how time flies

A beautiful orchid in full bloom- A Species of Corallorhiza

Lupine flowers are starting to go off on climb three...

brook bank trail...

a field of Irises

Steve always with his loyal friends close by.....

baby horney toad....love these guys.

Family of mule deer checking us out....

Enjoying Climb three then brook bank trail with Steve and the dogs...

.....Sally always taking it all in and staying close to Steve.....

The inner basin all full of life.... A great ride with Dan and Deanne the other day.....

Have been enjoying orange bike the last few weeks due to "tennis elbow" . gears and a shock on the front takes some tension off the elbow....

I am done already she says.........beautiful view from the top of waterline road...way out there is the northrim of the Grand Canyon....

Nice spray paint job Dan Bergland...

Not an ounce of wind that day right there.....it was very calm on the north side at 11000+ feet.

Deanne pointing out to us what runs she skied one month ago here...

Deanne riding through some amazing forests....I love the way aspen trees smell.....

thinking about my dad; wow he died nine years ago already. thinking about all that has happened since then. I met my husband. learned how to ride a mt bike. saw my nieces and nephews grow. lived through the worst time in my husband's life being crushed by a pickup truck on his bike that left him an incomplete spinal cord injury. my sister-in-law Steph fought and won against breast cancer. my sister-in-law Nancy watched both her parents die within months of each other due to cancer. saw my niece Montana fought and won against Kidney cancer- not without loosing a kidney first. what else....Our Friend Doug Roether is now fighting oral cancer with chemo and radiation http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/douglasroether/journal -his story. Boy life just keeps spinning faster and faster.

That is why Steve and I live the way we do and the only way we can.....by getting out in the woods and taking it all in........what a beautiful place to be, here in Flagstaff Arizona.....D

a quick post

a pretty mix of flowers

new ham trail in perfect conditions.....Which way to go?

Flow dog checking out Steve's line.

Sally dog trying to keep up.....I love New ham trail....perfect trail conditions with all this rain....

picking a great line over the rocks...

Great to have Annie and her critters out with us on Steve's ride......thanks again Annie....

putting together a beautiful boat- Jeff laying down epoxy

taking some pics outside and the rain started....what great wet weather....

beautiful lines on the boat

Nothing like handmade...

Got out yesterday with Steve , Annie and the critters on a nice arm bike ride....The forest is so healthy with all this moisture....I also wet over to Jeff's house to check out the beautiful wooden Kayak he is putting together.....

Monsoon season in May?

saw some Elk on the drive home from the trail head.

Enjoying the trail....

the storm is building....

Nice to spend time with the family out in the woods especially with moisture in the air....

orion spring...

Some of the Best water in Flag coming right out of ground- orion spring...It was cold and refreshing....Chuck is stoked to be hanging at our house this week....

Just showing some love....

What a great needed rain storm this afternoon....It is amazing how the colors look so crisp and bright in the forest after some moisture....top trial conditions....The weather is showing monsoon like weather the next week or so......Dreamy for those of us that love to ride......D

another great Lee's Ferry trip- Steve's b-day

the water is so clear.......great to drift and fish and see the fish hit your line....

Steve catching the majority of fish on this trip....

Barry with a nice one...

Enjoying the day.....

beautiful walls....I love the red rocks of the southwest....

soaking in the heat......

spring seeping out of the rocks at 12 mile...

Jeff heading out a day before the rest of us.......Keep the blue side up.......

I think Steve had a great birthday.

My favorite day beach....we had a fish lunch on Steve's Birthday here 41...may 13th...

Warm weather is here to stay.....It was great to be on the river kayaking , fishing and being warm.....This really is one of our favorite spots....

a day out with steve--Happy birthday to my sister- Michelle....

The storm is here....Yeh I have 1000 gallons of water to catch. I am about 1/2 there....come on moisture.....warm rain would be nice....but moisture in a high desert is great in any form....

true friends on the trail....a little piece of sedona in flag....An old dump filled with sedona dirt on fort valley trail.....

A sign in the sky the weather is changing.....

A beautiful grove of trees...

What dog fun.....

Sally and cody - 12 & 11 years old

just a cool survey marker of exactly where you are....

spring flowers

great to get out in the woods with Steve yesterday. Beautiful calm before the storm....spring- one day it is summer the next winter.....Great to have some of the trails of flagstaff open....I have gotten in some great 2 hour rides before work the last few weeks....

Gus-the cat/ and little Kristan and Jim

A Great 1 night visit last week with Kristan(one of my best friends from college) & Jim and their 2 beautiful kids....Merick and Payton.....

Gus....

The little man....what the life....D