks. </div>
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Blue Ribbon Trout Stream and Beautiful Fall Colors, The Rock Creek. A few trout were caught and released, one by me a few more by Greg. Apparently I came on an off day or I just have no clue how to attract the 7000 trout per river mile. </div>
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Ky's work buddy Teddy brought her kids over, Elliot loved meeting Little Z, unfortunately getting a good picture of a young child and a baby simultaneously is very difficult.</div>
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We topped off the week with some Pumpkin Carving and a photo shoot, you've already seen the Pumpkin and here is ours.<br />
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Lil Pumpkin Zoe.</div>
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Our Future Pilot, class of 2036.<br />
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She already has a 4.0 GPA in cuteness!<br />
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Unfortunately Tutu's time in Portland came to an end all too soon, especially since we had to do her birth announcement still and I needed all of the hands I could get. I have a new appreciation or the corny newborn photos that I have seen. While that is not what I wanted to shoot, I now see how difficult they are to create and how time is of the essence Fortunately Aunt Sheesh as I call her came to town the next day to help out and spend time with her favorite niece.<br />
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So here are some of the photos that didn't make it onto the birth announcement, which is in the mail soon. I will try and digitize that to the blog one of these days.<br />
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Skateboard Zoe</div>
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Fast Forward a week and we decided to make a trip to Hood River with Ky's parents who shall be known to Zoe as Grammie and Papa Lee (My parents are Tutu and Pop Dan for those of you keeping score). The mountain was out and the sky was gorgeous, a perfect fall weekend in The Gorge. We had wine tasting, beer drinking and apple picking on our agenda.</div>
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Grabbing the perfect apple, did you know there are more than just Red Delicious and Granny Smith apples!?! Okay I joke, I was probably able to name less than 10 different types of apples before this trip. There are some pretty incredible and exotic apples available in hood river. Have you ever seen a Hanner Apple, it is bigger than a baby's head, I measured. </div>
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Sipping some wine at Mt Hood Winery, great way to end the day.</div>
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Today we spent a few minutes after I got home from work taking Zoe's one month photographs. If you are not aware, apparently the thing to do is take a photo every month with a new sticker on the Onesie proclaiming the month age of the newborn. 1 down, 11 more to go.</div>
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Cute kiddo if I do say so my self</div>
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Chill'n in the crib</div>
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Little Miss Zoe is two weeks old already! Time is already flying by and Zoe has been a busy girl for being 15 days old. She has been seeing visitors, enjoying Sunday Funday brunch, meeting her Pediatric Doctor and enjoying her first dinner out.</div>
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A joint visit from the Willis and Graff/Kennedy-Darling household.</div>
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Katie says Hello</div>
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Matt and Molly say Hello</div>
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Nicole also came by to meet Zoe</div>
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Ky and I enjoyed a nice sunny Saturday afternoon and took Zoe to checkout the scene at Bi-Partisan coffee shop. She seemed to ejoy the sights sounds and smells of the Hipster / Barista scene.<br />
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Ky trying out her new Solly Baby wrap </div>
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Zoe had her two week check-up and met her Pediatric Doctor. She is a healthy baby and is already in the upper echelon of being a baby. She is already growing in length, head dimension and putting on growth weight. She ranks in the 97th percentile length and head size. </div>
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Zoe was not so thrilled for her first bath outside of the hospital, here are a few of her non-screaming photos.<br />
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<br />Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-20813908029133578032014-09-12T11:37:00.000-07:002014-09-12T11:38:31.027-07:00And Then There Were Three (and Kona)I know it is has been a very long time since I have posted to this blog, I decided it would take something monumental for me to begin posting again, I think Zoe meets that requirement. So here are a few assorted photos of the days leading up to the day the Z-Bomb dropped and then the ensuing chaos that followed.<br />
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Little did I know it was my last day of sanity</div>
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Kona says there is something different going on<br />
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Enduring pre-labor contractions<br />
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She is ready<br />
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Preferred parking at the hospital<br />
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The patient is ready<br />
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The new Grandparents to-be<br />
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Some nice decoration touches to the delivery room and a beautiful sunset</div>
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A new day a, a new baby...Zoe is here!<br />
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Zoe and her foot prints, Jen knows how to rock an ink pad<br />
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Alicia is about as excited for Zoe as humanly possible<br />
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R-Nurse and Doula extraordinaire, Jen, say hello to Zoe<br />
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Papa Lee says hello<br />
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Sleepy Baby still likes to curl up<br />
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Baby Rose'<br />
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Grammy says hello<br />
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The new Family<br />
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Big yawn!<br />
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Excited to head home<br />
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Hospital bands all match up, no baby swap.<br />
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Pop Dan says hello<br />
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The experienced Grandparents<br />
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Tutu and Pop Dan meeting their sixth bundle of joy<br />
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Little Miss Zoe Rose!<br />
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Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-32980557617418435472012-06-03T21:45:00.000-07:002012-06-03T21:46:22.737-07:00First StepThere are 138,435 feet in a marathon, today I took the first step.
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I have begun my official Marathon training for the 2012 Portland Marathon. As you most likely know, I have no experience in distance running and my only background is the training runs I used to take (5-6 miles) for rowing when I was in college. As of late my focus was on bike racing, so I have some experience in what it takes to have extended training sessions, I hope that will extend into running, how could it not.<br />
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My motivation for running a Marathon is simple, I think it is a remarkable accomplishment and an sign of dedication to hard work. So I have always wanted to do one and I figure it only gets harder the longer I wait. My training program like many things comes from online<br />
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I hope that I find the experience enjoyable and that I am able to complete this Marathon injury free. My goal is to first of all just finish, but my sub goal would be to come in just under 4 hours on course (9 minute miles). I don't know how reasonable that is, time will tell. Right now I consider myself 25-30 pounds over my ideal marathon weight and I have 18 weeks of training to get there.<br />
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What will come after the marathon I don't know, but I am thinking maybe a Triathlon in 2013, even though I am a terrible swimmer and definitely a return to competitive cycling. <br />
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Ontop of Angel's Landing ridge line</div>
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Zion Canyon looking South</div>
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Zion Canyon</div>
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The Black Dragon</div>
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Antelope Island and The Great Salt Lake at sunset</div>
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<br />In case you haven't heard, Oregon is on-fire and we most definitely are not talking about college football (<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312460099">Ducks</a> and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312460204">Beavs</a>). After a stretch of heat and dry weather there are multiple wildfires in Central Oregon and now Western Oregon (little did I know). Ky and I had planned to do a backpacking trip over the holiday weekend, but were both feeling a little worn thin, so I suggested a challenging hike up <a href="http://www.summitpost.org/cooper-spur/155414">Cooper Spur</a> (to Tie-in Rock not the Summit). As we made the turn South out of Hood River, it became clear to me that we needed a new Plan B. So we headed to Elk Meadow.
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<br />Elk Meadow was a tougher easy hike than I anticipated (about 6.5 miles RT and 3500' of climbing). Either way it felt good to stretch the legs and let Kona run loose on a safe trail (no precipices), he is still sleeping a day later.
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<br />The views of Mt Hood and the accompanying high alpine meadows were stupendous and since we were Southwest of the Mt Hood Fire, we even had blue skies.
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<br />After we finished hiking we headed back to Hood River (one of three places I would love to move to) and had a delicious lunch at Double Mountain Brewhouse and a Cupcake at a very unique street cart vendor. Checked out some shops and hit the wineries.
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<br />We were too busy enjoying ourselves in Hood River to take any photos, if you were wondering why you are still looking at photos from our hike. We visited the Phelps Creek and Marchesi wineries Ky enjoyed some good wine and I enjoyed some good snacks. I didn't feel like falling asleep on the drive back to Portland since I would be doing the driving.
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<br />Back in Portland we suffered through a lousy football game (see links above), but all in all had an excellent Saturday. Sunday has been a day of rest.
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<br /><a href="http://dasjoe.blogspot.com/2010/09/accident.html">By The Way...Do you remember what I was up to a year ago?</a>
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<br />Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-58857664402485426012011-08-28T14:15:00.000-07:002011-08-28T15:38:31.626-07:00Blog-Worthy Event<span style="font-family: arial;">Since I don't get around to blogging very often (it's been 5 months since my last post), right away you should recognize I am about to fill you in on something big. This time it is a mountain, the third highest in Oregon to specific, that's pretty big.
