2007

LOOKING BACK 2007 HAS BEEN A GOOD YEAR. MARY GOT TO SPEND THREE WEEKS IN THE SPRING AND THREE WEEKS IN THE FALL AT HOME IN WISCONSIN. I ALSO TOOK 5 WEEKS OFF, SPENDING A WEEK IN THE SPRING CAMPED IN PAHRUMP, AND A WEEK RETURNING FROM GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN TO THE MOHAVE VALLEY IN THE FALL.

ON THE RETURN TRIP IN THE FALL WE SAW MONUMENT VALLEY IN THE NAVAJO NATION AND HIKED DOWN INTO THE GRAND CANYON. BOTH WERE THINGS WE HAD ON ON OUR "TO DO LIST" SOMEDAY.

THE MOST UNIQUE CAMPING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR WAS THE FOREST FIRE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE HOW QUICKLY THESES WILD FIRES POP UP AND THE HUGH AMOUNT OF MANPOWER IT TAKES TO TO PUT THEM UNDER CONTROL. WATCHING 40 FIRE ENGINES DRIVE BY TO RACE TO A FLASHOVER, NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE SUN FOR THE SMOKE, VIEWING THE AFTERMATH OF 260 HOMES TOTALLY DESTROYED, AND THE BUMPER TO BUMPER EXPERIENCE OF EVACUATION. FIRE IS TRULY A MONSTER!

IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND A SUMMER ONLY WORKING FOUR DAYS A WEEK, THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE THAN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. "To breath the air the angels breath-go to Tahoe".

WE WERE ALSO BLESSED WITH LOT'S OF COMPANY IN 2007. IT'S FUN TO SHOW OFF OUR LIFE STYLE AND THE WEST TO FAMILY. SPEAKING OF BEING BLESSED, WE EACH HAD A NEW GRANDSON IN 2007.

ALL IN ALL 2007 WAS A GREAT YEAR, BUT 2008 IS AN EVEN NUMBERED YEAR, AND YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE ENJOY OURSELVES IN THE EVEN NUMBERED YEARS, SO TUNE IN TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT'S PLANNED IN 2008.