Update on Spring Happenings... ('07)


Here are a bunch of pictures generally from the spring -- bought a sea kayak (a Wilderness Systems Tempest 165 Pro in kevlar, if you're keeping score...) so there are a few early pics of that, some pics from a trip to Nashville to visit Jan and Doug, and then more kayak pics, this time from a camping trip up in the San Juans, with Nancy, organized and guided by Alder Creek but turned into just a private trip for us!

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The new boat on my car!
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Its maiden journey, a circumnavigation of Ross Island (I know, very exciting.)
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Changing gears, here are a few pictures from a visit to Jan and Doug in Nashville. Here we are posing at the Ryman Auditorium.
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Now preparing for a hike in the "Fiery Gizzard"!
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Got a bunch of pictures from that hike for ya.
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The view from the top.
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And a trip to the Grand Ole Opry.
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Jan and Doug's house in Franklin.
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And, back to kayaking mode... A trip to the San Juans, starting with some instruction on the beach.
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Getting Nancy settled in a boat...
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Our first camp site.
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A little hike before dinner...
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Where we saw lots of banana slugs...
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And Nancy tried to kill them!!
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Here's what I woke up to the following morning... Nice view!!
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A bald eagle.
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Nancy approaching a swarm of gulls.
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Pretty colors...
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Relaxing time at camp...
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Our fearless leaders at work preparing dinner.
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Right.
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My tent on the last night.
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Everything back in the car... Time to go home.