And a guitar that looked really familiar:
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Guitar Show
So much to see! Including some really great packaging:
And a guitar that looked really familiar:
And a guitar that looked really familiar:
Friday, July 24, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Gettin' Outta Dodge...
Crater Lake trip.
It rocked.
We camped, we hiked, we went to two ranger lectures, went on a boat tour, did an impromptu circumnavigation of Diamond Lake (in sandals!), and tried desperately to avoid the local rats:
They seemed hell-bent on giving me bubonic plague.
I also stopped at the Veteran's Memorial Living Sculpture Garden in Butte Valley, CA, on my way back to Marin. Pretty cool. Well, the Sculpture Garden was cool... the drive back was hot — over 100 degrees most of the way.
It rocked.
We camped, we hiked, we went to two ranger lectures, went on a boat tour, did an impromptu circumnavigation of Diamond Lake (in sandals!), and tried desperately to avoid the local rats:
They seemed hell-bent on giving me bubonic plague.
I also stopped at the Veteran's Memorial Living Sculpture Garden in Butte Valley, CA, on my way back to Marin. Pretty cool. Well, the Sculpture Garden was cool... the drive back was hot — over 100 degrees most of the way.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Race weekend
One of my favorite things about the Downieville Classic race weekend is how much the locals get into it. There's nothing better than seeing the town's elderly residents hanging out in rockers on their porches watching the revelry and waving as you walk past. (Except maybe hearing the sweet lady who runs the Downieville Grocery call a 190-pound, ripped & tattoo'd downhiller "sweetie" as she rings him up.) Volunteer camping is in two places: on the high school baseball field, and on the private property of a Downieville resident, right on the Yuba River. Many locals are volunteers, including a couple of teenagers who -- very creatively -- manned the bike check.
The town's population is 325. The racer limit caps at 800, so adding in significant others, friends, and kids, the town's population on race weekend at least triples, probably quadruples. Parking is non-existent, every hotel and campsite is full, the streets are jam-packed with riders and spectators. But even so, there's no theft, there are no fights, there's no frustration. And because there's also no cell phone service, everyone is forced to slow down and relax.
Except when they're on the race course, that is. ;)
The town's population is 325. The racer limit caps at 800, so adding in significant others, friends, and kids, the town's population on race weekend at least triples, probably quadruples. Parking is non-existent, every hotel and campsite is full, the streets are jam-packed with riders and spectators. But even so, there's no theft, there are no fights, there's no frustration. And because there's also no cell phone service, everyone is forced to slow down and relax.
Except when they're on the race course, that is. ;)
Monday, July 6, 2009
Utah Arts Fest sword dance performance
I am not happy with the filming and editing, because you can't see our dance formations, poses, or fully appreciate the choreography. But at least we have video!
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