Zion Utah Trip – Hot and Beautiful
Sara, Jim, Kara, Marni, Ben and I spent the last four days in Zion National Park in Utah, climbing and hiking in the mountains in the Park. We started our trip in Las Vegas, NV where we picked up Marni … Continued
Amgen Tour of CA Time Trial – Awesome!
With one of the biggest bike races in North America – The Amgen Tour of California Stage race in our backyard Sara and I could not miss the chance to see the cycling greats, so we drove to LA to … Continued
Hiking in Aliso Woods
Sara and I got out for some hiking on Saturday in Aliso Woods near our home. It is amazing that such an awesome park is only about 8 miles from our front door. We go there often to do trail … Continued
Bob and Charlene Trip – Visiting Relatives
George Burns said it right when he quipped “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” Ha! well on Saturday we went for a drive and connected with part of that family. The first stop was … Continued
Bob and Charlene Trip – San Clemente Beach
It was a beautiful spring day in OC with temps in the 80’s and a nice breeze off the ocean where else to head but the beach. Birthday boy is waving to his kids back in Wisconsin in this pic … Continued
Bob & Charlene Trip – Getty Museum
After picking the “packages” up from the airport it was a non stop day to get off to a good start. We were anxious how Bob would handle this trip with his separated shoulder, but he has been a trooper … Continued
Lutheran-ism’s
The following list was compiled by a 20th century Lutheran who, observing other Lutherans, wrote down exactly what he saw or heard: 1. Lutherans believe in prayer, but would practically die if asked to pray out loud. 2. Lutherans like … Continued
Hawaii – Kailua
In the morning we borrowed bikes and rode up the Pali Highway (61) to Kailua up the Western coast. The ride was beautiful with the awesome blue, green water to our right all the way up the coast; and the … Continued
Hawaii – Trail Run & Climbing
To start out our first day we went up Lighthouse Hill as a run to the top. This is a gradual paved run at first to the top of a hill where an awesome overlook to the ocean is available … Continued