A rainy day hike...

i was feeling a leftover funkiness from some nightmares I had overnight, so I decided to walk off the feelings - I did get caught in a downpour, but I've been soaked before. Here's a few pics from my walk.

Something I thought was lost forever

Evidence has been discovered that I actually existed as a child... I thought I had destroyed all remaining photos at one point, but my mom sent me two small photo books - here are a few pictures that I scanned (although I have no memory of doing so). These are between the ages of 11 through 14.

Here are cleaned versions of these pics:

Pushing my limits...

I hit the trail for a boot buster the other day. Well guess who wasn't ready? The down time from surgey (and a touch of general apathy) has seen a bit of weight gain! Pain or no pain, I had a great hike! Here's some highlights...