Another snowshoe

Went up with my brother-in-law, Matt today (and his dog, 'Captain Jack'). It was a great day...tons of fresh snow, a bit cloudy but the sun did break out at the end. Here's a few pictures from the day along with a slideshow of all of the best.

The Boys (updated)

Another goal?

This year, I have set a goal to make at least 1 summit of either Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan, or the 'north' Twin Sister. It will require me to do some "getting in shape" so to help myself track my progress, I created this blog post which I'll update if you're interested.


12/29: 2 mile jog, 21 minutes
12/30: 3 mile bike, 15 minutes
12/30: 4-5 miles, snowshoe
1/2: 2 mile jog, 19:10 (min:sec)
(1/3: stomach virus, and takes me out for a bit)
1/11: 2 mile jog, 20:45
1/13: 2 mile jog, 19:45 (first time doing the loop w/out stopping)
1/16: 2 mile jog, 19:45 again (n.s.)
1/18: snowshoe trip (probably 3-4 miles total)
(1/19 - 1/31: flu)
2/1: 2 mile jog, 21:00
2/2: 2 mile walk/hike (no time)
2/4: 2 mile walk/hike (no time)
2/6: mix walk/jog (20:00) no distance
2/7: 2 mile jog, 21:00
2/9: 2 mile jog, 20:30
2/11: indoor soccer
2/13: 2 mile jog, 19:15 (reverse)
2/16-2/23: lots of boogie boarding in Maui
2/27: 2 mile jog, 18:30 (reverse, w/8 min break 1/2 way, LJ)
3/4: 2 mile jog, 18:30 (reverse)
3/5: 2 mile jog, 18:00 (reverse, w/1 min break 1/2 way, Brian T)
3/8: 2 mile jog, ??? (reverse) - can't remember time
3/11: 2 mile jog, 19:00 (reverse)
3/12: 2 mile jog, 18:05 (reverse)
3/15: 4.6 mile bike, 26:00 ride time, 10.91 avg speed
3/17: 2.5 mile walk (no time)
3/22: 2.5 mile jog, 23:00 (stimpson, short loop)
3/26: 2 mile jog, 19:00? (reverse)
3/30: 2 mile jog, 18:15 (reverse)
3/31: 3.5 mile "walk," 1 hour (stimpson)
4/4: 2 mile jog, time?
4/6: soccer scrimmage, about 75 minutes
4/8: soccer scrimmage at Civic (90 min)
4/11: 2 mile jog, 17:45 time
4/13: soccer scrimmage (about 75 minutes)
4/15: Soccer game (played almost whole game, 1 goal, 1 assist)
4/20: 2 mile jog, 17:50 time
4/22: Soccer game (1 goal, 2 assist)
4/23: 2 mile jog, 18:10 (reverse)
(forgot to journal this week...can't remember)
4/29: Soccer game (1 goal)
5/1: 2 mile jog, 19:00
5/5: 6 mile hike
5/6: Soccer game (1 goal, 1 assist?)
5/7: 4 mile bike ride
5/9: 2 mile jog, 18:45
5/13: Soccer game (1 assist)
5/16: 9 mile bike (bike to work); avg 11.01 mph
5/17: 2 mile jog, 18:30 (very hot day)
5/20: Soccer game (I got shut out)
(Steve&Rhoda week; a couple of short hikes)
5/25: 9+ mile bike ride
5/27: Soccer game; played 1/2, pulled my hamstring

Merry Christmas

What is this?


Thanks Dad, for a great lunch on the day after...


Something to send to my sister in Papua New Guinea, in honor of my Mom


Julie's famous Christmas Cookies


The Family "Greene" (minus mom and dad)


"Little A" with that tongue going...


And of course, the freshly harvested reindeer ploppies

A Perfect Day

Julie and I ventured up into the mountains and needless to say, it was a perfect day. There was not a cloud in the sky as we snowshoed our way up to the top of Artist Ridge. It was Julie's first time up there and I was extremely proud to be with her as it is quite an intense hike/snowshoe; she was awesome. Besides enjoying the obvious incredible views we also had fun feeding the birds up at the top.

There are too many good pictures to put in a single blog so if you want to see the rest of them, you must go to my website here.

Snow and more Christmas Images

More Holiday Pictures, and pictures from our little bout with snow - we ended up with about 4 inches, but it's almost all gone now.