Oregon

 

The beautiful Oregon coast. To bad it is too cold to swim in!

 

Our friends have a hook up at a cabin along the McKenzie River where we spent the night. Falling asleep to the sound of a rushing river is the best! We also took out some great old bikes and cycled on dirt paths through the forrest of wide west coast trees!

 

We took a hike around Smith Rock a famous climber spot.

 

Gotta love the food carts in Portland. We tried one that served Thai food and another with a Korean taco! These were cheap, yummy, approachable and easy places to pick up a meal.

Oregon

 

Our friends live in Corvalis, a college town. It is a very bike friendly city and we toured the city on bicycle!

 

We visited the costal city of Newport where you can see the male seals as they migrate.

 

In Newport you can buy fresh seafood straight off the boat. Crab.

Rellenito

 

Our friend shared with us some yummy sweet plantains filled with black beans with chocolate.

 

On a hot day we got a ride part of the way home on the old street car system that Mpls. used to have.

 

Critical Mass

 

I learned how to open a coconut today at my favorite Vietmanese Deli. The meat might be a future shaved ice ingedient.

6 yr anniversary

 

Happy day.

 

This is where the beautiful tree we got married under was before it got cut down!

It was a hot weekend

 

Tour De Fat!!! A great bike festival that has come to Mpls for the 2nd year in a row. Music, bikes, rides, contests, great New Belguim beer and you could ride all these crazy bikes that are in the picture.

 

Because it was hot we made some ice desserts this one has mango.

 

Cary's family bought the hand crank ice shaver like 20 years ago! Works great.

 

Here is a sweet red bean and macha ice. I can't wait to use the other ingredients we have on our next batch.

Trip to Wisconsin

 

Picking strawberries. It was the end of the season but still a lot to pick! Take a break and pick some more.

 

40 pounds worth, 2 of the flats are just for Cary, but as a group we brought back five or six flats between the 5 of us.

 

We also got to pick asparagus for the first time! It grows in a row right out of the ground and you just snip it off and throw it in a basket.

 

My First Movie

State Tournament

 

Watched High School Championship game at Target Field with my Pops.

June Sunset

 

Love the view out our window.

Ride to Stilwater

 

We made it, locking up for food and drink.

 

Took a refreshing swim in the river and now time to set up camp on the river bank.

Camping

 

Although this picture only captures the beauty of Savanna Portage State Park we also saw some wildlife. We saw swimming beavers, heard some really loud frogs, and felt crawling ticks.

 

Conor cooked some really yummy yams hobo style.

 

This park is most famous for the great continental devide, the spot were rain water either heads towards the Atlantic Ocean or to the Gulf of Mexico.

Foot In The Door 4

 

So every 10 years the Minneapolis Institute of Arts opens a gallery for Minnesota artists to exhibit one piece. There were around 4,500 contibutions this decade.

 

The rooms are filled with art...Check 'em out I believe that the exhibit runs through June.

 

I submitted, Found Blue Glove on Pole, from my "Is This Yours?" series

Xin Nian Quai Le!

 

Happy Chinese New Years! Yummy hot pot with good friends. The stuffed tofu pockets were my favorite.

 

Getting the fish ready for hot pot. We caught these fish this winter from Red Lake!

Sled Rally

 

When it is cold outside, these are the activities that keep us excited about winter! And no one is better at hyping us up but Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox!

 

Neon green sled dogs?

 

Keeping it clean at Powderhorn Park!