More pics!

here are some pics from the weekend. We did some hiking in Hatcher Pass, Flat Top Mountain and Misty ran her 5.6 mile run. She is tossing around the idea of a half marathon in August.

just some new pics

hatcher pass last sept



mountain biking



nothing on earth that a fly rod, pipe and your dog cant fix



misty and Malley up in Hatcher pass



me an malley



painting skateboards



Misty up on O'Malley



"avalanche leg"



again, making skateboards



misty up on O'mally

Well, thats all I got for now!

making skateboards

I’m really getting into this longboard thing, which could be a bad thing for this 30 year old.... Hopefully it'll just keep me young. My infectious enthusiasm has also been spread to my other half, Trent, who just bought his own board and is also falling under its spell. As soon as possible I’m hoping he can bring it up to Anchorage so we can cruise together like we did in the good old days. Back in High School (ah… the glory days) we put these Street Luges together and tried to get out every night looking for some patch of steep and paved road to ride down. Soldotna doesn’t have a whole lot of steep paved road so we began migrating farther and farther away, eventually driving all the way into Anchorage (a 3hr drive) in search of that white knuckle ride. Those were pretty good days. We lost interest when we broke our boards doing 60mph down a steep residential area near Anchorage and I never thought I'd do something that stupid again. Alas and hooray,… I have discovered the longboard. A similar device with one major difference, instead of laying down inches from the road and bombing hills at breakneck speeds you get to stand up. The other difference of course is that we are much older and mature which means, I’m not sure what yet but if it yields any significant difference you’ll all be the first to know. In a related story, Misty and I have been making her a longboard so she can cruise the asphalt waves as well. The project has been a lot of fun so far. We have laminated the wood, bent and cut it into the right shape and even put some fiberglass on it. I painted a design of Misty’s choice and we are currently in the market for pink wheels... here are some pics

some more pics

just a few more pics from last weekend taken by my buddy Trent



just a few more pics from last weekend taken by my buddy Trent

birthday bliss

Misty and I each celebrated our birthday this last week so we took some time off from work and spent it with some close friends and family. here are some highlights.


Misty enjoying the sun downtown



my niece on the swing



Malley enjoys the cool water of Soldotna Creek



Trents little girl Lyra



the ladies (and of course Trent)



nothing is better then lots of fresh lobstar over a backyard campfire!