Mt. St. Helens

Here are some photos from our trip to Mt. St. Helens last week....actually make that two trips.  Last Tuesday, we rented a plane and flew it over the area and then that Friday we drove down, stayed the night, visited the Johnston observatory and hiked.   Beautiful weather....which was quite unexpected our second trip down!

From the flight:

We were awed by the devastated landscape still so apparent after 31 years:

Spirit Lake to the left and St. Helens Lake to the right:

And then from our hike later in the week:

We hiked out to Harry's ridge viewpoint where we could see Mt. St. Helens, Spirit Lake, and Mt. Adams in the background:

Kenya

I was a little slow this time around posting pictures but I thought you might enjoy some Kenya pictures from a trip I made earlier this year. First time in Sub-Saharan Africa!








Lake Alice - glacier lake on Mount Kenya (also where Prince William got engaged).

Lions!! -)

Two crocodiles being lazy on the river.


Can you spot the leopard?

Old news, new photos

Ok, so I've meant to post this for months. During Memorial Day Weekend this year, David and Wendi, Andrew, Isaac and I headed down to Madras for a little painting project with the Phillips. We wanted to surprise Jennifer by painting the house before she and Naveen returned from Morocco. It was a very successful weekend with tons of help from Phillips kids, friends, and anyone who happened to drop by. We painted that house in 2 1/2 days along with the interior living room, hallway, and kitchen. We enjoyed great weather, meals together, and watching movies to relaxing in the evenings. I did hear through the grapevine that I was called a slave driver, but by gol' that house looked great when we left, purple door and all! Please add photos if you have them...I'd love a "before" photo if Jennifer can find one and I'll add it to my post ;)