Saturday, March 22, 2008

Log/Pic 56 Blast from the Past 2005


So I hadn't really done much in March, so I thought a blast from the past would be cool. In 2005 Tony from Tampa and I went to Panama to see the famous Panama Canal shown below.
I visited the Panama Zoo looking for a sloth. Instead we found the huge Harpie Eagle, Panama's national bird, which eats sloths!

We went to Costa Rica in April to do some diving, hang in the hot springs, and see the volcanoes.

We rode the highest zip lines...

...and the longest.

This is us after taking on the Tarzan Jungle Swing.

Great animals in Costa Rica.

In July of my summer vacation, I flew to Maui to hike and dive. In November I took a trip out West to see some more animals.
Above is Zion, below is Minnosota.
South Dakota buffalo

I hit the four corners.

Mesa Verde

Mount. Rushmore

I did some caves/caverns. This is in Arkansas.

Arches and monuments

I hit a bunch of state/national, parks/forests in Minnasota, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Kentucky, New Mexico, Arkansas, and West Virginia-not necessarily in that order. It was a good year!

Monday, February 04, 2008

Log/Pic 55 Photo Gallery

So I opened up a photo gallery next to Brian's new gym.






Natural Wonders

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Log/Pic 54 The Cottage

So I had a two-week Christmas vacation. After the presents, Lisa and I went to her cottage in MA. We read, played games and ate. We also got out of our new pajamas for a few hours a day to hike, snowshoe, sled or walk on the lake.








Friday, December 14, 2007

Log/Pic 53 Caving

So I went caving in New York with the Explorations gang.


Looking up from the entrance.

Going down.

Our 1st bat.

Many more.

The main room.

More bats.

Tight squeeze through "the meat grinder" and here at "sharks teeth."

After wacking this bat off of a student...

it was dizzy for quite awhile.

We all made it out alive.



Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Log/Pic 52 Reunion

So this month was my 25 year reunion. Here is the committee: Jackie, me, Vicky, Adam, Elaine and Terri.
Old friends, new spouses.
Me, Spud and Laura.
Ozzie and Kim
Large and his wife
The Marriot

We did not have Karaoke.
The Joe's reminising.
Re-lighting an old flame
Making future plans.

Laura, Terri, Vinny from Vegas, and Annie