In Memory of those that died

Flagstaff had a tragic accident yesterday. 2 medical helicopters crashed into each other, 6 died. People out there working hard to save lives, became a part of a tragic accident themselves. I just want to acknowledge all those in professions that put themselves on the line to save others. my heart goes out to the families and friends of those that died. It was hard to breath when I first heard of the crash, knowing many who work for Guardian Air and Classic. We all need to appreciate our life and cherish those around us......... my deep thoughts and energy goes out to those suffering tonight over their loss................D

start of the Monsoons ------- on the Mogollon Rim

locust tree in bloom- amazing......
locust trees
monsoon clouds...great rain storm that afternoon.....

clears for the sunset on road 300.....beautiful camping on the rim

happy dogs
jeff admiring the view
cody's first day with her own personal floatation at Knoll lake
steve and barry catching fish

knoll lake with clouds of rain building
Jane catching fish....
cody seemed to like her life jacket. boy I never saw her swim swim swim like that
sally prefers to ride and look around....the princess.....

Wow who would of thought June 26th the Monsoon rains would start. what an amazing show camping on the edge of the rim. then boating on knoll lake. a great 24 hours. thanks Jeff and Jane for hauling the canoe and helping me since I can't really carry anything......And for all the great food.........yummmmm

schultz tank

Hard to believe they are 12 and 11 yrs old.
Cody in her element
great to have water in Schultz tank for sally and Cody to enjoy
she snuck up on me when I was sitting on the rocks. how lucky am I
She is trying to figure out what I am........

hanging out at Schultz tank with the dogs, while Steve is out riding his off road arm bike up waterline road. both of us on crutches is quite challenging in everyday life. Thanks to friends stopping by so we can get a little help with things.

Rehab / fishing on blue ridge

Barry & Steve with Chuck looking on to steve pulling one in

my first cast of the day
had to switch to the sun hat, it was a warm one. went swimming it felt great....
wild roses
locust trees in bloom
Jeff enjoying the day

Well I sure did it this time with my crash last Friday the 13th. I broke my Tibial plateau. (bone in my lower leg) . I am on crutches and back to swimming at NAU and put one of my coconinos in the trainer to spin on the bike. Steve and I are something to see when we go on an outing both on crutches. thanks to friends we are able to go fishing - Jeff and Barry. And thanks Deanne for going with me to the grocery store. thanks to Dan B. the other night going out with us to a music show , so he could get us beer. that is not the only reason Dan went with us, but it was handy.... what we do without our friends?........

Need to slow down

The Gods are trying to tell me something. I have felt so amazing on my new flowered coconino. that I feel I can ride anything. So I started pushing the limits again and trying things I have not cleaned , with much success I have been stoked. With that success have come some failures. I ate shit hard a few weeks ago but came out of it OK. Yesterday I ate shit again. I felt so solid about the maneuver and was riding strong. trying to ride this hard maneuver on the second half of secret trail before Your Mama trail I sailed over my bars. I thought was going to land fine then my right leg extended and slammed straight into the ground and hyper extended. shit that hurt and my knee is quite swollen. this one will put me out for a little while. It is hard for me to not push myself and ride gnarly shit. I could visualized the maneuver but when I thought I had it, it all slipped out from underneath me.

riding with a sister-Kristina Barnett

look at those amazing coconino bikes at schultz tank
jedi trail

enjoying the beautiful forest yesterday with Kris was a treat. often lives get busy and we do not cross paths as much as we should. I sure do love my flower bike. I am really getting the groove to enjoy big log ramps, thanks to the help of the bike.

good few days off

Steve riding up climb 3
oops the pic is angled wrong. steve shredding down upper brook bank trail
the lupines are blooming
cody is always looking for good dirt to eat.
notice how clean sally is. she is always look for something good to roll in
steve on brook bank trail

Barry and Steve doing what they love
Jeff with his nice 16 inch rainbow trout
flowers at blue ridge reservoir

Dinner
Blue Ridge Reservoir
hedge hog cactus in bloom
creek flowing into Blue Ridge
Chuck exploring while we fish...the flowers were really starting to bloom...

great to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather. Steve has had a lot of pain lately so it was great to have fun with him on blue ridge reservoir- Friday and out arm biking today. I always cherish the times he can smile and have fun between the moments of Pain/ Check out this blog an epic adventure for an important cause, I got the link off of Troy's blog http://junkraft.blogspot.com/