All Sorts Of New Stuff

A couple trips out in the mountains and the pictures accumulate rapidly! There are a couple mountain bike videos at the bottom to top things off.

1st, a camping trip to Spring Bar along the Salmon River with family

Kathleen, Rhett and Mark held still for 16 seconds! Impressive!

The family hiking up Box Canyon. Rhett and Kathleet must have collected 20 snails.


The raft trip across the Salmon River was an adventure! We hit an undertow section that lit up our eyes for a second or two.

On the hike up to Cable Car (or French Creek) hot springs

Cable Car hot springs

The hollowed out log is said to be over 100 years old!

The mine shaft hot springs had some tiny bats in it. They were yawning and stretching every now and again. Sleepy lil' fellers.

Lucy was more than willing to take a dip in some warm water

The mine shaft went back maybe 35 feet, although I didn't go past the bats.

A couple views out from inside the mine

That's one strong tree! Okay, maybe it grew up around the rock

Lucy decided to take a quick dip in the Salmon. I followed suit shortly after.

Lianne and I crossing Wind River Pack Bridge

The salmon dinner. Mmm!

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2nd, a hiking trip in the Owyhee's with Mike that resulted in watching the UFC fights in a small town bar (The Y-Bar in Grand View) and getting a few free drinks while we were at it. Top it off with HUGE, delicious burgers and it made for a pretty darn good day!

Camel Falls

A poptart break

Ha! Was going for a creek shot and caught Mike grabbing a barb on a fence post.

Pole Creek

Pole Creek Canyon

100+ft drop off view

A herd of antelope on the other side of the canyon

Jason and I's video going down Hull's Gulch


Jason, Mike K, Mike S, and I's video of riding the Wilson Creek/Reynolds Creek loop

A Few Shots That Slipped Through The Cracks

A few shots of trips to Brundage and the Kuna Caves. The good times just keep on rollin'! Wished I'd gotten some shots of Rusty, Mike and I's night on the town! Ha
Also, another amazing video by Jason with our riding highlights in it!

Rusty and Mike headed down into Kuna Cave

Mike and I blurred out a bit

MTB Video and Bruneau Dunes

Jason's GoPro Hero video of a ride that Jason, Cody, Mike and I did from Military Reserve on up to Watchmen. Good stuff!

Dad, Raina and I went and checked out the Bruneau Dunes. Next time I'm there, skis will not be forgotten!

Where the original Indian Bathtubs Hot Springs used to be along Hot Creek

Believed to be cichlids in Hot Creek

Here's How To Make It Through Winter With A Smile On Your Face!

Here's to a slew of good times that need to be displayed! This winter hasn't been too harsh lately and has awoken the outdoorsy urge in this ol' boy!

Last minute addition of some chain lube. Mountain bikes eat that stuff for lunch!

Mike and I early in the ride out in the Wilson and Reynolds Creeks area

Really, it was THIS big! Note the giant pile of crap in front of my wheel.

Taking in some sun and views

We conquered some serious rocks!

Okay, maybe not really this one.

Daryl, Cody, Me, Mike

Daryl sizing up The Rock!

The Rock Drop! Yup, he made it and showed us all up. The price for failure was going down a pretty nasty drop!

The China Walls, built to speed the development of a ditch to irrigate the land further down Reynolds Creek. Just as we popped out of the canyon, we saw Josh and Jennifer.

The machine in it's element

Mike "Jordan" Shaw post jumping during a hike up to the ridge on the east side near Hilltop

Flying Spidy Matt

Rocketing Rayl skydiving from 5ft

Mike and I skiing Bogus

Cody looking over Jump Creek Falls

The ladder

When push comes to shove

This place always reminds me of a slip 'n slide... or maybe it's a bit Goonies style

The Crew: Me, Darin, Mike, Kelsey, Ben, and Shirley (Cody got to be the photographer)

The second water fall

Should Have Brought The Camera Out More

Until subzero temps hit, Mike, Jason and I had been out mountain biking a lot! Sadly, I don't have too many shots to show for it. I need a point and shoot camera again that fits easily into a jersey pocket!

A while back, I was asked to be a model for some cycling shots. Obviously I couldn't turn that down! Here are some of the resulting shots:

If you like the shots, take a look at some of the rest of his stuff http://www.andyandersonstock.com/home.php

Yesterday, I got to model again, but this time as a runner. An interesting turn from cycling I suppose. When they get to me, they'll be here.

At Bob's, I've been keeping their Twitter and Facebook accounts plugging along. Check 'em out http://twitter.com/BobsBicycles and http://www.facebook.com/bobsbicycles

I've also been hitting the gym to gain something my body has long forgotten about... muscle above the waist. I used to say that the goal was a T-rex build and it seemed to work. Now it's time to have some level of balance.

In other news, the amazing mountain biking here in the valley seems to be coming to a close with all this melting snow. Jason and I did hit the trails after one of the recent snow storms with around 25psi in the tires which proved to work pretty well!

Soon it will be time to hit the mountain in a completely new way... skis!

Jason and Mike hike-a-bike'n it up trail 4 when we did a reverse Stueby's Death March. I can't claim to have made it up the trail without a little shoulder time too.