Pikes Peak

We Hiked Pikes Peak!!! It was the first 14er I've ever hiked and Jesse's second. 13 miles, 6 hours and 40 minutes. Thank goodness for our ride back down the mountain by Jesse's parents. Enjoy the pics!

B-day Trip

Long overdo, but here we go! Jesse's 24th birthday was August 1st and to celebrate, we went to Kelowna, British Columbia to visit Jesse's great uncle who shares a birthday with Jesse. The last time their birthday's were celebrated together, Jesse was 2 and Maurie was 43. Here are a few pics from our long weekend trip.

Maurie and Jesse taking a birthday pic in the same spot as 22 yrs ago

(sorry I don't have a copy of the old pic)

Braden and Logan (Maurie and his wife Linda's grandchildren) playing out in the backyard. The kids loved playing freeze tag in the back yard with Jesse and I

Maurie, a history professor and the University of British Columbia in Kelowna, recently wrote a book called "Myra's Men: Building the Kettle Valley Railway". While we were visiting, Maurie led a tour through one of the camps of the men who built the railway. We were also able to bike along the old rail bed of the railway which contained many trestles.

Maurie and Linda, showing us where we were on the map on Maurie's shirt

Here's a pic of smoke approaching Maurie and Linda's house from one of the many

forest fires burning in the area.

Lastly, a pic of Jesse and I with Ogopogo, the sea monster in the Okanagan lake.

We had a lot of fun walking around downtown Kelowna with Jesse's relatives!