Some select pictures from the past few years

The New Mexican years.
August '04 to August '06
Oh how I miss the sunshine, green chile, and desert mountain hikes.

	Hiking in New Mexico at Chaco Canyon.  Many thanks to my friend Anne Thorne for taking Carly and I to this beautiful desert landscape that once was a great center of Native American culture.
Carly is tearing up the trail here.  We hiked a loop on the Mesa overlooking the ancient ruins, and the was the way to get back down.
	This was our backyard in Albuquerque when we moved in.  We loved the view, and after thousands of man hours, we left the landlord with a nice grassy yard to replace the dirt you see here.
The view of Albuquerque from the La Luz trail.
	Most people who dont know better think Albuquerque's weather is similar to Phoenix's weather. It is actually much better (sorry Brent).  It rarely tops 100 in the summer and we had at least 3 good snows (by southeastern standards) over the 2 winters we were there.  This is the front of our Adobe style house.

Some vacation photos

	Nick Bliss, me, and Ian Cameron toasting our Bass beer deep inside the Grand Canyon on (and off) the Bass trail.  That was a tasty beer.   This was a great trip.  Nick got a back country camping permit, so we drove 22 miles off road to our campsite that was right on the rim of the Canyon.
Carly and my campsite in Estes, Colorado, outside Rocky Mountain National Park.
	Carly enjoying frigid temperatures in the tundra.  Did I mention that this was taken on July 4th?
Same place and time, only the wildlife in this picture isnt nearly as attractive.
	Carly, me and my dad exploring ruins at Mesa Verde NP.

People

	My parents in Yellowstone.  This was part of their cross-country road trip from Washington to North Carolina.
We are good.
	My brother Eric and his wife Amy with there kids Elijah, Aidan, and Emily. This is an older picture, so their youngest son Caleb is not pictured.
My buddy Brent hanging with Carly and a very large dog.
	Hanging out at the Biltmore Estate with our friend Becky.  She is an ornithologist with the NC Museum of Natural History.
Crazy Elayna Byrd and Crazy Bailey.   Notice Bailey is in the process of trying to lick Elayna's mouth or beer, which ever is closer.
	CD, Q, and Hitch in Baltimore for the O's vs. Phils.