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<br />Let us start by stepping back a few months, I had overhead a couple co-workers talking about an annual "climb" of the South Sister (her name is Charity by the way). Since I have always enjoyed hiking and what-not I spoke up and asked if I could come on this years trip? I was told sure, just be ready, stragglers would be left behind.
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<br />Fast forward to last Monday, I see said co-worker in the hallway and ask what are the plans for the trip. I was planning on heading out Friday afternoon and meeting them at the trail head. Much to my disappointment, I was told just to get going when I was ready and we'd see each other on the mountain. He'd planned on hitting the trail around 7am. I quickly realized that unless I was climbing slow or he was going fast, the only time our path would cross would be as one ascended and the other descended. I told myself not to worry, there would be plenty of people on the trail to make friends with, so on-ward and up-ward.
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<br />The only time I had seen The Sisters, was from in-town in Bend and driving over McKenzie Pass. My mental image of the mountain, was not such a mountain, more a large hill. Even though the elevation is that of the third largest in Oregon at 10,358' (Hood 11,249' and Jefferson 10,497') I still didn't really comprehend it's size. That was until I drove over the top of Mount Bachelor to catch this first glimpse, from near where I would be starting my trek.
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<br />My first reaction was that I was not prepared to hike this mountain and that I was in store for a world of hurt. After the initial shock and awe wore off I proceeded to find a campsite at the nearby Devils Lake campground. After a bit of panic and a lot of searching, I found one of the last two remaining campsites that would not garner me a fine if a ranger strolled by. The site was worth the effort.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhYV3jTHq8dM4EoDuY-SNGnMNz74x-n38tcUFgFkZYSk13tBnH8dyLR1QvvWxTttmKYfzwXBy6WOL7e38ZjOCUnrOVl_3ap6uvAkB1FL2OzQ8rkAVNRofleEv8E6u4oFu0Fpa30F25So/s1600/South-Sister-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhYV3jTHq8dM4EoDuY-SNGnMNz74x-n38tcUFgFkZYSk13tBnH8dyLR1QvvWxTttmKYfzwXBy6WOL7e38ZjOCUnrOVl_3ap6uvAkB1FL2OzQ8rkAVNRofleEv8E6u4oFu0Fpa30F25So/s320/South-Sister-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646019977483943682" border="0" /></a>As with all trips, after unpacking I discovered I was missing something, hiking socks. So I ate my KFC in haste, washed it down with a cold beer, and got in my car for a 20mi drive back to Bend to buy some socks. Disaster adverted, I came back to camp, enjoyed a nice campfire, and hit the sack for an early start in the morning.
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<br />5:45 I awoke (15 mins later than I planned), cleared camp, ate a quick bite and hit the trail as fast as I could. Having not made the trail until a little before 7a I decided that I need to hike fast, I didn't want to hike the standard 5-6 hrs up and 3-4 hrs down. After the first mile there is little relief from the sun so I needed to get off the summit before it got real hot. So at a pace that set a pretty good sweat I started to climb. The first section is all forested and pretty steep, it is roughly 1 mile in length and a little over a 1200' of climbing. 45 minutes later I popped out of the forest and realized I had a long day ahead of me.
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<br />The first on-trail view of the mountain was a real gut checker, did I really have the stamina to get to the summit? Not only was it a long ways up, but it seemed a long ways away from where I was. After another half mile of hiking and not much elevation I was rewarded with a view of Mount Bachelor and Moraine Lake.
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<br />As I trucked on, I knew I was hiking at a good pace and making good time, ask anyone that has hiked with me, making good time and staying out in front of the "Boy Scouts" are very important to me. Today the boy scouts were the hoards of people on the trial behind me. About an hour and a half into the hike the trail pitched up again, this time for good.
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<br />As I really started to climb, I kept cognoscente of the ever ticking clock that is the sun and put the camera away. Somewhere around the 8000' elevation I took my next break for a quick bite to eat and a quick click of the Camera. Not having an altimeter or gps unit I relied on my previous study of the topo map and felt good about my progress. It seemed I was on track to hit the summit in less than 5 hours.
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<br />From here, the trail when from difficult to strenuous, not only was it steep but it was like hiking on quicksand. Every step you took would slide back down in an avalanche of shale and pumice sand. I could no longer see the summit, but I knew I was getting closer.
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<br />A thousand vertical feet later I knew I was just over 9000' and only 1300' from the summit. The sun was starting to shine, but it was only 10a, i was doing great. If I pushed hard I would make a four hour summit, which would put me on top and on my way down before the sun began to bake the slope.
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<br />After a false summit and a slog through some serious shale, I crossed the summit plateau (which is a crater that his been filled in with snow) and was rewarded with incredible views and the hardest earned, best tasting PBJ sandwich of my life.
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<br />Broken Top
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<br />Posing in front of the other two sisters.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQG_-qtcYXnGyZ7JpUYbnCld740XHqulN-j5-U6xOJggepi6nraNxSD3wadqs0EWPCLoV9MkIiGT-HRP_7u0b1xERzvoHXRSVmse5tvMU2H5NsOGCCSRhDBvsI758VXQEPeV7vjKVZEo/s1600/South-Sister-9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQG_-qtcYXnGyZ7JpUYbnCld740XHqulN-j5-U6xOJggepi6nraNxSD3wadqs0EWPCLoV9MkIiGT-HRP_7u0b1xERzvoHXRSVmse5tvMU2H5NsOGCCSRhDBvsI758VXQEPeV7vjKVZEo/s320/South-Sister-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646019164650160546" border="0" /></a>The views were amazing, the descent was miserable. It took me 3 hours to cover the 6 mile, 5000' descent, only one hour less than it took to climb it.
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<br />Next year I have a few summits on the list: Mount Hood, Mount St Helens, and Mount Adams. I am hoping to make at least one if not two of those...
