Brown's Canyon with Richele!

Richele can officially put the Surf Colorado bumper sticker on her car now!

She and I and Pat Ringrose headed down to the Ark on Saturday, 8/9/2008 for one last hurrah for 2008 before the water got shut off. Richele's kayaking goal has always been to get good enough to be able to kayak the classic, Class III rapids of Brown's Canyon. And on that gorgeous summer day, not only did she do that, but she did it in style! She made the S-turns and boulder gardens and waves look easy after working hard on her technique for the past two years!

The boating season is unfortunately starting to wind down with only the Blue River and a possible raft trip remaining. Oh well, still too much to do here in Colorado.

Here are a few more photos of us going through Zoom Flume, including all the rest from my other 3 weekends on Brown's Canyon this summer.

Matt & Antonia's Wedding

Richele and I headed East to Boston and Vermont the first weekend of August to attend Matt and Antonia's wedding. We flew into Boston late on Wednesday, 7/30/08, and crashed at Arrin's house in Cambridge. The following day, we groggily made our way sightseeing through Boston despite the high temps and humidity. Fortunately, we were able to enjoy a few cold beers at Cheers during the heat of the day! Later that night, we drove up to Salem for a ghost tour in the rain!

On Friday, we drove up to Saxton's River, VT and met up with the wedding couple and the rest of the guests. The outside wedding rehearsal went just fine in the bright sunshine at the farm, and back to the Saxton's River Inn we went to celebrate at the rehearsal dinner.

Saturday, 8/2/08, was the big day for my friends. Us boys played volleyball at Bryce's quarry, then got ready in our nice clothes, and headed back to the farm for the ceremony. Meanwhile, Richele met up with her friend, Amanda, for the first time since they were in high school together. Despite the sunny preview at the rehearsal, the wedding day called for rain and it was fortunate that the last minute decision was made to move the ceremony into the barn along with the reception. The ceremony was cozy with everyone in the barn, but it was a beautiful place for Matt and Antonia to exchange their vows and was certainly memorable! And within minutes, we were celebrating the reception in the same location! It was a great weekend and wonderful to see my friends get married!

Here is the photo album from the weekend.