Tripping with 'The Vans': Day 1 - Let the Fiesta begin!!!!

Water gun fight for cousin Hunter's 6th birthday. Party time!

Happy birthday Hunter!!!!

Staten Island, NY

Bike Rides!

8/5/2013 11 miles along the Sacramento River, in 102 degree heat. Yoweeeee! There was lots of whining, and then (following bribes of Oreos and computer games) none.
8/4/2013 8 miles along a river lined with huge lava rocks. How can each bike ride look so different from the others?!!!!
8/2/2013 17 gorgeous mile dirt trail around Timothy Lake near Mt Hood, Orgeon, 800' feet of climbing, totally gorgeous ride and happy to see the end!
8/1/2013 Spectacular 9 mile paved trail along the Columbia River. Huge blackberry patch at the end made Skyler very happy.
7/27/2013 8 miles to/from the local pool, and a big swim at the pool
7/26/2013 Up and the down the huge, steep hill to Oma & Opa's house (Walfred), 2 miles
7/25/2013 Awesome 16 mile bike ride today along a bay and over two wooden trestle bridges. Followed by (at Sky and Erik's request) a trip to Tim Horton's for donuts.
7/22/2013 Whistler - Downhill only, ski-lifted to the top of the bike runs. Woooohoooo! 3 miles
7/21/2013 Mt Robson - Climbed to Lake Kinney (Ike only, 7 am!)
7/20/2013 Jasper - 10 miles of singletrack full of roots and huge rocks. More difficult than advertised. Ugh.
7/19/2013 Jasper - 15 miles single track and dirt roads, visiting 3 totally gorgeous glacier lakes
7/15/2013 Banff - Biked 10 miles across the continental divide, and crossed the province line from Alberta into British Columbia. Great views. Blue skies.
7/13/2013 Waterton Lakes - Biked up 500' from Red Rock Canyon, 8 mi round trip, through the woods, singing to keep the bears away
7/12/2013 Waterton Lakes - 10 mile ride against fierce headwinds, Sky & Erik learned to draft!
7/11/2013 Waterton Lakes - 9 miles of singletrack through wildflowers and dense bush (grizzly country!), luckily no grizzly encounters
7/8/2013 Glacier - Grizzly encounter! Black bear encounter too! 8 miles
7/5/2013 Bodwoin Wildlife Refuge, Montana - 15 miles non-stop around the lake, great bird viewing, too many deer-flies
7/4/2013 North Dakota Badlands - 5 miles of difficult single track, woohooooo!, with a river crossing at the end
7/3/2013 Mississippi River - 6 miles along the river, near Minneapolis, Minnesota
6/29/2013 Niagara Falls - 8 miles along the river and trails

Tripping with 'The Vans'

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Day 1 - Let the Fiesta begin!!!!

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