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<br />Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-57096710009937740372011-03-14T16:17:00.000-07:002011-03-14T17:13:14.027-07:00So Long and Thanks for all the Fish...Well sort of, I am leaving Portland, mostly. Sometime next month I will be starting a new job at Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB for short), my new position will be Staff Telecommunications Engineer. A little bit of my old, with a whole lot of new. The job will be engineering telecommunications systems supporting the Eugene Electrical grid (and more?). I don't know a lot about the job other than it will give me the opportunity to go back to working on my Professional Engineers license and utilize some of the things that I have learned over the last 7 years. I am super excited about the job and a little bummed about the location. Right now I am in the process of finding a cheap dog friendly apartment that is not over-run with tweakers and frat boys. The initial plan will be for me to spend Mon-Fri in Eugene (down on Monday home on Friday) with an occasional trip home in the middle of the week. The exact details of the plan are flexible, at this point in time Ky will not be leaving her job at Good Sam and we owe more than the house is worth so we won't be selling that anytime soon. Due to Ky's long hours at work, Kona will be joining me in Eugene.<br /><br />Unfortunately logistically it is going to make bike road races impossible (for now), so I will still ride my bike as much as I can, but with less focus on training for long races. I still plan on doing Crits and Cyclocross (as much as possible). Since I don't know anyone in Eugene, I intend on spending a fair amount of time at the climbing gym and at the gym at work (or the fitness center at the appartment). So hopefully, I might get in better shape as a result of this.<br /><br />And since you read all of this, now some photos.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bhengineers.com/uploads/sized/uploads/projects/eweb_rendering-680x0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 454px; height: 256px;" src="http://www.bhengineers.com/uploads/sized/uploads/projects/eweb_rendering-680x0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">My new office (which is also new)</span><br /><br /><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksyx61afxk1qap8sdo1_500.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 454px; height: 275px;" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksyx61afxk1qap8sdo1_500.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Eugene, not quite the iconic skyline of Portland</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.freefoto.com/images/01/08/01_08_34---Ducks_web.jpg?&k=Ducks"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 458px; height: 305px;" src="http://www.freefoto.com/images/01/08/01_08_34---Ducks_web.jpg?&k=Ducks" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The Local Inhabitants</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHeyA1cBdDQLQ0tlVsv8jtGf_C-GMM2GZGrh3_lubCpyto7Pcms_Fq45ZFRND3E7jEHKkEkuexrQOTTofFOM1qVOI87RPG7I5LM0DtrlcwdQYE7HMHZgxiTYXX_zQn2WN9aoOYTTOsaJf/s1600/ninkasi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 435px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHeyA1cBdDQLQ0tlVsv8jtGf_C-GMM2GZGrh3_lubCpyto7Pcms_Fq45ZFRND3E7jEHKkEkuexrQOTTofFOM1qVOI87RPG7I5LM0DtrlcwdQYE7HMHZgxiTYXX_zQn2WN9aoOYTTOsaJf/s1600/ninkasi.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Most Important, the Local Brewery. Ninkasi</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-31797185649576327532011-01-30T21:20:00.001-08:002011-01-30T21:34:16.678-08:00Stepping BackIt has been a few days since my last post, so I figure now would be a good time to step back and fill you good people of the cloud in on my happenings.<br /><br />First off the good / exciting news, we have decided that it is time to add a second proper bed too our house and take advantage of the nearly 500 sq ft that is going mostly unused in our finished attic. So in order to do so, we purchased a new bed with a split queen box spring (to get up the stairs) and began to research our heating and cooling options. Unfortunately when they finished our attic they didn't decide to do any heating or cooling and they didn't add much for power. So after consulting the good people at Columbia Heating and Cooling, we are going to add forced air off our main system to the upstairs and an A/C system while we are at it. Yay, no more sweating out the blistering couple days off summer. I'll include photos when there is something to include photos of...<br /><br />The not so good, I have regressed in my healing. Unfortunately I had developed a abscess underneath my scab from my recent surgery. The abscess reveled itself to me and my surgeon after a snowshoeing blister drained. Without giving all of the gory details, I will have an open wound in my ankle for a couple weeks and it is going to require nightly packing and redressing. Fortunate for me I have a lovely live in nurse to take care of those needs. Thanks Ky, I love you! <br /><br />Going back to the holiday, with the end in sight I began to stretch my new climbing shoes while enjoying the bowl games from my new hammock.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhUF-uJj66ty_gBc-Mv7XBbhedHlS8JDcwabsNSjAwe_jw3e2rbcs-_Knx3bjOaeoG6XghCdA0f6s0wUXxHhzTvOoQMkpwQewP0NIPocT-yNeeVnh50QyDFbkRtqkUgAoyX0SwFVcwyA/s1600/IMG_5127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhUF-uJj66ty_gBc-Mv7XBbhedHlS8JDcwabsNSjAwe_jw3e2rbcs-_Knx3bjOaeoG6XghCdA0f6s0wUXxHhzTvOoQMkpwQewP0NIPocT-yNeeVnh50QyDFbkRtqkUgAoyX0SwFVcwyA/s320/IMG_5127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568216071705692162" border="0" /></a><br />Nurse Ky getting ready to perform her nightly surgery on me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmREvxqtqpBUg6zYeatxfY1wSVbjTEjNZqXpc01MwQiIX3RxPxya_t1imw4DgXPPFRF6WJfAPEQWoEWaO1u4Xw8aaxYvIRDOYnxgCU7jNYmljWPa-O2wNa3k9UqfCs7NoMX-n0Pr4E_c/s1600/IMG_5132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmREvxqtqpBUg6zYeatxfY1wSVbjTEjNZqXpc01MwQiIX3RxPxya_t1imw4DgXPPFRF6WJfAPEQWoEWaO1u4Xw8aaxYvIRDOYnxgCU7jNYmljWPa-O2wNa3k9UqfCs7NoMX-n0Pr4E_c/s320/IMG_5132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568216066783632946" border="0" /></a><br />This blog post is brought to you by, KONA!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibW0NqXSrJEPLc7FUXyuuIPeHMQrInJMZTKXhpM2lWNJHJ-sag2ApuLtaED7pcIdOggmVh1cGUpS_AQ9KyzVLb0Kve8Hmd5OyYAGMoqqLk35SoOP0HojhUMJZTd9nUhT636O6GgTauKeQ/s1600/IMG_5135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibW0NqXSrJEPLc7FUXyuuIPeHMQrInJMZTKXhpM2lWNJHJ-sag2ApuLtaED7pcIdOggmVh1cGUpS_AQ9KyzVLb0Kve8Hmd5OyYAGMoqqLk35SoOP0HojhUMJZTd9nUhT636O6GgTauKeQ/s320/IMG_5135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568216060422484770" border="0" /></a>Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-17766178192652530772011-01-10T07:38:00.000-08:002011-01-10T08:37:45.735-08:00PerspectivePerspective is a funny thing, sometimes you lose it and sometimes you find it, but it is always there. This weekend I regained some perspective, but before we go there lets step back 4 months.<br /><br />48 hours after I broke my leg Mark from PMR came by my house to drop off my climbing gear that he graciously collected after assisting me off the mountain. In his visit he wanted to convey a message of patience to me. He told me a story of how he was nearly killed in a mountaineering accident on Mt McKinley (Denali) in Alaska. It took 24 hrs for rescue, months of surgery, and 5 years of rehab before he returned to life as we consider normal. As I sat there listening to him tell me to take my recovery one step at a time and stay positive I thought to myself, "this is a bit dramatic, I only broke my leg."