from hood to coast

beach boy

arch cape. beautiful!

sand thrower.

my people are the best people

these two. 

kite flying!

haystack rock & blue skies. the perfect end to an awesome weekend

ready for action

fourth fun

heart shaped sparkler?

happy birthday, america!

more adventures on our way home from camping. timothy lake- biking for thad and hiking for us, a drive up to high rock, awesome view! and finally a mission to buck lake for a cool dip on a hot summer day. happy 4th!!!

happy 4th of JULY!

family photo at high rock

awesome view from our lunch picnic

cute guys & mt hood

next stop, buck lake.

everybody IN!

another family selfie, after swimming

clackmas lake camping

clackmas lake…nothing to complain about here.

canoe selfies

jackie! hold this beer.

thad in his element

i'm pretty sure he caught the only fish in the whole lake. 

flora and fauna and a freshwater spring

tiny hiker. yay! we completed 1 mile of the PCT!

back at camp,
pre dinner reading time

morning guys

hot chocolate for jackie with a massive marshmallow

happy camper

camping concierge, hooking it up as always

happy birthday, grampie!

grampie had an all-american birthday celebration at the hillsboro hops baseball game. a good time was had by all, and jackson consumed LOTS of ballgame treats. happy birthday, grampie!!!!

jackie & the birthday boy

jackson & barley (the hops mascot)

sunny skies at the ron tonkin field

grammie & i were there too!

someone is becoming a bit of a diva when it comes to photo taking...

the boys…yeah HOPS!!!!!!

into the wild

a top secret work offsite took a group of 16 of us into the wilds of ashland, oregon on a 3 day, 2 night camping adventure with an ex-navy seal as our fearless leader.

the badass ladies of the ashland wild- from L to R:
me, chiyo, jamie, christine & kim

the group descending toward emigrant lake