This past week we went up to Woods Canyon Lake for 5 days camping. It was nice to get out of the valley heat and into the trees for some hiking, biking, and fishing. The first night we were there was the most exciting. I heard some noise outside the camper in Penny's dog dish. Naturally being in the woods with my camera I was eagerly hoping that it was a friendly bear that I could take pictures some pictures of and alter to make it look like it was eating my arm off and demolishing the camper. However it was not bear, instead it was a giant skunk! I wasn't sure how to handle the situation. I didn't want to scare it and have it spray me or the camper but I didn't want it to eat all the dog food up either (I'm not sure why this was a priority). Anyhow I tried talking to it calmly and running the water.... it didn't phase it but eventually it walked off on its own. I haven't read any books on the proper response yet but I'm pretty sure they probably all advise the same thing.... get a giant trash bag and jump on top of it before it gets a chance to spray you. Ill have my wife try this next time and post how it works.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Mount Union Hike
Yesterday my friend Tony and I decided we needed to get out of town and do some fun adventure hiking. We decided to choose a place that had all the aspects of a good hike - cool temperatures, rain, open mine shafts, lightning, forest fires, unstable structures and killer squirrels. It all made for good pictures. Especially where Tony climbs up a steel rafter of an old mining building in an electrical storm:)
New England
This June we took a trip up to see Molly's uncles and grandpa in the New England States. The weather was nice but and the beach was fun. But the best part was watching Molly get chased around her uncles house by a bat!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Memorial Day Camping
This memorial day we went camping up at Stoneman Lake which is just a bit southeast of Flagstaff. It was neat trip. We had snow and wintery weather the first two days then it cleared off and felt more like a normal Memorial day camping trip. Unfortunately Stoneman lake is not stocked at all and despite the way it looks has more water in it then it has in the past 10 years. However maybe after my next visit the lake will pick up after it has a few Stripers and Tuna in it.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Camping at Tonto Creek
Earlier this month Caitlyn, my mom, and I went up to Tonto Creek to camp out. This was our first camping trip of the year so I was eager to take the camper up to the woods. The spot was nice just a 100 yards from Tonto Creek which was stocked full of trout. Unfortunately I did not have my fishing gear but the fish probably wouldnt have been to hungry anyhow after Caitlyn bombarded them with rocks for hours at a time.
Caitlyn's Birthday
Caitlyn turned two in April. We had a small birthday get together at Mollys parents house where she opened lots of presents and ate birthday cake. She didnt seem to be as much into the present thing yet but loved the birthday cake and singing. Birthday cake now seems to be one of her favorite subjects to talk about.
Easter
This Easter we spent the day at Mollys parents house where we had brunch and hid easter eggs from Caitlyn. Fortunately Caitlyn was still too young to realize that as she found eggs and placed them in her basket we turned around and hid them as fast as she was finding them. This kept her busy for a while.
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