<br /><br /><a href="http://dasjoe.blogspot.com/2010/10/check-up-check-in.html">Six weeks</a> into my recovery, lets call that the beginning of phase 2, I was ecstatic to begin modified walking with crutches (upon blog review, I was tired of my "situation"). None the less, I felt like I could see the light at the end of the tunnel, I was beginning to walk. It would only be a short time before I would be free of my cast and back to life as I knew it, or so I thought.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2dfiM-JYc4cP00wEB1nFQWzNETCSZUlnTX8lAZqOUnfbGo0JVkiCi14nN3D3hDWb6NvsX6puJ3oEu5W5c_-jhas3fVMJ6EAf2bsD5SS2g0dMdraLlva7UbilEmjrhdF9cDT6paSiwK0/s1600/michael+scott.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2dfiM-JYc4cP00wEB1nFQWzNETCSZUlnTX8lAZqOUnfbGo0JVkiCi14nN3D3hDWb6NvsX6puJ3oEu5W5c_-jhas3fVMJ6EAf2bsD5SS2g0dMdraLlva7UbilEmjrhdF9cDT6paSiwK0/s400/michael+scott.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560595340060874754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Halloween, Michael Scott post George Foreman Grill<br /></span></div><br />A month or so later, I got the go ahead to ditch the boot and begin full on physical therapy. This is where perspective was lost. I had heard in the hospital that I would be laid up for a couple months and that it would take 6-8 weeks for my bones to heal. I emphasize that I "heard" this, I don't really know what the message was, but that is what I heard. Well as you can imagine, when I wasn't immediately up and running the day after I took the boot off I was a bit downtrodden.<br /><br />Fast forward another six weeks; I just had a pin removed, my strength was returning, and I had a little more mobility in my ankle. However, I still couldn't walk Kona and it was still painful to stand for any prolonged period of time. I began to ask, what is the major malfunction here, I should have been 100% a while ago.<br /><br />Phase 3 of my recovery started yesterday, I went for a bike ride; it was my first time on a bike in 4 months and it was the first team ride of the year. It was super important to me that I be there, I needed this to feel like I was making progress. I'm not sure how my surgeon would have felt about it since he wanted me to wear my boot for a couple weeks after taking the pin out for "extra protection". Well I couldn't go back to a boot, I tasted freedom and I like it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_A4Qwa2sritmmkoLamQPJczowL1U9Fd4wR5bIycZbvJwMXl42pEdDt4Tgp422-3fo0JF1ShASpLlkg3BtAgzGf-Zj8C0Z2lLn6TG40YEBnWV-5WJhnr08jH4oQRMYY8dmU-_WczIFq4/s1600/ride.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_A4Qwa2sritmmkoLamQPJczowL1U9Fd4wR5bIycZbvJwMXl42pEdDt4Tgp422-3fo0JF1ShASpLlkg3BtAgzGf-Zj8C0Z2lLn6TG40YEBnWV-5WJhnr08jH4oQRMYY8dmU-_WczIFq4/s400/ride.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560594139059556018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Look close, I'm in there</span><br /></div><br />My team gave me back my perspective; other than Drew nobody knew I was coming on the ride, they were surprised and excited to see me there. It had been quite a while since anyone had seen me and the resounding chorus was how remarkable it was that I was already back on my bike after such a serious trauma. After 25 miles I returned to my car and smiled as my comrades went for another lap around the island. I was exhausted but satisfied and furthermore I had realized I have come a long way over a short period of time.<br /><br />Tonight, I walk Kona!Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-37002582947357474152010-12-21T17:36:00.001-08:002010-12-21T17:38:00.075-08:0030!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduEbzjwJgtDq9M1ja3E89f886kATySgaTyg37jjunM8etmst-g-ki2uw6JIVNBCCzJiPgQd1VErUQlPQv1vynCuvskmTp1T0jJIVCKK1HiNtsCCVNCmuGxu2hHQpGrXEoU75zCXjaX14/s1600/Im+30-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduEbzjwJgtDq9M1ja3E89f886kATySgaTyg37jjunM8etmst-g-ki2uw6JIVNBCCzJiPgQd1VErUQlPQv1vynCuvskmTp1T0jJIVCKK1HiNtsCCVNCmuGxu2hHQpGrXEoU75zCXjaX14/s320/Im+30-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553314749744234706" border="0" /></a>Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-43996705638336924612010-10-18T13:13:00.000-07:002011-01-10T08:35:12.864-08:00Check-up Check-inSo today was the 6 week check-up. While my enthusiasm is waning the overall outlook is still good. Today I got the okay to progress to a modified walk putting 50% weight on the right leg while still using crutches for the next two weeks. Followed by one crutch for a week and then no crutches all while still wearing my storm trooper boot, for the next four weeks. Physical therapy is to commence to treat range of motion, rebuild strength, and hopefully cut down on the last bits of swelling.<br /><br />The hard news, looks like it will be next spring before I am going to start returning to my "Normal" lifestyle, it's gonna be a hard winter.<br /><br />And since I didn't have any photos to go along with this post, I provide you this instead.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3SYC9GUDu-J5fPAOtdGHEzqAC1sbWHJAhduaivphH_DKbjzosTie20MStCEzpqQ9QGw1oDX0jPQC9eGU2pRKcA-KhMF801npWMsYrPsBSL7RACHsiEsDkcTWOo8MJCcCBpRpeuFwbtI/s1600/Rascal.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3SYC9GUDu-J5fPAOtdGHEzqAC1sbWHJAhduaivphH_DKbjzosTie20MStCEzpqQ9QGw1oDX0jPQC9eGU2pRKcA-KhMF801npWMsYrPsBSL7RACHsiEsDkcTWOo8MJCcCBpRpeuFwbtI/s400/Rascal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560596582940874754" border="0" /></a>Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-1032340261502706092010-09-24T13:17:00.001-07:002010-09-24T15:09:14.027-07:00X-Rays and PhotosEverything takes just a little bit longer, or in some cases a lot bit longer. I had planned on posting these images last week sometime, but unfortunately I wasn't up for it yet. The good news is I am basically off my pain meds (Vicodin) with the occasional need for one or two in the evening to help with sleeping. I have gone back to work Mon-Thrs with the occasional missed day for a doctor's appointment and I have my next checkup the week after I go to Arizona for James' wedding. Ky and I have settled into a groove and for the most part Kona is doing what he can to not be a pain in the ass. It seems Kona understands that I am in a weakened state and he has decided not to exploit me for it. Now, what you really want, photos...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqRpz-Shp5lHfXdHfDphCfOo-lqqp-yVvUGVSTrUjBnJLl6o0_fdmAR3tW4y4c1AwqoQ6xZJ430BvqOWnkOrxHNShYBpGZv_gXOXW8xLStaEZuE-Hxl7TcoWdIJhSxFolB80ZETr5yBA/s1600/broken4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqRpz-Shp5lHfXdHfDphCfOo-lqqp-yVvUGVSTrUjBnJLl6o0_fdmAR3tW4y4c1AwqoQ6xZJ430BvqOWnkOrxHNShYBpGZv_gXOXW8xLStaEZuE-Hxl7TcoWdIJhSxFolB80ZETr5yBA/s320/broken4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520578032617316002" border="0" /></a>My broken leg, prior to any medical treatment. Trust me, the photo doesn't really do justice, my foot is basically hanging free bellow my leg bones. If it weren't for most of my ligaments remaining in place my foot would look more like a sock of quarters at that point.