I guess it goes without saying that I also like to have a good time... and the opportunity to "go someplace" is always a great way to help guarantee an enjoyable experience!  :-)

I especially like to drive... A friend of mine once said that I was born 50 years too early - the glory days of road tripping with the family was in the 50's and 60's, before the airlines became commonplace, and before the Interstates... back when the Federal Highway System was the rule of the land, and the roadside diners were fresh and new...  I don't get to go as often as I'd like, but every so often, I manage to head out and put some more miles on my truck... 

I haven't been very good about keeping this up to date... There's LOTS of items I should have added... I'll try and catch up, though, I promise!

This year for Memorial Day, like the others before it, we went down to Kalaloch... its a GREAT place to go, and one of those traditions you just don't want to mess with!

Kalaloch 2008

I went down to Florida to visit with my cousins.  It was more of a Family Meeting type of trip than a "lets have fun", but we managed to have some fun, anyway.

Florida 2008

For our first anniversary, I decided to go all out, because this would be the ONLY anniversary that we'd have with just us... with the little guy on the way, it might be a while before we could go on a big trip, so I decided to make up for it in advance!  We had a GREAT time, and we really gained some great memories to share together for years to come

Alaska 2007

We went to Kalaloch again this year for Labor Day... the family tradition that ends the summer.  This is my third one, and I really was looking forward to it during the weeks before it happened... Its an awesome send-off for the end of Summer!  It rained during the weekend, but we had a great time, and it was really good to get to see everyone again!

Kalaloch 2007

The Shadow Lady and I decided to head up to the mountains, both for the scenery - the leaves are changing color - and for the break the drive would give to us.  We ended up having a better time than we'd hoped, and yeah... the scenery was awesome!!!

An Overnight at Leavenworth

The Shadow Lady and I went back out to Kalaloch for Labor Day weekend, which is a family tradition.  Its a great place for camping, and an excellent opportunity to relax and enjoy the last "official" weekend of Summer.

Labor Day At Kalaloch

We went to Iceland for our honeymoon.

We went because of your reaction to that... "ICELAND???"  Its different.  Neither one of us had been there.  Its got everything we like... and its not hot.

We had a fantastic time, and in the end, we left thinking it was a great choice! 

Iceland

We took a trip down to Peoria for a wedding of the Shadow Lady's cousin... and we used that opportunity to take in a couple of Spring Training games... It was too great an opportunity to pass up!

 

Down to Peoria

We joined a mission trip to the village of La Esperanza in Guatemala as part of a "Journey with a Village" project through Agros International, a "Non-Governmental Agency" set up by a member of our church.  It was a great experience for the both of us, and we got as much - or more - out of the trip as we gave.

Guatemala Mission Trip 2006

We went to Kalaloch to spend The Labor Day Holiday with the Shadow Lady's family camping on the beach...

We had a blast, and I got to meet some additional relatives, and get to know the others a bit more... it was a great weekend!

Labor Day at Kalaloch

As close to my Mom's birthday as our schedules would allow, we went to Maine so The Shadow Lady could get to meet my family, and introduce them to the woman of my dreams.  A Family BBQ, Lighthouses, Boston and Fenway Park... it was an awesome trip!

Trip to Maine, 2005

The other half of the "Shadow Pictures" was down in a conference in San Diego.  Since the conference ended on Thursday, I went down to see her, and we spent a couple of days checking out the sites... and ended up having a BLAST!

San Diego Trip 

Basically on a Whim, I went to the little beach resort town of Ocean Shores for a quiet winter weekend on the Pacific Coast. 

The weather was pretty typical for the Pacific Northwest -- Overcast, drizzly, and a bit breezy at times, but that's OK... I had a good time, anyway!

 A Stay at Ocean Shores

I had heard from friends that Long Beach was THE place to be for the Fourth of July... So I went and checked it out... and found it to be more incredible than folks let on!

The 4th at Long Beach 

The first day of Spring brought out the Sun, so I went back to the Pacific Coast, this time to the Washington Coast, to a small fishing village that's rebuilding its image.

A Weekend in Westport, Washington 

I took advantage of a three day weekend to head out on a little road trip.  I 'camped' for the night at a Shilo Inn, went to Cannon Beach the next day, then returned to 'home base'... it was a good time!

A trip to Seaside, Oregon 

On a drizzly Saturday, with nothing better to do, me and Les, a friend of mine from work, went on a drive up into the Cascades to see the Salmon, and to see if it was snowing up in the pass.

A drive in the country 

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