cheesin for the camera

Interesting how the presence of a camera

causes one to either smile or hide.
Seriously, how often do you sit around with a big grin on your face?

This is one of my more composed moments on the wakeboarding trip,
only captured because someone else was shutter happy too.
Favorite activity: jumping, swimming, lounging in the water
Biggest accomplishment: not taking on the hue of a beet

camping

I have wanted to go camping for a while this year,
and last weekend I got my chance.
A friend of mine pulled a group together
and we ventured out to a lake to try our hand at wakeboarding.
Enjoy the pics...

early morning...
I love wandering around before the rest of the campground wakes up.

sitting on the hillside watching the sunrise...
I could clearly hear conversations happening on the lake below

Ann, one of only two people who actually knew what
they were doing, and made it look so easy!

I did manage to stand up on the wakeboard
but for the most part I inhaled water.
The tube on the other hand
transported me much more consistently along the lake.

muir woods

I seem to find myself in the woods more often these days.
Must be a good place for a sad heart.

photos courtesy of Becky (the one with the dark hair)

l-r: Chelsea, me and Becky
our accidental artistic shotjust hanging around

it's a tree...

...it's a really big tree

a really big redwood tree it is

my july 4th was spent hiking in a
beautiful non-city world with good friends

happy canada day!

...to all you canucks and canuck lovers out there...

tracy the canadian decided to party with Anne,
who just finished her three years of residency