Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Pictures from Scott (Portland)
The double backflip, Brian and Jim
The double nose hold pencil dive, Suhali and Abby.
Nose stand.
Ejection.
Portland
Big ship.
Thanks to Scott for the pictures and thanks to everyone in Portland, San Fran, Chicago, Montana, Oregon, Cali, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania. It was a great experience and something we'll remember for the rest of our lives. Yours truly,
Jim
Thursday, October 23, 2008
yellowstone and chicago
Hey all!
So we realized that we only had two weeks to go in our bike trip, which would have ended us in montana somewhere. so we decided to rent a car and drive to chicago where we would get a train to nyc. though this was not our original plan, it allowed us to see a lot which we would have missed on the bike. it also got us back to our homes a bit earlier, which was nice. here's a bunch of pictures.
Sunset over missula montana.
This is a shy elk, the only picture I got was of its butt.
We were wondering why the trees were so small. Since 1988, they allowed the trees to naturally reseed, which means that huge sections of the forest are about 7 feet tall.
This is the largest geyser in yellowstone, but it's very irratic and might erupt any time in the next 5 years, but it's like three times the size of old faithful.
boiling sulfur smelling pool + Suhali and Abby
I think this one was the porcelain valley, named for being really white i guess.
Beware! HAHA, I just liked the picture.
waterfall that someone ruined the shot with a soda can.
the girls at the waterfall.
and in a tiny cave.
really sparkily hat, distracting from the majestyof the grand canyon of yellowstone (much smaller than the realy grand canyon, but still very pretty).
grand canyon of yellowstone
grand canyon of yellowstone
a crow taking flight.
Bernie the Bison. we got out of our car and took pictures to find out seconds later that there was a whole herd blocking traffic in front of us.
bison related traffic.
this one got mad beacause Suhali and Abby got a little too close to his baby.
there is a bear in the center of this photo, but this is as close as I was willing to get.
a canyon in yellowstone
waiting for old faithful
old faithful... he was about 10 minutes late.
other geysers.
"depression geyser" looks like an upside down heart.
I think this was the "chromatic pool."
"lion's roar geyser" at sunset.
yellowstone lake at sunrise
again.
again.
bison in the morning.
deer posing for the camera.
this is still early leaving yellowstone. the orange cloud is from a wild fire over the mountain. we passed a firefighter camp, those guys are tough.
Wyoming scenery.
leaving the mountains, heading into the plains.
carving of crazy horse. it's way bigger than mt rushmore, and more expensive to visit. also, it's a 6 mile hike to the arm area. we didn't think it was worth the 25$ we spent and left shortly after taking a few pictures... like the following of the girls pretending to be crazy horse and his horse.
then they realized how silly they looked.
Mt. Rushmore is pretty awesome, we stopped and took picture in the area before you pay, so these pictures are gifts from uncle sam. enjoy.
Porfile of George Washington.
cool cloud shadow at sunset in south dakota.
do you get your own Hertz bus when you travel... didn't think so.
i think "pabst persuit bike" is the best name for this bad-boy in chicago.
the river that cuts through chicago.
Millenium park in chicago. this is a giant bean thing made of steel, it gives a nice warp of the sky line.
and allows for funny pictures.
the train.
the parking meters in chicago are taller than Abby. oh and yes we are all wearing hanes' undershirts, we got a 5-pack and shared.
up close this looks like a balloon, but it's made of alumium i think, from the artist Jeff Koons. He had an exhibit at the chicago museum of contemporary art.
sears tower
weird fountain thing in Millenium park... it gets weirder.
yeah...
i think it looks better from behind at night.
So we realized that we only had two weeks to go in our bike trip, which would have ended us in montana somewhere. so we decided to rent a car and drive to chicago where we would get a train to nyc. though this was not our original plan, it allowed us to see a lot which we would have missed on the bike. it also got us back to our homes a bit earlier, which was nice. here's a bunch of pictures.
Sunset over missula montana.
Yellowstone:
This is a shy elk, the only picture I got was of its butt.
We were wondering why the trees were so small. Since 1988, they allowed the trees to naturally reseed, which means that huge sections of the forest are about 7 feet tall. 
This is the largest geyser in yellowstone, but it's very irratic and might erupt any time in the next 5 years, but it's like three times the size of old faithful.
boiling sulfur smelling pool + Suhali and Abby
I think this one was the porcelain valley, named for being really white i guess. 
Beware! HAHA, I just liked the picture.
waterfall that someone ruined the shot with a soda can.
the girls at the waterfall.
and in a tiny cave.
really sparkily hat, distracting from the majestyof the grand canyon of yellowstone (much smaller than the realy grand canyon, but still very pretty). 
grand canyon of yellowstone
grand canyon of yellowstone
a crow taking flight. 
