Saturday, October 26, 2024

Corvallis , OR - Oct 17 to 22 , 2024

Corvallis Repertory Singers that Duncan has joined performing James Whitbourne's Annaliese
which sadly we missed by one week.
Lunch at The Gathering Place Farm restaurant for lunch , Duncan reporting on his "Amsterdam experience"

Doing our " soccer Mum " bit . An 8.15 kick off

The star performer - Maggie

Oli and Maggie

Noe Granny Rye's piano and Grandad's ( my father's ) 1940's toboggan which we had so much fun with as kids in Edinburgh

Duncan , G , Maggie and Oli



M, G Duncan Oli and Maggie at Newport beach on a very Scottish day

Maggie taking part in a x-country 3K race

Maggie and one of the older stars against whom she was competing



 

Friday, October 25, 2024

Aspen to Crested Butte G & M with Agustin - Oct 12, 2024

Maroon Lake at 6.45 am. Dropped off here by Agustin ( in our joint car - we share to with Agustin ) who then drove 3 hours round to Crested Butte and started hiking from the other direction leaving the car for us at the Crested Butte trailhead .
The next 8 pics are in the wrong order, so starting with the next one below is
5 mins from the Crested Butte trailhead and 11 miles from Maroon Lake .....
 
Almost there - within a mile from the car! 

Coming down over West Maroon Pass. The trail runs just to the right of the small  pinnacle in very center of pic which is top pf the Pass at over 12,000 feet
Agustin

This is where we crossed with Agustin.  We got here first and were worried he might have headed to the left here in which case he'd have a 20 mile hike home instead of 11 !  Big relief to see him running up the trail .  Took him for the hike 3 hours and us almost 6 !

after 3,000 feet of climbing , here we are at top of Pass


Passed Crater lake and heading up underneath the Maroon Bells

A rocky section of the Pass. Much easier to ascend than descend though.

Between Maroon Lake and Crater Lake shortly after 7am
Sun now up ( and thawing out ) as we climb towards top of Pass

With Agustin the following day. A great joint expedition.

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Back in Colorado - September 2024

    Back in Colorado and straight into bus driving. This pic from the driver's seat on  the Snowmass Balloonfest weekend. About 30 of them in the air at the same time !                                                                        
M on Airline trail heading to Aspen
Capital Peak and Mt Daly from top of the South Rim Trail 
Horseranch trail heading to top of North Rim trail
Last phase of the Mall development
Clear and precise trail signage
Coming down off Village Bound

Kessock Ferry Swim

This is how it ended up - for me anyway !
A barbecue after the swim with the Kellys at Balnafettack
M's inspiration Sheila
The Swim
Looks an awful long way - and it was.
M "completes" making it back to the South jetty. At about exactly the same time I was being escorted  into an ambulance with hyperthermia  on the North jetty !
Anna, friend, Jane and Elin

Scotland & Ireland - July 2024

With Cormac at the Commando statue , Spean Bridge
M with Cormac looking over to Inverness castle
A happy laddie
Training for the Kessock swim , but joined by Cormac
M, Margie, Anna. Jane. Johannes, Elin and Catherine
Cormac, Richard , sister Ros and Jeremy 
Cormac , M , Johannes and Ben from Australia
Ben, Anna, Elin, Johannes, Cormac and M
Cormac and Aunty Martha
Elin, M, Martha, Jane, Meghan, Cormac, Angus, Anna, and Iona
Meghan and Angus at Landmark Carrbridge
Cormac, Anna, Meghan, Angus, Elin, and Iona
Elin
Anna
A night with Wilf Stevenson in SW Co. Cork
Evening view from their house - stunning
Iona, Meghan and M minutes before Iona's swordfish sting
Lisa , Johnny Gilfoyle, M , Alan and Dennis
Cormac and Iona at the Rock Pools at Kilkee
Keith, M and Fiona to stay at Balnafettack
M, Cormac Meghan and Iona
My cousin Vivi and her friend setting off from Balnafettack en route to Glasgow on hill tracks.
The Rock pools at Kilkee were sheltered from this - just !
The Kellys to Inverness. Laura, M and Tim
Tim getting the full Russell experience