This summer I had more time off than I've had in a long time. We took advantage of the time and got outside. I selected just over 100 photos below to show what we've done:
Two weeks in Southern Utah--we hit the road literally right after the bell rang on the last day of school.
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| Lower Emerald Pool, Zion |
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| Great bend from the trail to Hidden Canyon, Zion |
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| Cable Mountain, Zion |
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| Blooming cactus, East Rim, Zion |
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| Towards Echo Canyon from the East Rim, Zion |
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| Father's Day morning, awesome kids |
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| The Subway, Left Fork of the Virgin River, Zion |
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| On the way to the Subway |
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| Shelf Canyon Narrows, Zion |
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| Grafton, ghost town |
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| At the entrance to an unnamed slot, Petroglyph Canyon, Zion |
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| Bryce Canyon |
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| Bryce Canyon, from the west |
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| Red Canyon single track, near Bryce |
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| Bryce Canyon heat |
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| More Bryce Canyon |
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| Bryce Canyon panorama |
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| Silent City, Bryce Canyon |
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| Wall Street, Bryce Canyon |
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| Bull Valley Gorge, Escalante Grand Staircase |
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| Bull Valley Gorge Narrows |
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| Old truck, wedged like a chokestone, Bull Valley Gorge |
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| Bull Valley Gorge |
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| Willis Creek, Escalante Grand Staircase |
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| Calf Creek Falls |
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| View from Boulder Mountain, looking south east to the Henry Mountains (Butch Cassidy country) and Escalante |
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| Hanksville gas station-convenience store cave |
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| Goblin Valley |
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| Sunset in Goblin Valley, children and truck |
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| Rafting break on the Colorado River, Moab |
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| Slickrock at 99 degrees, Moab |
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| Slickrock |
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| Landscape Arch, Arches |
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| Partition Arch, Arches |
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| Ansel |
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| Under double "O" Arch, Arches |
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| Double "O" Arch panorama |
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| Swimming, Moab |
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| Alligator rock, from the Slickrock trail |
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| Early morning Slickrock ride |
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| Delicate Arch, Arches |
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| Delicate Arch panorama |
Briefly back home in Spokane:
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| Baby birds in our neighbor's orchard |
Solo weekend hiking up to the Great White North. Lots of snow in mid July:
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| Kokanee Lake, Kokanee Glacier PP |
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| On the hike to Lake Kaslo, Kokanee Glacier PP |
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| Interesting snow and slush along the trail |
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| Proof I was there |
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| Kokanee Lake panorama |
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| The streets of Nelson, BC |
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| Breakfast at El Oso Negro, Nelson BC |
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| The orange bridge, Nelson, BC |
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| Signage on the road to Whitewater |
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| Passing through Ymir, BC |
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| View of the Selkirk crest to the east of Grassy Top Mountain |
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| On the trail to Grassy Top, so I know I was there |
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| Grassy Top Mountain panorama |
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| Road side debris, south of Lake Sullivan WA |
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| Clouds lining up over the Selkirk Crest |
Back to Spokane:
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| Blooming hens and chicks in the backyard |
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| Break during a family ride on the Centennial Trail |
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| Savanna mid ride |
Late July attempt on Mt. Rainier. Unfortunately the weather didn't allow us to get to the summit:
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| The climber's lodge at Paradise, Mt. Rainier |
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| Near panorama point, Mt. Rainier |
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| Looking down the Muir snowfield, Mt. Rainier |
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| The public lodge, Camp Muir, Mt. Rainier |
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| Climbing crew about to leave Camp Muir |
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| Camp Muir panorama, northeast side |
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| Camp Muir panorama, southwest side |
Back to Spokane for a few days:
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| Ansel having fun with cell phone, downtown Spo' |
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| V on the hillside at home |
Off to Sandpoint:
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| Wolf People, on the way to Sandpoint |
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| Savanna's turn |
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| Wolf pup |
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| Sandpoint |
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| Freedom at City Beach, Sandpoint |
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| Wearing Ansel's wet t-shirt for $3 |
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| Trouble riding, Schweitzer |
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| Pend O'reille |
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| Pend O'reille from Green Monarch |
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| Ansel at City Beach, Sandpoint |
Back home on the Palouse:
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| Second half of the Midnight Century course, pre-ride |
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| Post Midnight Century |
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| Celebrating 15 years together, with Josh Ritter as 3rd wheel |
Local fun:
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| Mid August huckleberry picking, unusually late, Mt. Spokane |
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| Camping near Trout Lake, Kettle Range WA |
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| Emerald Lake, Kettle Range WA |
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| Moss mustache |
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| Scotchman Peak, ID |
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| Obligatory solo hike documentation, Scotchman Peak, ID |
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| Resident mountain goats, Scotchman Peak |
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| Scotchman Peak panorama |
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| Peak bagged |
Late August Mt. Adams hike and ski:
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| Mt. Adams |
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| Lunch Counter campsite, Mt. Adams |
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| Mt. Adams |
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| Evening mountain shadow, Mt. Adams |
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| Sunrise on summit, Mt. Adams |
Home for a day:
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| Stormy sunset from the backyard, Spokane |
Back to Canada:
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| On the way to Lake Drummond, Valhallas BC |
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| Emmy, Lake Drummond |
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| On the trail, Valhalla PP |
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| Campsite at Drummond Pass, Valhalla PP |
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| Freeze dried dinner in the rain, Valhalla PP |
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| Devil Range panorama, Valhalla PP |
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| Gwillim Lakes basin panorama, Valhalla PP |
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| On the way down, Valhalla PP |
Back to school:
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| Mona Ansel |
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| Mona Savanna (last day of the DaVinci exhibit, NW MAC) |
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| Spokefest 2011 Crew |
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| Duncan garden in full bloom, late summer Spokane |
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| Duncan Garden |
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| Savanna at back to school night |
My excuse for not blogging more regularly this summer? See above.
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