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnqxjPJOkLRZL5oiWdFraldg_o-ccDe5QicccbDLJbXlIJLNNCTtaA6a0w7T7xhQYsNW4I3THsv_juTYmUoLKS_z892HykbxrBfkD1jnNkDSUNWkAkNG839J8Tx2ttGZ-VXq_CY23MLY/s1600/Broken1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnqxjPJOkLRZL5oiWdFraldg_o-ccDe5QicccbDLJbXlIJLNNCTtaA6a0w7T7xhQYsNW4I3THsv_juTYmUoLKS_z892HykbxrBfkD1jnNkDSUNWkAkNG839J8Tx2ttGZ-VXq_CY23MLY/s320/Broken1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520577222089210514" border="0" /></a>The First x-ray showing the three breaks. Obviously my Fibula shouldn't overlap and my Tibia shouldn't be so far to the right and yes the bone bellow it is suppose to be part of it. The third less obvious part is the small rectangular bone bellow and to the right of the Tibia is called the Talus and should be rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise and part of the whole ankle, it's the inside of your ankle structure and is the obvious protrusion. Like I said the previous photo doesn't do justice to how out of wack everything is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLo1_7ls1dAAfGSPsvqyK2P6I-HGKK-1qqEONzohuY3rIuC2dXE__X1ELnTlPb7JkC_26hXlD9Pq9TQo5ckLcQY0anfIFPTidCLNxaXDt0Gd0oII6c4P-nU8MW3pVszIGE7W2Eb5ejw4/s1600/Broken2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLo1_7ls1dAAfGSPsvqyK2P6I-HGKK-1qqEONzohuY3rIuC2dXE__X1ELnTlPb7JkC_26hXlD9Pq9TQo5ckLcQY0anfIFPTidCLNxaXDt0Gd0oII6c4P-nU8MW3pVszIGE7W2Eb5ejw4/s320/Broken2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520577207745671890" border="0" /></a>My new stainless steel plate along with 6 new screws that look like they came from home depot, but upon seeing the bill, they clearly did not. My Fibula is back to being a single bone and at full length. Rumor has it that my Doc had to enlist in help to get those bones back in place, apparently I have strong muscles in my leg, who'd figure that?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoB8ShNcujxqxgVZwBns_0oQ-i-9QPcJkMQx3gDjK5pB41wF08sqlVinip0r98I54HRDFSZY1PONPPYFn-wBid7Rto6V-_sKgDFcyu7C3KWG9tVe0sEdc5jruqiVVTT-WJVuM-AGX-uMo/s1600/Broken3.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoB8ShNcujxqxgVZwBns_0oQ-i-9QPcJkMQx3gDjK5pB41wF08sqlVinip0r98I54HRDFSZY1PONPPYFn-wBid7Rto6V-_sKgDFcyu7C3KWG9tVe0sEdc5jruqiVVTT-WJVuM-AGX-uMo/s320/Broken3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520577189266880418" border="0" /></a>My repaired Tibia and Talus takes care of my Cankle (at least on the X-Ray). Note the three screws that again look like they came from Home Depot, but cost a whole lot more. I was very disappointed that they weren't titanium or that metal they used in Wolverine. One screw has fixed my Tibia to my Fibula to hold it in place as my ligament reattaches (this screw will be removed). The other two screws at the up and left angle will remain in place and currently hold my talus bone to the Tibia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5s4-xYO9dWBFEmQPcBkQ1u45YWMqBkDk_VzBfw5rB2p3AQr6sn0O57eVL2T7fk6hbx0yQ-h6Y6GGwqhDOxiloYk15YZnZ8uVs3iw0LdmH54J_kkEn16npbHw773Gc5n4ks2qaHBf4-E/s1600/broken5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5s4-xYO9dWBFEmQPcBkQ1u45YWMqBkDk_VzBfw5rB2p3AQr6sn0O57eVL2T7fk6hbx0yQ-h6Y6GGwqhDOxiloYk15YZnZ8uVs3iw0LdmH54J_kkEn16npbHw773Gc5n4ks2qaHBf4-E/s320/broken5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520577183089404738" border="0" /></a>The splint that was on my leg for two weeks to allow for swelling to go down. This basically made it impossible for me to shower or take a bath, so Ky set me up with some over-sized towelettes that are used as a modern day sponge bath. However, she wouldn't put on the sexy nurse costume for the bath, so it wasn't quite what I was hoping for.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKszi19zvb_5lt0jv0hf01pZdhBomwx8GpyUJB0rEOpXrxDCJglJwTE2fVmpi2XgPyqfnL4ezEYp0B-wd5Z69RTiPZpow0TOeoYswo1ncHn3KDYmOF5SHmOzuSPGdzuyOvhWB5mzobXec/s1600/Broken6.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKszi19zvb_5lt0jv0hf01pZdhBomwx8GpyUJB0rEOpXrxDCJglJwTE2fVmpi2XgPyqfnL4ezEYp0B-wd5Z69RTiPZpow0TOeoYswo1ncHn3KDYmOF5SHmOzuSPGdzuyOvhWB5mzobXec/s320/Broken6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520577567588786690" border="0" /></a>My new air-cast, still not allowed to walk on it (hence the crutches), but at least it is removable for showers and photos. Ky recently was given a shower chair for me (not pictured) so I can now take a shower on my own, something that is highly underrated.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsAcrsA3xKtp589QcY5Z7P_C1HAX2nTtFeCuLsbMkldXR_6YAMyNQ8bauV_70L_BlpfeU4tNCU6vtvZsmWMk8PXZXqofKkS5Uu4REAote-UpbigaxA_Jx2dYVf59suq6HLRgTYso0fmo/s1600/Broken7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsAcrsA3xKtp589QcY5Z7P_C1HAX2nTtFeCuLsbMkldXR_6YAMyNQ8bauV_70L_BlpfeU4tNCU6vtvZsmWMk8PXZXqofKkS5Uu4REAote-UpbigaxA_Jx2dYVf59suq6HLRgTYso0fmo/s320/Broken7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520577559619763410" border="0" /></a>The inside of my ankle 3 weeks after surgery, still very swollen, but healing nicely. The larger scab is from the abrasion on my ankle from when I fell (visible in the first photo). I am kind of surprised I still have a scab for that since it was really just a scrape, but I guess being in cast with other more important things to heal, that is gonna take a bit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73HjbjsTpsV-6r3TH6DM6v9gi6M-wMKl9rQhWivCQF50vM6SUP50LegL-aDbX5PKBig2soH_jFYsSW6eaYZ8z164Yold5if9U6I2uTnjRmez-7iDb8afGJBSwPuxyIHqSt7n2ea3z4Xo/s1600/Broken8.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73HjbjsTpsV-6r3TH6DM6v9gi6M-wMKl9rQhWivCQF50vM6SUP50LegL-aDbX5PKBig2soH_jFYsSW6eaYZ8z164Yold5if9U6I2uTnjRmez-7iDb8afGJBSwPuxyIHqSt7n2ea3z4Xo/s320/Broken8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520577555822139090" border="0" /></a>And the outside of my ankle, looks swollen, but otherwise good. If you enlarge the photo you can see the long incision on my leg where they inserted the plate and below where there seems to be a horizontal line we have the location where they inserted the very expensive stainless steel wood screw. If I chose to have it removed they will cut me back open there and screw it out, hopefully the Doc doesn't strip the head, cause I would hate for him to have to drill it out. But his name is Dr Pro, so I think he'll do just fine.Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-41870331527480149072010-09-09T15:25:00.001-07:002010-09-10T13:15:37.157-07:00THE ACCIDENT!!!Sorry it has taken me a few days to get to writing this post, as you can imagine heavy narcotics do not make it super easy to focus a train of thought. Although, maybe some of you are wishing I wrote a post from deep inside the land of Morphine and Valium?<br /><br />Since the number one question so far has always been, "What happened?", I'll focus this blog post there. Future posts will include the x-rays and recovery efforts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.summitsforkids.org/images/IMG_1607.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 427px; height: 319px;" src="http://www.summitsforkids.org/images/IMG_1607.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Saturday morning I made an early start up Mount Hood to Frenches Dome, a volcanic uprising on the flanks of Mount Hood just bellow Lolo Pass. Frenches Dome is setup for what is known as sport climbing, whereas the climbing routes are setup with bolts every 10 to 12 feet. The lead climber (me) will clip one side of a quick draw into the bolt (two carabiners tied together with a short sling known as a dog bone) and then clip his rope into the other end of the quick draw. So as the leader goes, he will limit his fall to double the length of rope above the last bolt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.crag.ca/files/images/Sport%20Lead.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 434px;" src="http://www.crag.ca/files/images/Sport%20Lead.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So the higher above a bolt you go, your fall would be double that distance. The added complexity, if you fall while you are pulling out rope to make the next clip you add one times that rope length to the distance of the fall. Falling while clipping is the most dangerous place you can fall while sport climbing and should be avoided at all costs.