Baby Boy #2

Somewhat freaky skull shot

Future apologies, son.

My experience in the healthcare industry in a nutshell

via 


plus "and someone else to pay for it."

Some pictorial highlights of Oregon

Fun around the Slaughterhouse

  

At Silver Creek Falls

At the Coast

Some Star Wars Humor

Some Interesting Volcanic Eruptions

Eruption 3km under water near Samoa:


via CNN


Eruption at the surface in Tonga

via MSNBC

excellent still:

Eruption of Mt. Erebus in Antarctica seen from space:

via Nasa

Nifty Wallpapers- UPDATED

 I could never use all these- I change my wallpaper approximately every 4 months. But still, very nifty.
 National Geographic
UPDATED Other Links: 1, 2

example:

Caffiene chart

Stuff about Antarctica- becaue its cold and it feels like its Antarctic

Antarctica is the 5th largest continent, larger than Australia and Europe.

It is smaller geographically than Russia.

Antarctica vs USA

Antarctica vs Europe

It is  obviously covered by ice, but there is very little actual land in comparison.

via Wikipedia, CIA Factbook

Heartwarming Christmas Messages

How many nuclear blasts since 1945 (including tests)?

And a little nuclear humor: The Chernobyl Nesting Doll

Waiting for Green

Obamacare- the Visual

Prepared by the Republican party.

Graphic History of the American Flag

Old church building transformed into home

I've always thought this would be cool, although the cemetery would be kinda creepy.

More pics.

Other Climbs

In addition to the Big Climb, we scrambled and trudged about other hills, mounts, and boulders.

The Boulders:

We had a nice little pile just on the next hill from our cabin.

Mini/Family Climb:

All the siblings atop.

Christie and I, with the Medium Hill (see below) in the background.

The Small Hill:

The small hill out the window.

Point E from the cabin.

The cabin from the top, point E. (click for cabin location)

On the top, point E. Medium hill in the background.


The Medium and the Small Hills: mapped routes.

The Medium Hill, first attempt:
Chad, Carrie, Lynn, Curtis, and I

A pause before scaling the rocks (point A).

Stop at point B. Zoom way in for our position. Click for marked route.
We couldn't get up and around to the peak, safely.

Down the slope to the National-Treasure-2 rocks, point C.

Second attempt:
Chad, Carrie and I

We chose an easier route up the spine.

Point D.

Snow-cap in the background is Pike's Peak