A little over eight years ago, this happened. Go Cubbies!

Posted on August 18th, 2016 under Paris. Tags: disneyland paris, ellie, ryan. Comments Off on TBT

Posted on June 1st, 2016 under Hawaii. Tags: ellie, hawaii, hiking, Kilauea Iki Trail, kona, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, ryan. Comments Off on Family Portrait

This coaster no longer exists, but it did six years ago when I took this photo. This was actually the last time I went to an amusement park with my kids (not counting our walk through of Coney Island in New York in 2012).

This summer we shall go to an amusement park (Tivoli in Copenhagen), although probably not altogether. I will be living and teaching in Copenhagen, and my kids are planning separate visits.

Posted on February 21st, 2016 under Japan. Tags: amusement parks, ryan, yomiuriland. Comments Off on SL Coaster at Yomiuriland

@whitmancollege

Ellie is still figuring out where she will be in the fall. Today she is checking out Whitman. Ryan is already a Duck. Maybe today’s photo represents my kids’ future?

Posted on January 29th, 2016 under Other. Tags: ellie, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, ryan, walla walla, washington. Comments Off on Whitman College

Hiking to Big Bear Lake in the Trinity Alps Wilderness

Yesterday we went on another hike in the Trinity Alps Wilderness in Northern California. This was, I think, the eighth lake we have hiked to in this area. Others included Trail Gulch Lake, Little Boulder Lake, and Smith Lake.

The trail to Big Bear Lake (and Wee Bear Lake–AKA Little Bear Lake–which we didn’t go to) is only 4.5 miles, but it felt like much more. The scenery on the trail changes frequently, but the nearly 3,000 feet of elevation gain does not. I’m sore today.

Posted on August 17th, 2015 under Other. Tags: california, hiking, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, ryan. Comments Off on Hiking in the Trinity Alps