Turning of the tides

I stole these pictures from Beth. They're from our kayaking trip in Prince William Sound this past weekend. We paddled out from Whittier to Decision Point - about 8 miles - and set up camp at a nice peaceful little cove. Beth lit a campfire (no matches - just flint!) about 12 feet above the water on a pretty pebble beach, and this is what happened.

Fortunately, it was almost 11pm when the tide put our fire out, which is a nicer way of nature telling you its bedtime than, say, pouring rain.

Oregon Adventure 1

Over Memorial Day weekend I went rafting on the Deschutes River with Dave Towers and some of his friends from Portland/college. We spent 3 days and 2 nights on the river, with sunny skies and warm temperatures. I didn't take as many pictures as I should have, because I was worried about my camera getting wet, but I got a couple.

Oregon Adventures 2

My last weekend in Oregon was spent road-tripping out to La Grande, OR with Dave Towers to see our old Jackson Hole roommates Garry Sanders and Carly Auten. Despite the fact that they were in the process of moving into their new house, they were great hosts and picked an awesome hike to do on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. With the last snow melting rapidly from the surrounding peaks, the rivers were raging, and generally stole the show from the rest of the scenery.

Prince William Sound cruise

Had a great day on Saturday, cruising Prince William Sound with Beth and her parents in beautiful weather and checking out the scenery and the wildlife.

Mears glacier is at the head of this fjord. We got to watch it calving, which was pretty spectacular.

Just a side valley of Mears fjord. Ho-hum....

A seal haul-out on a large island in the sound. This is just a spot where juvenile seals and a few "unsuccessful" males rest in the sun.

Here's a humpback whale surfacing and eating. I got the feeling that this was the backup whale for the cruise line, in case we didn't see any full-grown adults up close, because they knew just where to find it and we stopped to watch it twice. Still, it was pretty cool.

My mom hates everything about sea otters, except turning them into coats! I actually took this by holding the camera up to a pair of binoculars.

Because I can...

...I grew a moustache.
























Then I shaved it off....