Taking things slow

Since I injured my foot while foolhardedly jumping from one pinnacles spire to the next, I've been enjoying slow walks along the beach...

Pinnacles

Kate and I just returned from a foray to Pinnacles National Monument with the Santa Cruz gang. The scenery was beautiful and the night was bitter cold...

Snow!

Well we've survived the holidays, and were able to make it up to the snow not once, but twice. Both times we snowshoed into the Castle Peak wilderness to test the backcountry snowboarding. Here are some pics of the excursions...

Happy Thanksgiving

And another Thanksgiving has come to a close. There is never enough time for all of the speed scrabble, wiffle ball, frisbee golf, walks along the river, and cooking of great meals that is needed...

Home

I just got home from a two week jaunt up North on the Ridge, and just wanted to share some photos of the Fall.

And... we're... back.

We're finally back from South America, and are enjoying the food up here again. Thank you, thank you, thank you to Christy for taking our sorry asses down here to Santa Cruz from the City. Here, here to zip car (and finding the overdrive button halfway down 280). We're excited to get back into the swing of things again and to see all of your lovely faces. Kate started school today, and I official end mine with the submittal of my thesis (please let the margins be correct this time). It was a great trip, but we're glad to be home (the new bathroom that was installed while we were gone helps).

Quito and Out