Mount St. Helen's

While on the West Coast we visited our good friend Archie who lives in Seattle. He was gracious enough to meet us in Portland where we did a little sight seeing.


Sara and Archie along the road to Mt. St. Helen's.


Sara and Pat

Mount St. Helen's covered in clouds.

Remnants of the eruption.

A moment of sun along an interpretive path.

A bit windy.

This shot and the few following were taken on the way out. We were lucky enough to see a pretty spectacular sunset.

A popular tourist stop. This A-frame was buried up to the second floor in Ash after the eruption.

Oregon

In late October we traveled to Oregon for Pat's cousin's wedding. We arrived several days early so we had an opportunity to wander around town.


The Jacksonville Court House sourounded by fall color.


Sara poses in front of the Court House.


Some fun in B+W.

In Color.

Fall Colors at Jay Cook

Fall is one of our favorite times of year to be outdoors. So when we found ourselves with some extra time to kill one weekend afternoon we took a walk in our local State Park.


St. Louis River within Jay Cook State Park.

This picture and the last two pictures were shot by Sara one afternoon while out on a late fall bike ride.

Fall In Houghton

In early October both Sara and I traveled to Houghton for the Michigan Tech Career fair. Needless to say nether one of us resisted the call. Before we left we spent some time near Sara's parents property in Dollar Bay. The fall colors were a little past peak but still plenty brilliant.

Lester River

Fall seemed to hang around forever this year. After experiencing early fall in Alaska, it quickly arrived in the Northern Midwest.

Duluth skyline from Brighton Beach.

Alaska Trip

Earlier in the year our Friend Quentin approached us with the idea of a trip to the Alaskan interior in the Summer. We made our arrangements and before we knew it, Sara and I found ourselves on a plane bound for Anchorage in early August. Quent had kept the trip a secret from Christina until a few days before departure. As a second surprise she discovered that Sara and I were accompanying them on the trip when we met them at the airport. That first day we meet with Quent's brother, Nathan, who was kind enough to lend us his truck for the trip. We then gathered our gear and headed north to Talkeetna where we spent the night.


Sara in the morning, outside our accommodations.


The George Parks Highway.

Denali viewpoint....where we couldn't yet see Denali since it was too foggy.

Foolin' around.

Blueberries. There were blueberries everywhere we looked throughout the trip. Blueberry pancakes became the staple breakfast meal.

Fireweed, as Quent told us, was also most places we would visit.

As we made our way north, the sun came out.