Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Day One

Our first summer road trip had us venturing across the country with a destination of Hood River, Oregon. My sister J- and her husband B- were perfect hosts for the week. Eight of us piled into their Columbia River Gorge home and had great fun through the week. Their lives are filled with biking, hiking, skiing: Nordic and downhill, mountain biking, paddle boarding and, of course, wind surfing. Here in their garage the many different size sails are lined up in their bags. Ready to go when the wind comes up just right. Neatness is a virtue for them.

20 comments:

  1. Have dinner at the Stonehedge Gardens for me, PLEASE!!!!!! Lucky, lucky you. I wish I was browsing @ Made in the Gorge right now...

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  2. Hmm looks wonderful, enjoy your trip!
    Léia

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  3. Oh my gosh Birdman, I'm exhausted just thinking about your Sister and her husbands outdoor activities, phew!!! Lovely colourful shot of the sails though!!

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  4. I, too, need a nap just from reading about all the activities.

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  5. I love all those colors. A nice rainbow.

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  6. Cool composition! Well spotted, Birdman. Perth's comment made me smile! :-)

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  7. All those neatly stored sails make a colorful subject for your camera!

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  8. Thundershowers in the forecast this morning, so this is perfect. Thanks for brightening up my day. Have a happy day yourself.

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  9. Awesome collection of sails...so lucky to be able to enjoy all that! :D

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  10. I'm to exhausted to make a comme.....

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  11. How appealing. I came from a long line of neat people, but the gene skipped right by me.

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  12. I like the composition of this shot and am drained at the thought of being orderly and neat with that many activities.

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  13. Did you give it a try? They are busy people.

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  14. may the wind always fill their sails and yours.

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  15. They are so busy, Birdman, how do they find the time to take pictures and write their blogging posts?

    Thanks for your motivating comment on HDP today. Yes, Sir!

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  16. City boys like me find this hard to understand, although I'm sure your family must enjoy it. My idea of outdoor adventure is a walk from my office to the Arch.

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  17. Bird, You know I"m smiling at this great shot. It's all the things I love.
    V

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  18. Sounds like a great time in a wonderful area.

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  19. Wow, what a trip! Enjoy!

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  20. You are having a great time in a wonderful location. Jealous!

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