Pictures from 2009 Part III - Hawaii..... ahhhhhhhh

Is the steam really that hot?! Another crater! Oh boy! :)

My suprise for dinner (passing motorcycle test ;P)

The crew, minus photographer.

The end of a great day!

Black sand is cool.

Do Koi bite?

The AMAZING sea turtle. They are SO cool.

Hawaii does not suck.

Views from the last night there.

Pictures from 2009 Part II - Mt St Helens Bike Ride

One of the coolest places I have been: Mt St Helens trail, Plains of Abraham. Except we were of course biking not hiking. The climb out of the parking lot is not insignificant, but once you get to the top it is beyond gorgeous.

Me in the distance. Nathan, Zach, and Darrell killed it. Me, well I was a little slower.

My backside heading out across the plains.

Zach's backside heading out across the plains.

Nathan's shadow (the photographer)

Darrell with a BIG drop off behind him

The views were breathtaking!

Pictures from 2009 part I, cause well I did not post.....

Pictures from Racing

Nathan a superstar and raced downhill, raced XC (with me), and rode on road rides with me. You know short little road rides like Flying Wheels 100-miler and STP in 1 day!

This shot is taken in Port Angeles on the DH race course.

The shot below is taken in Roslyn. This was a XC race and it was already 85 degrees at 8:30 in the morning. It was a brutal race. He led the entire time and won this puppy. This race course is slightly evil with a massive climb out of the start gate.

This picture was taken of me at the Roslyn race. Apparently if you can smile you are not working hard enough, but I prefer my heart rate below exploding.... it is a balancing act... :)