Boy Scout 100 miler and Idaho Falls Air show

100 miler--Lunch at the "Big Tree"

Me on the 2nd day--no worse for wear

Rhet bringing up the pack horse

10 Boys and the Scout Master

2 miles on top of  the mountain's back--We had to watch for lightening storms--this was one of the ones that caused 16 rescues and one death  from the Grand Teton last Wednesday.

One top on the mountain, walking through the clouds.

End of the Hike!  Notice whose carrying the back packs?

My Grandchildren in a transport helicopter

Inside a C-130

Blue Angels--incredible!!!

More Incredible!!!

My favorite photo of the Air Show!!!

May and June 2010 pics

Zach at Old Faithful blowing her top in the back ground. His eyes were open when I started to take the picture.

 Tristan at Old Failthful.  Bev and I decided to give Mark and Mindy a little break and went to Yellowstone Park.

Evie at Old Faithful

Oh, Home on the Range!!!

Second trail ride of the season.  This is up Rocky Canyon off of Medicine Lodge (Idaho).  There are thousands of these giant "geodes" on the side of the canyon.  You could actually crawl into this one.

My twin brother Keith and riding companion for the day. 

Me behind a rock "rifle pit" on the rim of Medicine Lodge Canyon.  The Army had sent scouts to watch the canyon from here.  Chief Joseph and his tribe were headed to Dubois on his way to Yellowstone, then on to Canada.  The Army didn't know which mountain pass they would use to get to Dubois.  Hence, the scouts overlooking Medicine Lodge.  They fortified their position  with rock walls and "pits"  A bit of local history from the 1870's.

Kit behind another fortification.

Bev and I went to Boston for a Veterinary meeting.  The is a picture of an old church from our hotel room.

Waiting to board a ship for a Boston Harbor dinner cruise.

Out on the Harbor.  Should have taken the picture with the city skyline in the background.  Oh well.

Neat old 17th century cemetery.  Mother Goose is buried here.

Paul Revere's Grave

Inside the church that held the lantern for Paul Revere's ride.  One if by land, two if by sea.  Or is it the other way around?

Bev at Old Ironsides (made out of Oak)  One of America's first battle ships.

Pictures from April and May 2010

Maren feeding Trigger

Brooklyn riding "horse"

Maren riding "horse"

Trigger under the Wind Generators

They've grown a bit, haven't they!

Pepper and Trigger

Bev with the colts

Another bird watching trip from my Bedroom. This is an Osprey.

Another bird watching trip from my bedroom

  

Memorial Day Weather

More Weather

Lewis River Falls in Yellowstone National Park just below Lewis Lake

Bev and I at the Falls

April 18th 2010 Mostly pics of our Zions Trip

The last of the ice sculpture 4/17

Scouts Rest on the way to Angels Landing in Zions National

Park.  That is a river and a highway, way down there.

The hike starts down at the river.

Bev, after hiking 1200 vertical feet at Scouts Rest

Lexie and McCade at Scouts Rest

Kliff and Bev at Scouts Rest looking north

Lexie leaving Scouts Rest and heading to Angels Landing

Bev doing the switch backs to Angels Landing

She is smiling because she is going down.

Bev at the water fall at upper emerald pools

Bev, Lexie and Kliff hiking down from Upper Emerald Pool

Kliff and Bev at Middle Emerald Pool

The water falls off the ledge behind us into the lower pool

Bev 400 vertical feet into the hike to Observation Point

The waterfall's source is a stream that we hike next to

in Echo Canyon

Kliff at the same point in the hike as Bev's picture

Echo Canyon!!  The scenery is fantastic!!!!

Observation Point looking DOWN on Angels Landing

It is the mountain in front in the picture

It is hazy looking because it is SNOWING!!!

Observation Point.  The lowest spot of Angels Landing

on the right of the picture is where the first pictures of Scouts Rest

were taken.  The hike started at the river below.  Approx 2500 vertical feet

in 4 miles.  8 miles round trip.  It was worth it.!!!