09.11.09
Summer gone already?
This week has been a busy one. Monday was Labor Day, which Becky and I spent traveling home from a fire in Omak, WA. We were on the Milepost 281 Fire on the Colville Indian Reservation. It was a quick up and down fire camp, but it was a great time. And on the way home we got to take the Keller Ferry.
We had to leave Karrie and Laura behind for one round on the ferry:
Here is my current project on the ferry, they are called Walter’s Manly Socks:
After getting home from the fire late Monday night I got to catch up at the office from being gone. I also got to register for classes for the upcoming quarter at Eastern Oregon University. I was finally able to get on the phone with my advisor, we had been playing phone tag for about a month. And I found out some great news! I have 24 upper division credits left to graduate, all of my course work is done for my major and two minors! This means that on March 20, 2010 I will be done with my undergraduate degree! I am pretty excited about this fact, hence all the exclamation points.
08.12.09
My Favorite Place
This is right before you pop out of the minam canyon and into the Wallowa Valley. Growing up in the Wallowa Valley I did not appreciate the beauty of the area that surrounded me. But, as I am older now and get to come back to visit I see how lucky I was to grow up in such a beautiful place.
Here is a view looking at the county from the other side, we are facing away from Mt Joseph and looking down towards the town of Joseph.
I was home for the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo. One of the cutest things in the world to me are little cowboys and girls. This little one just couldn’t get enough of the action sitting in the stands so they had to go up closer.
07.01.09
Very bad blogger
Wow! I promised a more detailed blog about the trip to Europe and now I have so many more things to report upon. So, I think that the Europe post will have to wait. Once I got home I have pretty much gone somewhere every weekend. Here is a quick review in pictures.
We had girls camping weekend at the Oregon Coast:
And then there was my birthday weekend:
The next weekend I went to visit my family in Joseph and got my dog:
And finally last weekend Andrea and I went to Leavenworth to see a friends band play at the opening of a new beer garden. The Michael Carlos Band performed at the grand opening of Der Hinterhof…great music and a great atmosphere!
I am loving summer in Portland and all the places that are around us to visit!
05.09.09
Saturday at the Oregon Coast
This weekend was a beautiful sunny break in the Pacific Northwest. We took this rare break in the rain to escape to the Oregon coast to go for a quick 5 mile hike. Heidi and I went to the Cape Falcon to a trail that we had found in the book 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Portland by Paul Gerald. The trail was a little muddy in a few places but the views were amazing. The trail comes out to the point of Cape Falcon, where the wind was blowing like crazy. It was a great time spent with a great friend. We are planning on trying more hikes from this book, it would be great to get them all done this summer. But, we will see what our time and schedules allow. 
Still in the trees
Nearing the end of the cape.
Heidi and I in the wind.
