mounting the middle sister (almost)

the intent was to reach the summit of the middle sister. not everyone made it.

starting point

daniel and sydney at the first creek crossing. next time i'll have packs for my dogs too.

look at my face, way too much crap in my bag. turns out my old boots weren't going to do me any favors either. i'm home and the boots are in the trash

lobo

view on the way up, broken top

about halfway up to the camping spot, dogs already finding shade, my feet already hurting

not a bad place to make camp

all set up and ready for the canadian whiskey

dusk at the camp

illegal (but very careful and safe) campfire, but the dogs were wet and it was damn cold

dawn

middle sister peak at sunrise

here's why i couldn't summit. it was hard enough just getting back down

south sister

north sister

zola back down at the lower creak crossing

SatSun

saturday started by taking the dogs to the river

we got the dogs posted on a log, but they wouldn't all pose at the same time

tired dogs on the way home

later that evening, it was chris and i off to a pig roast/ultimate fighting viewing at carlos' place. poor little guy, but yum!

still later that evening, me getting in the supernova spirit

then supernova rocked our asses

jen and danny at the show

then, for the main event, seaweed rocked our asses even harder


sunday, boat day

the water was too choppy to wakeboard, so we just cruised around. big barge 'o mushed cars

probably one of the most photographed objects in portland, but from a water view

then we stopped at this giant monitor(lie) and played a little asteroids(lie) as we floated about(true!)

not a half bad day to be on the river

me, marcy and kim

shot of janus getting the closing shot

derby wedding/trout lake moto

saturday was the derby wedding of erin and eddie somewhere near north plains...

birdseye view of the ceremony, already with the beers

the facilities

the guns 'n rollers clean up nice

more facilities, one with indoor plumbing!

tooth pickin'

a golf cart full of guns girls looking like they're about to seriously injure chris

fork to head, i have no explanation

i don't know this guy, but i do remember having a political conversation with him. i'm sure it was extremely enlightening and intellectual

jonna, whiskey, gettin' down

it's not a fight, just some out of control dancing

now it looks even more like a fight, but i swear it was just a dancing injury

onto monday and a ride at trout lake

danny and adrian during a short break

danny at the top, halfway there

chris and i at the top



5 bikes in my garage...two aren't mine and one is getting sold soon, who's in the market for a ttr 125? i'm lookin' at you jen



a lesson to all the kiddies out there....if you have goggles dangling from your helmet, you should put them on your face