My First Photo Show!!!

Good news everyone! I have 7 of my outdoor photos hanging up on display at Hood Outdoor in the Hollywood District in Portland, Oregon. It's been about a year since I've had something on display, and this is the first time I've had something of this size up.

I'm so geeked!

I'll try to post photos of the show when I get a chance.

oh yeah, to see some of the pictures that are displayed you can see them HERE

One Year Anniversary

On June 7th, 2009, Dan and I celebrated our first anniversary. For the special occasion, we decided to head to California since Dan had never been south of the Northern Redwoods. A few years back, I visited my sister in law in Santa Cruz and fell in love with the area. We packed up the car and headed to Big Sur at 4am on Thursday.

We made great time to the campsite and were able set up camp before dusk. The drive to the site was creepy and fun because we had to drive up a one lane road that was full of blind corners and steep drop offs. From the highest point, we guessed we were looking over the Pacific Ocean at around 3,000 feet. That's a long way to go...

On Friday we drove to Monterrey and played around at the aquarium after saying hi to Bubba Gump's. Saturday was spent at Point Lobos State Reserve where we hiked about 8 miles and saw all sorts of cool wildlife, including deer, elk, lizards, frogs, snakes, squirrels, sea lions, harbor seals, cormorants, fish, and lots of chipmunks.

Overall, it was an amazing trip and we had a great time and enjoyed the scenery and the quiet. We can't wait to go back to California!

Oh, and here are all the pictures we took :)

Smith Rock

This past weekend, Dan and I headed to Smith Rock State Park just outside of Bend, OR for a few days of rock climbing. We spent our time with our closest friends, John and Carla, and some new friends, Adam and Anna. We all had a great time getting bruised knees, sunburns, and a few scrapes.

For more photos of the trip, click here to go to flickr