October is Almost Here

Wow, can you believe October is almost here? Where does the time go? This past week was not an exciting week and "if" we are able to squeeze in some traveling, it will have to happen tomorrow.

Since we have nothing "new" to share, we will share something from our Labor Day journey! We had the opportunit to visit a new area for us, the Lassen Volcanic National Park in north central California. The area is a highly active geothermal area, similar but in a much smaller scale than Yellowstone. Mount Lassen last erupted in 1917 so we are seeing history in the making, the trees in some areas are almost 90 years young and luckily for us, humans were there taking photo's in 1917 as well. It is a scenic area, there are great views and some creatures for the viewing though the word "wild" doesn't exactly apply to them all.














While in the park, we took a nice walk around Manzanita Lake on the West side of the mountain. Chris took a beautiful photo of the peak which I feel is worthy of sharing... so enjoy and imagine yourself there!



On our return trip home we decided to take the scenic route across the state to the West and down Hwy 101 through Humboldt Redwood State Park. Now if you have never seen large Redwood trees, there is no way to truely describe them and photos will never do them justice. Some of these trees are 2000-3000 years old and are large enough that in the past, some parks felt cutting a tunnel for cars was the impressive thing to do. Though it is impressive in one way it is saddening in another. Here is another photo that shows the scale of these massive trees, though the photo is not a great shot, my pickup in the background is about 18 1/2 feet long and those are just the average trees! It is humbling, awe inspiring and calming just to be amoungst them.........

Thank you for checking in, happy traveling!

The dog days of summer......

Well they are almost over but Atilla is looking forward to the cooler weather. As you can see by the photo, the poor furry guy has been waiting all summer for the weather to cool off.

He's just hoping there is a move in the near future to a climate more appropriate than the temperatures in the central valley of Cali! When that happens, we will be sure to let you know.

Visit from Chris P

This last week Mark was lucky enough to have a friend from Wyoming visit. Chris P. was in the area for a training class and spent the week in the area which allowed us to treat him to some local cuisine and show him some sights. Although we did not get to see enough of him, it was great to get together and re-hash some old experiences as well as catch up on some of the newer events in our lives. Next time, hopefully he will visit with his family! Thanks for the visit Chris P!

You can visit Chris's Blog at Chris's Blogspot

Greetings Friends and Family

Welcome to the inaugural posting for our new web site intended to keep everyone up to date with activities in our lives and a place to share some of our thoughts and photos.

Thanks for joining us!