<br /><br />So naturally, I fell while I was clipping into the 6th bolt placing me roughly 50-60 feet up the rock. However, since the bolt was at head height I was probably about 6 feet above the previous bolt with the added rope slack of about 4 feet to help with the clip , I fell 20-30 feet (the rope stretches up to 34% of the length of the rope out).<br /><br />As I fell my right leg clip an outcropping of rock on the right side of my foot causing all of my energy to be transferred onto the left side of my ankle. Breaking my Fibula mid leg on the right, sheering my Tibia just above the ankle pushing it inward breaking off my Talus bone (the inside knuckle).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sportspodiatry.co.uk/images/images/anatomy2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.sportspodiatry.co.uk/images/images/anatomy2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Once my fall came to a rest, help was requested by screaming to nearby climbing parties and I was lowered slowly to the ground. Once on the ground I was stabilized and assessed by a couple volunteers with PMR (Portland Mountain Rescue) and 9-1-1 was called for extraction and transport to a Portland Hospital (Providence Portland).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdv3j1pOf8cXRXbxQ0FrkaLN0233gh2I0OJpAM2grO6w7RrZflKTZvDddA7SkSr3LVP7BwEGzLoVFv3oXidM4OXFCg3O4Q4ESkhrkCDsGbdhmjEeUIy-V_VcYrsdGIwYLA680-7GNegM/s1600/stablize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdv3j1pOf8cXRXbxQ0FrkaLN0233gh2I0OJpAM2grO6w7RrZflKTZvDddA7SkSr3LVP7BwEGzLoVFv3oXidM4OXFCg3O4Q4ESkhrkCDsGbdhmjEeUIy-V_VcYrsdGIwYLA680-7GNegM/s400/stablize.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515378882173742818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The ambulance team and the Reach and Treat (RAT) team arrived on scene together, drugged me with Morphine and Valium and put me in a specialized litter and took me down the mountain. By my estimates from time of impact till time of extraction I was on the ground for approximately 1 hour, pretty fast if you ask me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYjzmDDNqtE5WPjP2Baqex3ZxOQn7qAYqXVwRnPwTeyy3V_QFwvJf35ky9DfiY1FNxF6U3BU_IhT4m3jmezRf4A-BtXXlXv3hLHtmSgWMSF4Y-ibYu7aNYY16A-dwLlicdx09mPtfNds/s1600/Litter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYjzmDDNqtE5WPjP2Baqex3ZxOQn7qAYqXVwRnPwTeyy3V_QFwvJf35ky9DfiY1FNxF6U3BU_IhT4m3jmezRf4A-BtXXlXv3hLHtmSgWMSF4Y-ibYu7aNYY16A-dwLlicdx09mPtfNds/s400/Litter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515378876230846530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My thanks goes out to everyone that assisted in my rescue, help keeping me calm and safe.Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-14942593786910450792010-09-02T06:45:00.000-07:002010-09-02T07:25:26.707-07:00September Fitness FunThere is a pattern that seems to repeat, some years stronger, some years weaker. Unfortunately, this year the pattern has come back a little stronger than last. So what is this mystical magical pattern? Well it goes something like this; January I start training for crew or bike racing or whatever it has been for the last decade, I lose weight and get in great shape by late spring early summer, I carry that conditioning through the summer. Then in August I get tired and lazy, stop working out, and put on the lbs totally losing the conditioning I worked so hard for. By early October I realize what I have done and fight the losing battle until Thanksgiving and then all hell breaks loose in the form of holiday celebrations of pie and strong holiday beverages. The holidays clear and I repeat the following year.<br /><br />So this year I am taking a different approach, even though August brought on the Lbs, hopefully I still have some conditioning left. My new approach is to make September a month of exercise, mixed exercise. It is my goal to get 30 mins of exercise EVERY DAY, not strenuous every day, just take Kona for a walk, go to the climbing gym, a nice jog, a bike race, whatever...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gylonjackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/pushups.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 143px;" src="http://gylonjackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/pushups.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Also, I have started the 100 push-up workout. If you are not familiar, it is a 6 week push-up workout with an end goal of doing 100 straight push-ups on the last workout. I am partway through week one and I already have improved in my push-up ability and I am having fun with the workout. I am anxiously anticipating the completion of the 7 weeks to 50 pull-ups workout. I've never been able to do more than 5 straight pull-ups so 50 would be something amazing!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.barrettbrothersfitness.com/images/pullups.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 456px; height: 273px;" src="http://www.barrettbrothersfitness.com/images/pullups.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />In other news, I am still looking for a new career, and wedding season is upon us. First up, Colorado...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/still/wedding_crashers_02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 462px; height: 307px;" src="http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/still/wedding_crashers_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-54567894877313228472010-08-22T17:16:00.001-07:002010-08-22T17:47:49.587-07:00Mt Adams AdventureIt's been almost a year since the <a href="http://dasjoe.blogspot.com/2009/08/around-mountain-and-back.html">last time Ky and I went for a backpacking trip</a>, so we decided it was about time to checkout the "Around the Mountain" trail around Mt Adams, it was spectacular. But like any worth while vacation, it was somewhat of an adventure.<br /><br />Since we wouldn't be leaving work early to start our vacation I planned ahead and did all of the "packing" and route setting and the general what-nots. One of those typical things would be to figure out how to get to our destination. Since I knew where Mt Adams was and I knew where I wanted to car camp before the hike, I just grabbed the GPS coordinates and figured I would let the Garmin show us the best way there.<br /><br />We grabbed a quick dinner, pizza and a strong beer (12% alc), at the Walking Man Brewery in Stevenson WA. With this little bit of beer in the system I blindly followed the GPS North, it wasn't until I saw my first sign for Cougar WA and an INCREDIBLE view of Mount St. Helens from way too close (sorry no photo) did I realize we were not taking a short-cut to Mt Adams.<br /><br />"Fortunately" a fire closure stopped us before we got really off track, but the long and the short of the lesson was that we were going to be setting up our base camp in the dark. We decided our vacation was now Barker worthy and said oh well as we pulled off the side of the road and set up our camp.<br /><br />The next morning was cold but not as cold as the following, and the weather was grim at first but it quickly improved. After 7 miles of hiking and one incredibly tired dog we struck camp at Horseshoe Meadow, ate some lunch and took a nap. More eating and napping along with fire and good times ensued before off to bed. As previously mentioned Sunday morning was terribly cold (high 30's) so we were very motivated to hit the trail back to the car, which was a good thing considering the angry storm that was quickly coming.<br /><br />The hike was a blast and we saw some incredible views. So without anymore jiber-jaber the photos...