Bernie the Bison. we got out of our car and took pictures to find out seconds later that there was a whole herd blocking traffic in front of us. 
bison related traffic. 
this one got mad beacause Suhali and Abby got a little too close to his baby.
there is a bear in the center of this photo, but this is as close as I was willing to get.
a canyon in yellowstone
waiting for old faithful
old faithful... he was about 10 minutes late. 
other geysers.
"depression geyser" looks like an upside down heart.
I think this was the "chromatic pool."
"lion's roar geyser" at sunset.
yellowstone lake at sunrise
again.
again.
bison in the morning.
deer posing for the camera.
this is still early leaving yellowstone. the orange cloud is from a wild fire over the mountain. we passed a firefighter camp, those guys are tough.
Wyoming scenery. 
leaving the mountains, heading into the plains. 
carving of crazy horse. it's way bigger than mt rushmore, and more expensive to visit. also, it's a 6 mile hike to the arm area. we didn't think it was worth the 25$ we spent and left shortly after taking a few pictures... like the following of the girls pretending to be crazy horse and his horse. 
then they realized how silly they looked. 
Mt. Rushmore is pretty awesome, we stopped and took picture in the area before you pay, so these pictures are gifts from uncle sam. enjoy.
Porfile of George Washington.
cool cloud shadow at sunset in south dakota.
do you get your own Hertz bus when you travel... didn't think so.
i think "pabst persuit bike" is the best name for this bad-boy in chicago.
the river that cuts through chicago.
Millenium park in chicago. this is a giant bean thing made of steel, it gives a nice warp of the sky line.
and allows for funny pictures.
the train.
the parking meters in chicago are taller than Abby. oh and yes we are all wearing hanes' undershirts, we got a 5-pack and shared.
up close this looks like a balloon, but it's made of alumium i think, from the artist Jeff Koons. He had an exhibit at the chicago museum of contemporary art. 
sears tower
weird fountain thing in Millenium park... it gets weirder.yeah...i think it looks better from behind at night. -Jim
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
portland 2
The images for portland are in reverse chronological order. go to the bottom of the post and scroll up to review them in the correct order.
waterfall leaving portland
sunset over portland
sunset
skate board karate...obviously.
voodoo donuts, they were fantastic, hit this place up if you find yourself in portland, open 24/7.
boating and enjoying life
boating 
another sunset
block party in eugene or, we sort of just stumbled upon this because i made a wrong turn.
our first night in portland was spent reading a marble notebook that nate found. it had in it the beginnings of genius or a decent into insanity. someone had penned a sock puppet play that is beyond words to describe. i hope the guys turn it into something. 
the pacific ocean, i finally made it. i wanted to swim in it for so long on this trip, i put my feet in but it was freezing. the day was beautiful. we got to play a lot on the beach... which will be in the next post because it's on a different camera.i've totally neglected this, it's been a busy few weeks getting back. i have some more pics from portland. portland OR was one of our favorite cities, the people we met and the times had were unforgetable.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Hey, there's a lot to tel about the goings on with our trip, however, since public library computers only allow an hour of access, i will write more about that later. for now, here are some pictures. the computer is also very slow, and uploading is annoying, these aren't in order, but just a taste f
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Crater Lake and Eugene OR
Hey Everyone!
While the girls are watching the human experiment known as "woman's" gymnastics (i sware those girls are like 11 years old), i'll take this time to update ye olde blog.
We are in Eugene Oregon, we stayed here for 2 days because we heard this was a nice city and we were not let down. they have countless trees, miles of bike trails and paths and really nice people. last night we stumbled upon a block party that had 30 bands with art and dancing it was really fun. i might have more pictures of that next time.
We're tipping the odometer at about 900 miles, but we have had some help. in northen CA we came to a bridge that we did not feel safe crossing, the highway patrol, Officer Lawerance said "you're legally allowed, if you want to get run over (laughing)." to which i replied "that's really not that funny." he suggested go around the lake, some 160 miles around a 1/2 mile bridge. we biked to the bridge and hitchhiked over. Bob and Gladas were nice enough to pick us up. then since they were going the say way we were, the drove us about 100 miles closer to Eugene, it saved us about a week because it was the roughest terrain yet. from there we biked up our highest pass yet, 1900ft, we foolishly did this at midday when my bicycle computer read 115deg. so from that day we've been waking up at 5:45 and biking only in the morning, when it's 55deg, yes a 60deg flucutation in temperature, crazy weather. at that temperature the mts are a lot easier. but we got stranded at a gas station in the heat and got a ride from a coke-a-cola sales manager about 20 miles to our campsite. we biked to Roseburg, OR and took a day off, rented a car and visited Crater Lake (pictures follow). before we got to the lake, we went swimming in Susan falls, the water was semi cold. Crater Lake was amazing. it's essentially an extinct volcano that the top collapsed and filled with water. the elevation is 6000 ft and the water is ICE cold.
this sign means about 10 minutes of coasting. wee!!!!
it's so hazy because of the woldfires in the area.
the land is so arid, the dirt is like concrete, so some places have cabins for like $10 more than a campsite, which is great cause it gives us a good night sleep.
more mts.
the girls at the top of a pass.
