Four years later...

About four years ago, when we visited Oregon as part of our scouting trip (to see whether or not we'd consider moving here), we took a trip to the Redwoods. Below is a picture I took during that trip. Well, earlier this week, my parents were in town from North Carolina...so we took them on a day trip to the Redwoods. I was lucky enough to find the same trail you see below....so naturally I retook the shot.

46 months later...a few changes...

A few extras...enjoy!

Clouds...

I like clouds...I hope you do too.

Wagner Butte!

As you know...I've been on a mission to climb a few mountains this summer...it's what happens when you live in "Flat Florida" for 26 years!

This past weekend, with the help of Kevin Bendaw, Bobby Arellano, and Hector 'Revista Caminos' Flores I conquered another mount on my list to climb...now all I have is Mt. McLoughlin to conquer! The pic below is Wagner Butte (7,200 ft). Below that pic is Kevin (my hiking partner)...and to the right of that pic is the rest of the crew. The bottom pic is Mt. Ashland in the foreground...and then Mt. Shasta in a distance. Enjoy!

For all my Florida Friends...these mountains are literally in "my backyard." Just a few minutes drive to the trailheads...I'm living in a fantasy world that's REAL!

Pilot Rock!

Where do I start? Well, I have a few goals for this summer...it all revolves around my fear of heights...and the excitement of being on top of a mountain!

Goals:

1) Climb Wagner Butte

2) Climb Pilot Rock

3) the ultimate goal - Climb Mt. McLoughlin.

I can scratch off Pilot Rock! I had some serious fears thinking about this one. Several people told me Pilot Rock is the scariest of the 3...and it is scary! The top right picture shows the rock we had to scale to get to the top (with no special gear...just my hands...gym shoes...and Kevin). Thank you Kevin for showing me the path...that was incredible!

This was a major feat for me...especially because you had climb a pretty steep rock...steep enough that if you messed up, you weren't coming off the mountain conscious or alive!

For all my Florida friends, click this to see Pilot Rock from afar!

Enjoy!

Some of everything

Sometimes you never know where your images will show up. SuperStock used this photo of mine for an email campaign. Cool!

Black Butte...Shasta...

Another few shots for my friends & family back East. The family & I took a short day trip to check out the area. We drove into California about an hour or so. This is somewhere on the base of Mt. Shasta...with the town of the same name below...and Black Butte...a dormant volcano...I hope...enjoy!