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfFVrScRtW5149Oy57N4O_bZur2j7F-S1Bq_QLZU8Xflani1bePCAoR64wyK4PsbnioGyZmzxgDGXjGLlqmTt4aEB8oYYAqVcjbPB9mY8YYZtsxvJkd_r0vOeeFZ4OD3buany7Ze3YGQ/s1600/MtAdams-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfFVrScRtW5149Oy57N4O_bZur2j7F-S1Bq_QLZU8Xflani1bePCAoR64wyK4PsbnioGyZmzxgDGXjGLlqmTt4aEB8oYYAqVcjbPB9mY8YYZtsxvJkd_r0vOeeFZ4OD3buany7Ze3YGQ/s400/MtAdams-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508393074077033106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Setting camp by lantern<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AgpPtdSCdu_Ps3pvXNNOZD85D_dHBlaU7XzQMkVKf-eq-bDPOOtkeJbb17rHaVu9Cwft_nF5vWzg26JeN1woRq1zjB-0o3vYgzQpXXNnWC0lSIriDCMHmF8N7NY9dyNt8mSZ4Gkbgts/s1600/MtAdams-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AgpPtdSCdu_Ps3pvXNNOZD85D_dHBlaU7XzQMkVKf-eq-bDPOOtkeJbb17rHaVu9Cwft_nF5vWzg26JeN1woRq1zjB-0o3vYgzQpXXNnWC0lSIriDCMHmF8N7NY9dyNt8mSZ4Gkbgts/s400/MtAdams-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508393066665394450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Early on the trail while we still had energy to smile. Mt Adams into the clouds over head.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdxV0uTE_a6aVpIYKSviBO0Cn1588CFDLq2A-NGxzRDS49MugodfwOn2k7i-eJzwe7ie4eEqMNqQFWpNdI_-hsb6nhHvhIhUkZBlXsh5kQJcgJCN4endwpVm-Rm0ZArj3hcikHCNB1ks/s1600/MtAdams-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdxV0uTE_a6aVpIYKSviBO0Cn1588CFDLq2A-NGxzRDS49MugodfwOn2k7i-eJzwe7ie4eEqMNqQFWpNdI_-hsb6nhHvhIhUkZBlXsh5kQJcgJCN4endwpVm-Rm0ZArj3hcikHCNB1ks/s400/MtAdams-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508393055789053234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">A valley view of The Gorge and Mt Hood<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsT_KRq6fZj_RptQvto6NgFNc03yCkuZBol2ZGbafpj3vq4zmWAPtJMXZCzJvE5aR2dryytbS3N_QaBZkD8GNgAjVhG6Gjln9lcwttFtBmFJul6JCw5uIR1XjejrXVLQClA-veEkK8FNg/s1600/MtAdams-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsT_KRq6fZj_RptQvto6NgFNc03yCkuZBol2ZGbafpj3vq4zmWAPtJMXZCzJvE5aR2dryytbS3N_QaBZkD8GNgAjVhG6Gjln9lcwttFtBmFJul6JCw5uIR1XjejrXVLQClA-veEkK8FNg/s400/MtAdams-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508393047069098946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Crossing one of many streams and waterfalls, all glacial run-off.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsC1wyPyWl0X4xvN5KAvOGqRQj0oesI1NuDYcKoZYkcy5UwUz01ekqoNXbSIBPzJsX09MfsJnOpWLTo9b1ifnwvYeT5uPzUTeL8q1vgO4hw59pFMZf8NoQ5_rN9RZ_SBNKCvjKdWDnp4Y/s1600/MtAdams-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsC1wyPyWl0X4xvN5KAvOGqRQj0oesI1NuDYcKoZYkcy5UwUz01ekqoNXbSIBPzJsX09MfsJnOpWLTo9b1ifnwvYeT5uPzUTeL8q1vgO4hw59pFMZf8NoQ5_rN9RZ_SBNKCvjKdWDnp4Y/s400/MtAdams-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508392873897699394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Ky showing Kona Mount St. Helens<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6Dy13EWEp2-oWfc-TS6xWXUnW2tknM6cBTgGn8w-TJohJNDXRnQ16BSsYIA9QJgIrU2ud-f_JJ6DGI6oubjhs7f_C-56FtlKHVFeN6oN_wD19A8X9JB4K2hM1Qgsow8T3Y4anAHmKhE/s1600/MtAdams-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6Dy13EWEp2-oWfc-TS6xWXUnW2tknM6cBTgGn8w-TJohJNDXRnQ16BSsYIA9QJgIrU2ud-f_JJ6DGI6oubjhs7f_C-56FtlKHVFeN6oN_wD19A8X9JB4K2hM1Qgsow8T3Y4anAHmKhE/s400/MtAdams-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508392865347324450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">One of the many different angles of Mt Adams<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSz-Z4zZ_cJ2TUj3ZFY5ckKnIz8jYiF9AO9WStDzccujxh2xZJUMhcrOOnbi6v8JRunMQYslaOmWstGIg7CFXsmDrKbV68wcTaGBYkm_rh_HXiVXDKLyl66gcTBey4hzECfracfSutmo/s1600/MtAdams-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSz-Z4zZ_cJ2TUj3ZFY5ckKnIz8jYiF9AO9WStDzccujxh2xZJUMhcrOOnbi6v8JRunMQYslaOmWstGIg7CFXsmDrKbV68wcTaGBYkm_rh_HXiVXDKLyl66gcTBey4hzECfracfSutmo/s400/MtAdams-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508392860374747618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Our last resting spot before we got to camp, 1.5 miles to go<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgQhK5qQ9XfOUP_2aPPbqoN6B3J-1cNYoZrw4f-WAc_2MTZ5iDsh6icC7Mko1aXGUtnLXp5b9qrlIw0HEspsg3kxG_GGfj8CeYpFNTAS1NhRDLPR6LI1_mo2CDURth5FY8eDz3GddU5E/s1600/MtAdams-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgQhK5qQ9XfOUP_2aPPbqoN6B3J-1cNYoZrw4f-WAc_2MTZ5iDsh6icC7Mko1aXGUtnLXp5b9qrlIw0HEspsg3kxG_GGfj8CeYpFNTAS1NhRDLPR6LI1_mo2CDURth5FY8eDz3GddU5E/s400/MtAdams-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508392857917977218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Horseshoe Meadow<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2G6dsFUAAhVzIAKYI5AZ_-UOxyE-lJBDHmFcH9bGPLQUd6LZ6Vb3pWkn7k-Uw5sXhke-gKmAEhQZmkIwgbSIe1DcYlrFaO6YFZRaoiSDuvVzN-dMEyw_lwjHZMvg6W4h2t-UHJpWyuX8/s1600/MtAdams-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2G6dsFUAAhVzIAKYI5AZ_-UOxyE-lJBDHmFcH9bGPLQUd6LZ6Vb3pWkn7k-Uw5sXhke-gKmAEhQZmkIwgbSIe1DcYlrFaO6YFZRaoiSDuvVzN-dMEyw_lwjHZMvg6W4h2t-UHJpWyuX8/s400/MtAdams-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508392850370825122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Ky posing with Kona while he surveyed the surroundings</span><br /><br /></div>Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-77419692411388033522010-08-13T08:15:00.000-07:002010-08-13T09:08:42.485-07:00VacationIt seems I have been too busy to write any blog posts as of recent, well that or too bored to have anything worth writing that wouldn't come off as sarcastic and moody. Well the truth is probably a little bit of both. The weather has finally improved just in time for the tail end of the summer so Ky and I have been trying to make the best of it. We've done some boating, biking, traveling, walking, hiking, and a few other ings. The families have been in town, yup both Leinewebers and Bennetts. Up next will be more travel to far off places like Denver and Tucson with some backpacking and rock climbing thrown in for good measure. But until then a few select photos from the last month or so.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Kona and I head to a bike race</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6PNXUAwk5Ictayf7njyVHubSXWUb5mi8QsSYcl2J_VLRdM2L1Fi0OERgEzJCswdNau2Snlrcy7aHaBeiib41lOGfWcCadRHdmjlc9NOhqRgKrpmWJDzzi9xrCqpK7bDlxO1YaULJOzc/s1600/Vacation-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6PNXUAwk5Ictayf7njyVHubSXWUb5mi8QsSYcl2J_VLRdM2L1Fi0OERgEzJCswdNau2Snlrcy7aHaBeiib41lOGfWcCadRHdmjlc9NOhqRgKrpmWJDzzi9xrCqpK7bDlxO1YaULJOzc/s400/Vacation-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504925464995375426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Ky came too</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmuJpvcZeYGOF9rM9l9tzfQ4ClkQxhZgBFdD5CsuT_EaDovJ4MRhSaT805BfnSwNxeDj0ainyqTpXXPFE63pFvxgDCUbjJccfTp1dr1CCToVRi9MV5aMBA8MfamEFJKDxxY0yqx7EIvM/s1600/Vacation-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmuJpvcZeYGOF9rM9l9tzfQ4ClkQxhZgBFdD5CsuT_EaDovJ4MRhSaT805BfnSwNxeDj0ainyqTpXXPFE63pFvxgDCUbjJccfTp1dr1CCToVRi9MV5aMBA8MfamEFJKDxxY0yqx7EIvM/s400/Vacation-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504925462542288738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ky played Nanny to Hazel while The Barkers and I raced, she got the better gig.