with my nikon out of commission, i have been recording blog content with a digital point-and-shoot that i happened upon on the side of the road in norway, summer 2008.
the author in some typical hometown action to get things started off:
photo by chris roberts
i left my last post with a parting photo from my truck-totalling trip to chicago. while in the windy city, i had the pleasure of joining forces with my friend john 'bubba' roeder.
photo by mw
bubba and i spent a memorable two days in his hometown exploring this big city in ways i never could have imagined.
stand-up paddle board surfing lake michigan:
photo by mw
visiting famous culinary landmarks:
photo by john roeder
the most memorable part of the trip involved touring downtown in a 10foot zodiac:
photo by mw
running through downtown, the chicago river plays host to a number of pretenders in the tourist boat game:
photo by mw
john "bubba" roeder is by far and away the only considerable choice in boat captains:
photo by mw
literally providing you with water-level views of the city
photo by mw
photo by mw
photo by mw
continuing on in the buddy theme, in july i teamed-up with my cousin bryan monier for a surf and turf adventure tour. having bryan in town was a pleasure, and we wasted no time getting out and about. i even picked him up at the airport, bikes on the car, and drove us straight to the trails of pisgah national forest.
photo by mw
bryan and i spent four straight days two-wheeling around pisgah.
photo by mw
enjoying the flora, blooming mountain laurels:
photo by mw
and fauna, diamond back rattle snake:
photo by mw
for the second half of the week, we outfitted bryan in some borrowed kayaking gear and surfed our way down the ocoee river
photo by mw
mr. b was all smiles
photo by mw
let's see, i have also visited west-by-god virginia with my good friend polk:
photo by mw
where i watched a couple demonstrate the truest form of trust in a relationship on the upper gauley river:
photos by mw
on my birthday i visited a pristine mountain stream: the big east fork
photo by shane benedict
where i found myself in over my head
photo by shane benedict
on more than one occasion
photo by shane benedict
photo by shane benedict
all in all, i would say the summer has been a swashbuckling good time
photo by john roeder
stay out of sword fights blog fans, and i will see you here next time.
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