Cow river and our tent. people still pan for gold in this river and i think make decent money, i walked in it but didnt find any nuggets.
i thought these trees were cool with red bark.
this is the Umpqua river, we drove along it to get to crater lake, we could have stopped 100 times and gotten beautiful pictures like this one.
at susan falls
it was a pretty big waterfall.
Crater lake. this is Wizard island, the little tip of the volcano that is left.
the girls' best titanic pose.
the views were beautiful, pictures do no justice.
too close?
we hiked down to the lake, it was a 1.1 miles hike that brought us down 750ft. everytime i took a picutre of the lake i swear the water changed color.
90deg tree.
the trail. 
rugged eh? 
just to give you a sense of scale. this place was huge.
they have boat tours, but they werent going on while we were there.
the trail had to go back and forth just so it was managablly (not sure that's a word) steep.
there was this neon green moss on the trees.
this is the colliding rivers. it is the only place in the USA and one of the few in the world where this happens that two big rivers collide. however, it was night time when we saw it. this picture is taken with like a 30s exposure, we couldnt see too much either.
While the girls are watching the human experiment known as "woman's" gymnastics (i sware those girls are like 11 years old), i'll take this time to update ye olde blog.
We are in Eugene Oregon, we stayed here for 2 days because we heard this was a nice city and we were not let down. they have countless trees, miles of bike trails and paths and really nice people. last night we stumbled upon a block party that had 30 bands with art and dancing it was really fun. i might have more pictures of that next time.
We're tipping the odometer at about 900 miles, but we have had some help. in northen CA we came to a bridge that we did not feel safe crossing, the highway patrol, Officer Lawerance said "you're legally allowed, if you want to get run over (laughing)." to which i replied "that's really not that funny." he suggested go around the lake, some 160 miles around a 1/2 mile bridge. we biked to the bridge and hitchhiked over. Bob and Gladas were nice enough to pick us up. then since they were going the say way we were, the drove us about 100 miles closer to Eugene, it saved us about a week because it was the roughest terrain yet. from there we biked up our highest pass yet, 1900ft, we foolishly did this at midday when my bicycle computer read 115deg. so from that day we've been waking up at 5:45 and biking only in the morning, when it's 55deg, yes a 60deg flucutation in temperature, crazy weather. at that temperature the mts are a lot easier. but we got stranded at a gas station in the heat and got a ride from a coke-a-cola sales manager about 20 miles to our campsite. we biked to Roseburg, OR and took a day off, rented a car and visited Crater Lake (pictures follow). before we got to the lake, we went swimming in Susan falls, the water was semi cold. Crater Lake was amazing. it's essentially an extinct volcano that the top collapsed and filled with water. the elevation is 6000 ft and the water is ICE cold.
this sign means about 10 minutes of coasting. wee!!!!
it's so hazy because of the woldfires in the area.
the land is so arid, the dirt is like concrete, so some places have cabins for like $10 more than a campsite, which is great cause it gives us a good night sleep. 
more mts.
the girls at the top of a pass.
Cow river and our tent. people still pan for gold in this river and i think make decent money, i walked in it but didnt find any nuggets. 
i thought these trees were cool with red bark. 
this is the Umpqua river, we drove along it to get to crater lake, we could have stopped 100 times and gotten beautiful pictures like this one. 
at susan falls
it was a pretty big waterfall.
Crater lake. this is Wizard island, the little tip of the volcano that is left. 
the girls' best titanic pose.
the views were beautiful, pictures do no justice.
too close?
we hiked down to the lake, it was a 1.1 miles hike that brought us down 750ft. everytime i took a picutre of the lake i swear the water changed color.
90deg tree.
the trail. 
rugged eh? 
just to give you a sense of scale. this place was huge.
they have boat tours, but they werent going on while we were there.
the trail had to go back and forth just so it was managablly (not sure that's a word) steep.
there was this neon green moss on the trees.
this is the colliding rivers. it is the only place in the USA and one of the few in the world where this happens that two big rivers collide. however, it was night time when we saw it. this picture is taken with like a 30s exposure, we couldnt see too much either. Thats about all. we'll be in Portland soon, we'll check in again.
Jim likes the tree huggers in oregon
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