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTchpd5o0RI-Sq8w-JCRGEUH0yhTEcnqJn_LSIa8KjWsk2_pZunBfYuu6r-_I1uvdwkfPANeaocMP5fmMWqj-Jhp986cpN7cXlA_WkZ-AJokBz2-2jgTdKg7zIooskMMXyZXb0aaguNsg/s1600/Vacation-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTchpd5o0RI-Sq8w-JCRGEUH0yhTEcnqJn_LSIa8KjWsk2_pZunBfYuu6r-_I1uvdwkfPANeaocMP5fmMWqj-Jhp986cpN7cXlA_WkZ-AJokBz2-2jgTdKg7zIooskMMXyZXb0aaguNsg/s400/Vacation-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504925457368583090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">We had an incredible view from our loaner house<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlfwkcedZlk5SmxnWNEy17jO-_XjW55qeIOkJjE_4j5DvZrIQiWIIaiTjDfC9NG24TyuLZVgnFQyNiIjuS_SwqVoxXGA6wxpLCaDnMkXLiGC3M8Gf23I-zcAGxSmqBN6ICf09omS0lRU/s1600/Vacation-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlfwkcedZlk5SmxnWNEy17jO-_XjW55qeIOkJjE_4j5DvZrIQiWIIaiTjDfC9NG24TyuLZVgnFQyNiIjuS_SwqVoxXGA6wxpLCaDnMkXLiGC3M8Gf23I-zcAGxSmqBN6ICf09omS0lRU/s400/Vacation-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504925449074424322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Later, at the beach we ate lots and lots of Crab<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYm7qFD26EvL5Tv7pqnJJfnFWo44OU_X0ZPoN0mc_-AGmo2S3dBGxt8rBUyB1b1t_jewNFk97Uz16cZnyrc5FcqJ3ztYoRzdGrCWr3aZXUfIOvoEoAHjFu6Wy1rLXngNiH5mkj4I_gv8/s1600/Vacation-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYm7qFD26EvL5Tv7pqnJJfnFWo44OU_X0ZPoN0mc_-AGmo2S3dBGxt8rBUyB1b1t_jewNFk97Uz16cZnyrc5FcqJ3ztYoRzdGrCWr3aZXUfIOvoEoAHjFu6Wy1rLXngNiH5mkj4I_gv8/s400/Vacation-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504925446294683090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">We took walks</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit41HAqANrB0gl8SSB_OK5U1MT6kO77wLzxaH7G5_kMH67D3Yw6Md-t0SppNclGmW3SKBi6JOFBOnLCAnqTzGvt1N3LXnxC258_UtoMhBqDfPfTiAVCze1RHCGNVoCH9UdURtIuGgQhj0/s1600/Vacation-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit41HAqANrB0gl8SSB_OK5U1MT6kO77wLzxaH7G5_kMH67D3Yw6Md-t0SppNclGmW3SKBi6JOFBOnLCAnqTzGvt1N3LXnxC258_UtoMhBqDfPfTiAVCze1RHCGNVoCH9UdURtIuGgQhj0/s400/Vacation-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504925243097080818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Kona got to play chuck-it<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTN85cHfUdzx-oHM5Uu7ZnVGgAFLXnIR23dVqRN6-3wvL28nAt_GKPBDG9Vt-aB8O2Wn3DwfabUgzZlccgcKG3vQu-jj83df6SBqVVYbnC_gvUDcHxo4eultWnynagJYGI2BTMp_E-dU/s1600/Vacation-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTN85cHfUdzx-oHM5Uu7ZnVGgAFLXnIR23dVqRN6-3wvL28nAt_GKPBDG9Vt-aB8O2Wn3DwfabUgzZlccgcKG3vQu-jj83df6SBqVVYbnC_gvUDcHxo4eultWnynagJYGI2BTMp_E-dU/s400/Vacation-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504925232284937506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">It wore him out!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO7dUZez8iFFEZcWAN6wzwOs0R7X_D8SSaqXpZ3ViiRPhPqzxEjre_ZC7kDmGypLywTh6qW6lN8ysLemVjHg8N_zMQyeQFt87fNqaZbnNETP0s9RjMcJCas3pfIEGVLoP4Pg22kRpXwY/s1600/Vacation-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO7dUZez8iFFEZcWAN6wzwOs0R7X_D8SSaqXpZ3ViiRPhPqzxEjre_ZC7kDmGypLywTh6qW6lN8ysLemVjHg8N_zMQyeQFt87fNqaZbnNETP0s9RjMcJCas3pfIEGVLoP4Pg22kRpXwY/s400/Vacation-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504925224203141794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Kona watched Ky teach Yoga<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sj2LY092Jh5rfcOoq-vtvPyqsniZIwuU7qmp67AfAAQ2_JF9qRyU1Ga_14U5tfZTG4WVr5yjW4UkmgT6HxL6GxNpNiXr4yOH7EzOjZyIlrCUOP_oDle0uOxZVsv_ad1MZK8GkFjbjI4/s1600/Vacation-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sj2LY092Jh5rfcOoq-vtvPyqsniZIwuU7qmp67AfAAQ2_JF9qRyU1Ga_14U5tfZTG4WVr5yjW4UkmgT6HxL6GxNpNiXr4yOH7EzOjZyIlrCUOP_oDle0uOxZVsv_ad1MZK8GkFjbjI4/s400/Vacation-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504925222512052050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">She had a lot of students<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS1gzljtQLY9AmG-nF_mqPkMEz8ww5yGFFxtvpPnnOSu-Ni1H9xw6E0MQ5JR6VrX5p3IkiVx2IlOwEsCtRQFhUs2xQkxGZDHtgnfQYbvmFJYyiCJxbFoAtAvMz4-tDrUz9xOP3_ZMRy8/s1600/Vacation-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS1gzljtQLY9AmG-nF_mqPkMEz8ww5yGFFxtvpPnnOSu-Ni1H9xw6E0MQ5JR6VrX5p3IkiVx2IlOwEsCtRQFhUs2xQkxGZDHtgnfQYbvmFJYyiCJxbFoAtAvMz4-tDrUz9xOP3_ZMRy8/s400/Vacation-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504925215909799218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I made Ice Cream Sandwiches from fresh cookies<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjub4qgLLzrcFuFOC_BEysCnTA62gXe8WAPDyjnOWHuz7SOv4qR03tKYsfJJ7t1rbIh1CM6ZDPyDrJQE8gtwKZl1mbrKvaAFqSv3MFGOnCB1Yw-TlQUzcihR8sF63cAH8gZ48DTuERf0/s1600/Vacation-11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjub4qgLLzrcFuFOC_BEysCnTA62gXe8WAPDyjnOWHuz7SOv4qR03tKYsfJJ7t1rbIh1CM6ZDPyDrJQE8gtwKZl1mbrKvaAFqSv3MFGOnCB1Yw-TlQUzcihR8sF63cAH8gZ48DTuERf0/s400/Vacation-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504924998008416850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Obligatory Family Photo at the Annual Pizza Feed</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GxQRjDpVKtW-U1o9T8xI_2kGDt3KMH0bngJKkSTjuornDvEy2VsmZflO46Cy8nWINC_C7xt0ibLeKuJB08e5ikHruWLw3wIYBIKXPFMUNITkKl5cWVmSWCz6EfNRSe4_ODjif3BropM/s1600/Vacation-12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GxQRjDpVKtW-U1o9T8xI_2kGDt3KMH0bngJKkSTjuornDvEy2VsmZflO46Cy8nWINC_C7xt0ibLeKuJB08e5ikHruWLw3wIYBIKXPFMUNITkKl5cWVmSWCz6EfNRSe4_ODjif3BropM/s400/Vacation-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504924993088629042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Attempt at being "Artistic"<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWR_N0mEocMfEfXp5pE8qW6KoAmBXiDL_rP_C1NnHNQvCwHZ0ms8AQ6BCml0LNBcRGMNlsh7CKlqH_xferYqmK9sitgFZfZQbozCt3AQeNQEAP6iJzH4p9rn9lPLcqQ-dQu6vFx8m_IU/s1600/Vacation-13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWR_N0mEocMfEfXp5pE8qW6KoAmBXiDL_rP_C1NnHNQvCwHZ0ms8AQ6BCml0LNBcRGMNlsh7CKlqH_xferYqmK9sitgFZfZQbozCt3AQeNQEAP6iJzH4p9rn9lPLcqQ-dQu6vFx8m_IU/s400/Vacation-13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504924987879645730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Most recent, the Bennetts were in town for some Portland fun and Hiking (Punchbowl Falls)<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdquY9UZdcnGnRhqtotWvLzEmt9r2HC4P_XCoDLkqNDwZzkHN91m2ZWqPQRGo4tqHnMBVB-28AteqlYatK1IyYmCsrtw1lFOKK1p5lCiP4KTMFjKUrPPqFQn2er7cgrgZ9KTh3p9HUkI/s1600/Vacation-14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdquY9UZdcnGnRhqtotWvLzEmt9r2HC4P_XCoDLkqNDwZzkHN91m2ZWqPQRGo4tqHnMBVB-28AteqlYatK1IyYmCsrtw1lFOKK1p5lCiP4KTMFjKUrPPqFQn2er7cgrgZ9KTh3p9HUkI/s400/Vacation-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504924985433314050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Kona wouldn't cooperate for our family photo<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTlBH2JwO-753IAfLu_YPFQLgVXWKgDdqcIll3D7ymzrjIjsJoVMYkLr94ZY1-jTt-UX-VubYk6yupLhX0ZlnWebSZgi3eoGjPoClJyl8Jjun7Q-Uo2Ev1oeK9Wae2sH4tuwNRvq337o/s1600/Vacation-15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTlBH2JwO-753IAfLu_YPFQLgVXWKgDdqcIll3D7ymzrjIjsJoVMYkLr94ZY1-jTt-UX-VubYk6yupLhX0ZlnWebSZgi3eoGjPoClJyl8Jjun7Q-Uo2Ev1oeK9Wae2sH4tuwNRvq337o/s400/Vacation-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504924977439970450" border="0" /></a>Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320073938378661485.post-80566350005353289692010-08-04T00:01:00.000-07:002010-08-04T00:01:02.265-07:00Happy AnniversaryHere's to 3 wonderful years and many more to come!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKyko7ob5XoQSgJbToqHSQTWVwR9qrmZhLEiDbiaFcIqGxt1V5BFnhFzN5XaHY6K8wAMM2QmBflqEpAvhCun5KgqAlgPDyKuskqcigZ3c-_sNMnTcdNppHhJDdYx8dfzhrV7FucYP_bk/s1600/P1010651.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKyko7ob5XoQSgJbToqHSQTWVwR9qrmZhLEiDbiaFcIqGxt1V5BFnhFzN5XaHY6K8wAMM2QmBflqEpAvhCun5KgqAlgPDyKuskqcigZ3c-_sNMnTcdNppHhJDdYx8dfzhrV7FucYP_bk/s400/P1010651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501321174966242706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>(Last Day of our Honeymoon in Kauai)</span><br /></div><br />Happy Anniversary, I love you!Das Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765795997507606164noreply@blogger.com1