Day 1

Day 1:  Uinta Trail Head to The Chain Lakes

  6+ hours hiking

  7.5 miles

  2500'+ elevation gain

  4 rain storms

      Also, I only packed my iPhone 4s for weights sake. I do not love the picture quality but It works at only 4.9 ounces. (My Pentax is K100D is 16.25oz with out the battery or any lens!) The iPhone did a fair job but Digital zoom will never replace optical in my life time. There is an app that is fun to play with called 360PANORAMA. it takes 360 degree panoramas. Here are the Panos from day 1: Sheep Bridge, Lower Chain Lake

This picture is proof that you will not die horribly if you electronic devices are left on.

35 LBS of everything you need to survive in the woods. This time I carried extra water (hoping it would ease the altitude sickness) and too much food. At least it is bright orange.

The pay off.

Hanna

  I am back! Only several months without a post and here I am. I am digging up pictures from November of last year. But what's 8 months between friends?
  Here are pictures that were used for Christmas cards last year so I hope it doesn't ruin the surprise. :)

Froggy.

 

 

Hanna's mom, Erica, were very open to my suggestions.

Sky, "What if we cram her in that thing?"

 Erica, "Sure!"

Now boys and girls it is time for artsy, photographer like pictures from my road trip with my aunt and uncle. You will at no point in this post be forced to look at any pictures of any of my motorcycles. So fear not you can enjoy in peace.

First stop is lovely, flat Pendleton, OR.

Then just north of the Gorge in Washington we ran into a woman on a golf cart. 

Not that odd. Until you see her passengers.

My uncle getting too close to the seals in Astoria, OR.

Pacific City, OR.

I love beaches. I love giant rocks.

Fishermen would back their trailered boats as fast as they could into the surf. Then slam on the breaks flinging the boats into the sea. Then they gas it back up the beach to park their trucks and sprint back to the boat before it washes out to sea. I was LOLing during this entire process.

Beautiful orange sand stone cliffs also at Pacific City.

 

Cool little mushrooms on the trail to Munson Falls.

 Munson Creek

Taking off from PDX on a clear day and you can see some cool peaks.

Pacific City Panorama.

Pendleton, OR. It really is that flat. Kansas like.